New Britain herald., 1917-05-11
RUSSIAN ISSUE IS
 UP TO SOCIALISTS
halCOntents Balk When Asked to
 Share in Government STRIKING RESPONSIBILITY

SUAAAAAAAAAvN President Rodzfanlko Insists Russians
 Cannot Abandon AlIies-Cheers
 Greet Repudiation of Desire for
 Separate Peace-War Must Go on.
 Petrosrad, May 10, via London, May 1.-The government. in making the suggestion of . coalition ministry. ap- pears to have put the issue squarely up to the socialists. The move on the part of the ministry is seemingly an ehort to remedy the anomalous sit- uation in which the country finds it. self through having a nominal gov ernment with the power lodged else- where. Yesterdays call upon the so- cialists. as represented by the coun- ell of soldiers and workmen's dele- gates. was by way of shifting some of the responsibility for government upon the clements which will wield the power and which assume the right to direct, criticize and thwart the acts of the ministry.
 Tn endeavoring to determine what it is that the socialists want the min- isters have developed the fact that there Is a wide divergence of opinion among the socialistic groups, but that they are virtually united in a desire to evade responsibility for the gov- ernment.
 The sussestion that representatives Of the socialists take . hand in di- recting the dimcult AftAirs of tho nation met with . Int refusal on the part of the Moscow council of deputies and the extreme lefters in PetroErad.
 The view of the extreme left group was outlined by 8oukhanoht today in the Novaia Zhizn. Tn the first stagA of the revolution" he says. ''the Rus sian democracy, personifiea by the council of deputies. refrAined from participating in . ministry of tho bourgeois class, partly from precedent and partly because it could not sub scribe to . program of the continue ton of the war. While admitting that changed conditions now give rise to the necessity of . coalition Govorn- ment. the effort of the ministefs is re- garded at the same timo a m at tempt to take hostaEss frpEa M e9s k91n slS policy. 1aniss attempt must baSd thwArted. '" v x gt.
 Anti-Peacc Speech Applauded.
 Thursday being the anniversary of the first Duma an extraordinary session of delegates and ex-delegates was held at the Tauride palace. The members of the provisional govern ment and foreign diplomats also were present.
 Prolonged applause greeted . speech by President Rodxianko in which he repudiated any idea of . separate peace. There was an en- thusiastic demonstration later on Russia toward her allies. The whole tentc ambassadors Hs
 ''The war which was forced upon us, which we did not desire, and for which we are in no way responsible, must be brought to a successful ter mination in such . manner that the integrity of the country and the na- tional honor of Russia shall be entire ly maintained,'' said President Rod- zianko. ''The innumerable sacrifices we have laid upon the altar of this war demand that the peace should correspond with the immensity of our efforts and that the aim for which we are struggling. the triumph of the ideals of justice and liberty. be as- sured us.
 ''The Germans oppose to this splendid ideal their own program, mony of the world and the enslave- which is totally different-the hege- ment of the nations. Peace in the present conditions would only be an armistice of greater or less duration.
 Russia cannot betray the Allies by whose side she has been fighting for three years and she will remain faith ful to thern.''
 Prince Lvoff, the premier. also ad- dressed the Duma gathering. saying: ''It is true that this. revolution con- pels us to endure a period Of great trials and raises in our paths to social happiness the grim spectres of an- archy and despotism. but every day strengthens our confidence in the creative forces of the Russian people and the greatness of its future.'
 Call For Peace Conference.
 London, May 1.-The executive
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