The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-07
ny WILLIAM q. SHEPHERD

tHHed Ifess tofffspoHds ut
STOCKHOLM oct "a uly Maid
kerensky'H strength has always
rested ia his courage and his utter
disregard for hlH life. From the very
first days OF the revolution his life
has hung by cord.
The newspapers say your papa H.
siok but don't believe a." said n
little chap on the playground % n
public school In petrosrad 90 ker.
enskys io'year old son.
lie II, too. sick" said little kcr.
enEky. st.. hut heard him tell
mamma that no must keep alive 10
help save Russia
with one kidney removed by an
operation which. tho doctors told
him. was hundred to.one chance
against success. KerenHky has looked
death In the face. and that vision
seems 90 have given him disregard
Tor his life that stood him In good
stead In tho DAYS when he was at
the head OF tho Russian government
| kercnsky'H only fault IL that he
has been willing 20 die. but he has
not been willing to ktll.
The July uprising OF the nolahe
lviki. when some 900 men. women and
Iehlldrcn were killed In the streets Of
Prtrograd during a reign Of terror
that lasted three days was a fine In.
stance OF kcfenHky'a bravery.
The FIRST Machine gun regiment for
weeks had h.en nolrheviki II had
demanded that all the power q the
4 -. "a.
council OF workmen and soldiers
Time after time the delegates Of the
! Machine gun regiment which had
som. 800 guns and 20 arruofed ears.
came 20 kerrnsky and threatened to
3 % into the streets and make an arm.
ed show Of power n no would not
egreo to uurrendrrlnE the govern.
mrnt 20 the wortcncn and soldiers
Tho workingmsn from the great Fac.
tories. all OF whom had arms Ia
their homes. as ksrrnnky well knew,
made similar threats kef-nHky.
knowing that much Of the army was
behind these men. refused.
on July rs tho machine sun men
and the working men went 10 tho
dancers palace. where Isnlno and
TrotHky held forth. and demanded
tho right 10 SO Into tho streets and
demonstrate Al that day ianine
- no vas sick IN bed and Trotsky
pleaded with tho soldiers and work
iuRmsn not to 50 into the streets
During the day delegations passed
back and forth between tho various
barracks and the dancers palace
fenln~ and Tratsky were afraid. !
have had frs, hand storie. % the ter
ror- that existed IN that palace that
bloody day
They sent word Go krrcnsky. ask
Ing him 90 tsmporikn with tho sol
GlerH Krrenzky stood pat. unwiil
Ing to XIII. an adversary % the death
sentences. he was brave enough 10 rlHk
death himself. and even brave
enough 60 permit killings In the
streets Of rctrograd.
At II o'clock that nlEht. Lcnine
and Trotsky lost control OF the 'nn
chine Euu men. AN right they
sald 20 them. march thru the streets
ard run around with your arInor.d
ears. " you wish TO. but don't shoot
and rlurn to your barracks a, mid
uiRht>
Within IS minutes the sounds ~
rife shooting were filling tho city.
and rnrn. women and children were
dying In the streets ksrcnHky. dash
ing down 20 the Sicholal station In
an autonbiio. Eut onto n special
train and WIS beyond tho outskirts
- the city. when "a hand % men cane
a. the depot 60 arrest him For
three days the terror rciEncd. and
then subsidized
Kcrcnsky came back az n hero and
| ordered tho arrest ~ Leninc and
! Trotsky The former 'cacaped that
il. no one even tried to find him
Trotsky was found and Jailed. but
Kcrcnsky pardoncd him And thus
laid tho trap IN which he was later
caught and ruined.