Evening journal., 1917-09-15
KEREhSKI MAY
QUIT As LEADER
BolSheyiki Gains Upper
Hand in Council of Work
men and Soldiers
REDS MAY DEMAND
AN EARLY PEACE
BY Tho United Press.

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Telegraph dispatch from Viborg says
General Orawavsk. chief Of the For
tioth Russian Division; General stefa-
vov, commander OF Viborg, Finland,
and five other officers who Joined the
kornllof movement have been killed
by their soldiers The officers were
arrested and taken to the town hall 10
appear before the Council OF Work
mems and Soldiers Delegates. Several
thousand soldiers stormcd the build
ing. took the officers from their guards
and killed them.
PETROGRAD. Sept i5.-Prcmler Ke-
rensky, I'm overcoming the counter
revolution o. Kornllofi, who was back
ed By the conservatives and reaction
lists, seems 10 have been mpalcd on
the other horn of the dilemma, and
today is facing new crisis which may
force his retirement from The provi-
slonal government.
10 meet the menace presented b. the
uprising Of the war to the hilt' party
OF the indusirlslists, who selected Gen
cral korniloff ~ their candidate. the
Premier was compelled 10 play into the
hands OF tha radicals, the Socialists
who are luewarm about the prosecu-
ton OF the war.
As the result, the Bolsheviki again
has gained an overwhelming majority In
the Uauncil OF Workmen's and soldiers
Deputies, mastering 210 votes against
$50 in favor OF a resolution demanding
that the Social Democrats as well as
the representatives OF The property
owner classes be excluded from power.
This program also calls for the imme-
diate invitation to the waring states
to conclude peace and for the abolition
OF private property, working class con-
tr0l over production, conhscation Of war
profits the "inerciless' taxation OF capi-
tai and the immediate declaration Of a
democratic republic.
The Cabinet crisis was precipitated by
the Constitutional Democrats who At n
ministerial i~cctir 90 'e.'r~A 20 Premier
Kerensky that the Government mr.
take les nomuoh's
revolt by removing the ,arscs aud not
repeating the mistakes which caused
IT, otherwise. they said, General Kor-
nilcfs adventure would he repeated
by some ane else.
The revolt, declared the Constitu-
tional Democrats undoubtedly was the
fruit of extreme dissatisfaction existing
in the more conservative classes. There
fore the Government must render rea-
sonable satisfaction to lie Conservative
demands rrd pressure TO
move. It toward the left.
In the debate ioiiOwcd Vice
| nraVafrp Nalfra..U Efarrfrr Mn
lister TeTestchenkO opposed The con-
stitutional demands and supported the
Ministers belonging to The parties Of
the Left whereupon he Constitutional
Democratic Ministers left tho room.
Afyerward Nekrasoh and Terestchen-
ko and NJ. Niktln. Minister OF Pests
and Telegirms. resigned. hut later
NJ TerestchenkO withdrew his iesis-
nation.
Early Thur-day morning the COnsti-
tutional Democafc Minister Proses-
sor KOsos. kline. State Controller: NJ
Noureneif. Minister OF Public Works
and NJ. Oldenburg Minister OF Public
Instruction resign-i leaving OF this
= partys Minister'S only NJ Kartasheff.
% the procurator Of the Holy Synod
Foregn Minister Terestchenko. ac-
4 cording TO an announcement made BY
the Russian Official news agency.
was 10 remain In the reorganized
Cabinet, replacing NJ Nekrlsoff as
Minister Of Finance
The newspapers say Prem err kcren-
, sky reprOached he Constitutional
! Democrats for their passive attitude
so long as General Korniloff seemed
to have chance of success.
After being received boy Premier
Kcrcnsky at the Winter Palace and IN
formed Of The fate which awaited him,
p General krymonf. commander OF the
g Kornlloff troops which were sent against
Petrograd, returned TO his lodgings
and shot himself
: The official news agency announced
that General Krymoff had succumbed
L 10 the wounds he inflicted on himself
General Krymoff was arrested near
70 Luga by the Cossacks OF his own com
I, mand. The Council Of Soldiers and
Morkmen's Delegates sent a deputa-
ton 20 General Krymon's troops to ex-
. plain the situation. whercupon the
Cossacks declared they were ready to
] arrest their commander provided an
I, order was received from Premier Ke-
! rensky. The council telegraphed TO the
Premier, who ordered General Kry-
mons arrest. General Krymoff sub
!. mitted without resistance and was
brought to petrograd. The Cossacls
> OF his command have Joined the
Government forces IN the Luga gar
rlson
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