New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-06
All Parties Except Maxi
malists Vote Their Conf
dence in Premier
Counter Rebellion
Feared by Leaders
An All.Night Conference
Unites Factions; Strong
Cabinet Promised

PETROGRAD, Aug. 5.-Premier Ke-
rensky, who has consented to take up
the heavy burden of government in
chaotic Russia once more, has received
vote of confidence not only from all
the five parties represented at an all
night conference at the Winter Palace
that is sure to become historic, but
from the executives of the Workmen's
and Soldiers and Peasants councils,
the Maximalists alone dissenting. Vice
Premier Nekrasof declared the govern
ment must be strengthened, because q
counter-revolution exists already and
was steadily growing.
The Premier, who returns to the gov
ernment stronger than ever, and is
hailed as the only possible deliverer Of
Russia, has issued manifesto in which
he promises to form a strong revolu-
tionary Cabinet. He is now virtually
dictator of all the Russias.
The present situation in the capital
is thus summarized:
All the Cabinet Ministers have placed
their designations in the hands Of Pre-
mier Kerensky in order to facilitate
the formation of a new Cabinet Pre-
mier Kerensky has had conferences
with George Plekanhoff and Prince
Kropotkin. returned exiles.
The garrison Of ePtrograd remained
perfectly quiet during the political fer
ment. The military commission sent to
Kronstadt to investigate affairs there
previous to the Petrograd outbreak has
been obliged to return to Petrograd ow-
ing to the hostile reception and threats
made against them at Kronstadt.
A party Of 100 women scouts left
Khsrksv to-day for the Southwestern
front.
The shooting of General ErdhiIli,
military governor Of Petrograd, Is de-
MED officially.
For a while the situation was doubt
full. He returned to the capital on
Saturday and in the evening attended
a ministerial conference, during which
he withdrew his proffered resignation.
Afterward he conferred with various
political leaders, apparently to sound
the possibilities of forming q salts
factory ministry. His manifesto to
the people followed.
Obeys Nations Mandate
NJ. Kerensky declares that he con-
atd INN xrh. h.
is threatened with defeat without and
| disintegration within, to refuse the
heavy task again intrusted to him,
which he regards as an express order
from the country to construct a strong
revolutionary government to carry out
the principles already laid down.
"At the same time" says the mani
festo, 81 consider it inevitable to in
troduce changes in the order and dis
tribution of government work without
allowing myself to be Influenced by the
thought that these changes will in
crease my responsibility in the su-
preme direction Of the affairs Of state"
By vote Of lat to 46. q joint meet
ing of the executives of the Workmen's
and Soldiers and Peasants Councils
confirmed the decision Of the all-night
political conference Of continued conf
dence in Premier Kerensky.
The Maximalists strongly protested,
and forty-two Of the members of this
party abstained from voting.
The Duma committee also has con-
firmed the vote of confidence In NJ.
Kerensky.
All Express Confidence
The all-night political conference at
the Winter Palace, which ended this
morning with the passage of a resolu-
tion in which confidence In Premier
Kerensky was expressed by each Of
the five parties represented, and in
which he was invited to form his own
Cabinet, was conducted In the strict
est order. but with intense emotion.
All the participants were obviously
convinced that the decision which was
to be reached meant Russis's regenera-
tion or her ruin.
In conversation with The Associated
Press correspondent who was per-
mitted to be present the ministers de-
clared the conference to be the most
momentous event In the history Of the
empire since 1913, when, during the
troublous times Of the Polish war and
internal anarchy, the election Of the
first Romanof by a similar conference
of notables at Moscow saved the coun-
try from dissolution.
! The debate resolved itself Into q
series of panegyrics of the absent Ker-
ensky, who was acclaimed the only man
invested with the qualities necessary
TO restore order, while preserving lib
erty. Foreign Minister Terestchenko
! declared that peace was inconceivable,
J that Russia must prepare to fight
! throughout the winter and that Pre-
mier Kerensky alone possessed the
confidence of the nation. NJ. Tsers-
telli, the Minister Of Posts and Tele-
graphs. in an emotional speech, echoed
the view that Kerensky was the only
man who could save the country. In
order TO alleviate his task, declared the
speaker, the government would abstain
from forcing through the party pro-
gramme.
After these men had spoken, the Pro-
curator Of the Holy Synod, NJ. Lvof,
rose and said that he too consIdered
the Premier the man destined to be
Russia's savior. Minister Of Justice
Efremoff said almost the same words
in turn, describing the Premier IS a.
indispensable man.
| MiliukoR TO Help
Paul N. Miliukof. leader Of the Con-