Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-09
RADICAL ELEMENT
IN FULL CONTROL
OF Government
Immediate Peace Is Key
note of Announced
Platform.
KAlSER'S EMlSSARIES
SUCCEED IN DESIGNS
Attitude of Rest of Russia To-
ward New Regime Problem
atical for Present.
ALL DEPENDS ON THE ARMY
Fall OF Premier Wrecks Chances OF
Participation in Allied Confer
cnce Next Week.
KAlSER'S EMlSSARIES
SUCCEED IN DESIGNS
ALL DEPENDS ON THE ARMY
Fall OF Premier Wrecks Chances OF
Participation in Allied Confer
cnce Next Week.

LONDON, November s-Kercnsky has
fallen.
Deposed with his entire government
in "A so far bloodless counter-revolt by
the paciist radicals of Pctrosrad. the
man who steered Russia through eight
months of trial and turmoil Is tonight
IA fugitive, hunted by the very men
whom only yesterday he refused to
pcrsocutc. dcfying tho warnings OF his
friends.
Tho viper of radicalism. having fed
itself full upon the clemency Of tho
man with malice toward none, stuck
up its head in the Nevsky Prospekt
carly yesterday, complacently surveyed
the field and found the hour ripe.
Cautiously 1t ctept in the underground
channels of sedition TO the secret
council chamber of the pacifst in-
triguers and to the barracks OF the
Fetrograd garrison. Kissing every
where the watch word, Ready
Quick as lightning. it's obcdicnt tools,
intoxicated by tho poison of promised
power. performed their task. To-
night they had completed their work.
AS result a new government holds
sway. set UP by the Council Of Work.
mems and Soldiers Deputies Max
imalists, Bolsheviki. extremists, rad
tcals-all these factions united under
the banner Of the council, only a
small minority. the Maximaiists stand
ing aioof. The council is tonight in
ful possession and control of this
capital.
How the rest of Russia stands to-
"aro th's new regime is for tho pres
cnt. still problematical.
Peace. immediate, Just. democrats
peace is the keynote of the new
governments" announced platform.
LAND-HUNGRAi PEASANTS
PRQMISED SATISFACTION
AS lure to the land hungry peas
the immediate handing over OF
81. Proprietorial lands Is promised.
'onest conrocatton of constitu-
'ionai assembly" is another plan.
but first and foremost. all Russia i,
given to understand that all airs
ity' is and must remain in N.
OF the Council OF Deputies.
summing UP its aims In = nro,,,,,
.Ion 10 the troops at tho front. the new
'ts .'ic says In it's proclamation:
Soidiers, for peace. for bread for
pie" " the peo-
Initiating in form as well ,s :, -
non the second stage Of Tho Eron,,,
revolution, the new .cevsrnn,on,,.
signs Itself: The Military Eeyo,nt,on
ary Committees"
OF the kerensky ministers have
oeen arrested Warrants are an, 81.
o'ners' One OF the prisoners. IL is 70,
'o' 'ea Is the deposed Foreign Mjni.-
Ter. TcrcSChtcnko.
:, ., nc haiser's general stafY been
oharse III the Tauric Palace it
"o' nave arranged and carried
more favorably. moro
~ 10 IT'S imperial master.
f'rst OF all the overthrow ~ u.
ensky wrecks ali chances os Rrss,...
participation In the allied Paris con.
ference next week.
RADICALS DECIDE To
SHUT OUT ALL RUSSIA
iersschtcnko. decried by m. dan,
.'es as Il pro English imperialist." Rad
'Seh named by Kerensky as Russia.
representative. The council namod
Shooeien' as the true representatives
'NS iNoSS|d The allies ref,,Scd "a
ADMIT him, There lies tho eround
cause OF the new urheaval. Rather
MAN be shut out from that conference.
.'e fao'cais' stuns in their sorest spot,
Nd"itE' decided to shut out ali Russia,
60 they scored a home run-for Berlin.
"NooeleH was to have urged peace
Eeheral peace"-at the Paris confer
ence. kerensky refused to allow him
70 SO. The councils verdict in assum.
ing power was that he and his gov
ernment rose against the revolution
and the people"
Up to that moment the sinister forces
that play the kaiser's game had re.
mained cautiously below the surface,
NOW they shot with serpent-like swift, &
ness TO the forofrcnt. N!koiai Lenfne,
the kaiser's star player" who had
been hiding for mGaths while a price
was on his head. suddenly appeared &
openly. radiantly g.innins In his tri-
umph. The mask Is off.
To the plank of the new government.
immediate democratic peace" he sug.