New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-18
Gen. Brusilof Shows
Sympathy With Revolt

London, March 17.-"General Alexis
BrusilofF, the commander Of the Rus
sian armies in Galicia. on Thursday
evening authorized the publication IN
Kiev of the kilograms announcing the
revolution" says a Reuter- dispatch
from Petrograd dated Saturday.
apart from the killing Of few Of
fcials. including the reactionary Gov
ernor of Tver ia province in Central
Russia. no bloodshed has been reported
from the provinces. Confidence in the
Duma seems to be the guiding star OF
the revolutionary movement. At Mos
COW the chief OF police was arrested
and the headquarters of the secret po-
lice were burned.
"a wonderful reception awaits the
venerable Nine Breshkovskava, known
as the grandmother Of the Russian
revolution who has been released from
the Siberian prison where she has spent
most Of her life, but with her spirit I'M
quenched.
"The revolutionisu Burtzef appeared
in the Duma yesterday with Deputy
Piankah, after ten FEARS IN the
schluesselburg prison. Both were
cheered by the soldiers in the lobbles.
The ruins of Russian prisons in which
political prisoners have been confined
win be preserved as historical relies.
PennenkamnfT Is Arrested
"Among the latest arrests are Cen
erai Rennenkampff, the ruthless sup
pressor of the revolution OF 1909 and
Serge Kryianovsky, former Secretary OF
State and the Trainer OF the electoral
law restricting suffrage.
Regarding reports IN the early
stage Of TIE revolution that govern
ment troops were fastening 70 Petro.,
grad from the front The Daily News
bulletin contains the following: The
Ministry Of Communications learns
that, with one exception, passenger
service on all the railroads has been
normal. The exception occurred at one
of the functions of the Northwestern
Railway, where there was consider
able delay owing 20 the transport from
Mohilev Of a body Of cavaliers Of St
George. commanded by General Ivanoff,
who formerly commanded the LIST Army
Corps
"'General IvanofT caused great con-
fusion, even chaos. everywhere and
threatened the employees with summary
punis nent IL the train was delayed.
His threats, however, were in vain. The
troop train got no further than
Nyritza, where it was halted and sent
back"
Police Caused Outbreak
A review Of the Russian revolution
forwarded from Petrograd by a diplo-
matte official says:
1T would be a nisconception 10 be-
fleye that the revolt was started by a
faction or that il was accompanied by a
great amount Of bloodshed and disor-
der. The actual trouble began on Sat
urday. when citizens gathered TO pro-
test against the food shortage. These
good natured crowds were treated with
great brutality by the government po-
lice, who used machine guns on the peo-
pie and afterward on the soldiers who
opposed them.
an the first outbreak 300 people were
killed or wounded BY the police. when
the Cossacks were called 70 aid the
police they fraternized with the people.
"On Monday the First Guard Regi-
nent 1Oincd tNe FORCES OF the DToFiH-
cial government and soon was followed
virtually by the entire Petrograd garri-
son.
No Violence 20 Royal Family
"The ineendiarism and disorder NJ
this time we're entirely due 20 the ac-
tions of the police. and the result was
the burning Of two police stations and
one prison and the ransacking OF
houses. including the home Of Baron
Fredericks. Except in cases where the
noliee were caught in the actual com
mission Of murder all the adherents Of
tie reactionary party were Imprisoned
but not shot
"The Winter Palace was strongly held
b. the police, but was captured with
oyt losses 20 the rcvolutionarics. No
violence was offered 20 any member Of
the royal family. From the time when
the provisional government took con
troll there Was no lOOting, drunkenness
or disorder.
"Oatside Of Petrograd not single
sbot war fired. All the other cities
accepted the new order without resist
nnce. and IL was warmly welcomed by
Tho people IN the army.
"Tbs military party has been com
pletely suppressed, and the only fear
n.