Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-16
PUSH THE WAR PARTY"
IN COMPLETE CONTROL
New Government Assumes Power
Under Mandate to Rush Campaign
Against Central Powers.
PRO-GERMANS ARE ROUNDED Ut
Rev olution Means End Of Bitter
Struggle Between Duma, Backed
by Army, and Strong Reactionary
Influences.
nv A ssoct.tcdp Press !

iBy Associated Press
LONDON. March ij.-rha struggle
between the Duma and the reactionary
parry in Russia has been known to be
proceeding with great bitterness for Il
long time, and repeated changes in the
ministerial ranks showed that matters
We're FAR from settled. Little was per
United to appear in the English papers
but from time to lime news percolatcd
from different quarters as to how
Liberal Russia was Struggling against
uTo-Gerinan influence in the persons of
Stu":Her. Protopopofr and other high
pcrSouaEcs. The assassination of R,s-
putin WAS another proof as 10 what
/ lengths the struggle WAS proceedinc
but the disappearance OF this notorious
pcrsom appeared still 10 leave the Ger
man reactionary Influences exceedingly
strong in the high places.
The revolution was aS successful as
1T WAS sudden. 1t has given complete
control of the government of Russia
10 the Duma. hacked by The army. and
what is termed tho push thew
party is now in power
Tho revolution. which evidently was
carefully prepared. broke out stimuli
tnncously in Petrograd and Moscow
I The garriSons. which obeyed the in
structions OF the rcvoiutionarics i'm
nIcdiately took possessio ion of these
cities after comparatively little fight
ing and equally small amount OF de-
Struction of property. In Petrograd
one bridge was blown up and a num-
Der OF houses belonging To suspected
pro-German rcactionaries were burned.
ARMY UNTTEDLI IN
SUPPORT or REVOLUTION
one OF the first acts OF the revolu-
tionaries after obtaining control OF
the government was 10 order the arrest
OF Sturmer and Protopopofr The rev
oiutionaries are governing the country
by means OF their DEGREES These
mandates are enforced by the army
which throughout the trouble has been
un'tedly in support Of the revolution.
All pro-Gcrman rcactionaries are be-
ing rounded up by the new government
which is assuming power under a
mandate 20 push the war against the
central powers.
Strict military rule prevails. and the
army has the situation so we'll in
hind that it is not expected adhcrents
of the late government will lie able
in remote provinces.
The government of Petrograd is now
/ in the hands OF a committee consisting
Of representatives OF the Duma. the
zemstvoes and municipalities, presided
over by President Rodzianko. Of the
Duna. This body met yesterday, with
i've Cabinet ministers attending. and
sent 10 Emperor Nicholas reoues, for
the establishment OF parliamentary
government.
The military IN Petrograd is taking
orders from the committee and is pa
trolling tho city. which is quiet The
lighting which occurred was in the bar
racks and Il number OF officers were
killed
PEOPLE ARE SEEKING
VI. PROTOPOPOFF
The chief OF the Council OF the EN-
pire was imprisoned with NJ Sturner
The report that NJ. Protopopofr was i'm
prisoned is incorrect. The people
sacked his house and are seeking him
/ The committee is in control OF all gov
eminent buildings.
The following details OF the Russian
revolution have been given 10 the AS
Sociated Press from a source usually
wellinformed on Russian affairs:
The soldiers refused TO act agains,
| the crowd which started trouble when
/ II heard OF the ukase issued by En-
! neror Nicholas proroguing the Duma.
on Sunday the committee which had
| met 10 discuss the food situation was
/ partly transformed into a provisional
! government, under tho presidency OF
: President RodZianko, OF the Duma. and
/ included representatives OF the Duma
! Council of the Empire and OF the
/ municipalities. The garrison agreed to
| support the provisional government"
Reuters Petrograd correspondent
sends the following under date OF
March a.
Your correspondent has been in the
| streets both night and day for the
last three days. lie has seen long
lines of hungry men, women and chill
dren. and has seen tue wanton firing
of rifles. machine guns and civil war
in the main thoroughfarcs. but has not
heard single word against war
~ shortage OF food, the lack Of
! organization and the neglect OF the
most elementary precautions are popu-
larry ascribed to German influences.
lip. With combined fcrvor. warriors,
relI ionarics - all Russians resolved
on the determination of these influ-
euccS.
THE killing OF Easpu,in was the
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