Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-27
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this respect, unknown even In ante
revolutionary DAYS. The building In
which the council is meeting is sur
rounded by close chain OF soldiers
with officers every few yards. the SOL
diers being picked men from regiments
of the signal corps or cadets training
for officers. The chambers under the
buildings are occupied by soldiers
with fixed bayonets
Members and invited guests before
being admitted have their tickets ex-
amined by nine different military
posts
Premier Kerensky and the other
ministers of the provisional govern
ment occupied the stage and were
faced by Generals Alexieff and Brus-
siloff, former commandersin-c chief Of
the Russian armies, and other high
military officers in the former en-
peror's box. Their was much comment
because of the absence Of General
korniloff, the present commander-in-
chief, but 1t is expected that he Will
attend the council tomorrow.
To Crush Foe With Steel.
The proceedings began with a
speech by Premier Kerensky, lasting
an hour and a half, pronounced in a
nervous, impressive voice, which
aroused tremendous applause, manly
from that part of the theater occupied
by the democratic organizations and
members of the cabinet, but the duma
! members and the Moscow industrial
deputies also at times participated.
Mr.. Kerensky spoke res2lutely, en-
phasizing the role he had played in
recent events and his determination
to guide events in the future.
The premier was greeted with wild
applause when. early in his speech,
speaking of the dangers from the ex-
treme left, he declared:
"All attempts with armed force
against the peoples power will be
crushed with blood and iron"
The premier declared that the De-
structire period of the revolution had
passed and that the time had come
to consolidate the conquests Of the
revolution.
For this reason" he continued,
I'VE ask you, citizens, whether yuL
feel within your hearts the indispen-
sable sacred fire for the attainment Of
this object. whether you represent,
mere In Moscow, the national strength
which is necessary to assure the pros
perity of the country. or will you
give the world and us another pic
ture of decadence?
No Peace Now.
a little time ago we Indignantly
replied to n proposal to conclude a
separate peace. A few days ago We
witnessed another attempt equally
base, directed against our allies The
latter rejected 1t with equal indgna
ton and in the name of the great
Russian people l say to our alles
that 1t was the only reply We ex-
pected of them"
At this point the delegates arose
and cheered Loudly the diplomatic
representative Of the entente allies
powers.
The premier then paid tribute
to the Ruinanians, saying that il they
were forced temporarily to abandon
their country they would find hospi-
tally in Russia.
Notwithstanding the none ,uv
friendly attitude toward the mother
country of certain nationalities OF the
Russian state, NJ. Kerensky continued
the Russian democracy would give
them all 1t promised thru the pro-
Visional government and all that the
constituent assembly might yet de-
eide to grant, but when the limit of
tolerance was passed or where there
was a desire to take advantage of the
nations difficulties in order to violate
the free will Of Russia, they would
cry hands off" The premier said
the government would prevent by
force reopening of the dissolved diet
force ir Finland and that he hoped the
country would approve this decision
His statement was cheered
The government will endeavor."
the premier went on Ito protect the
army against the subversive influ-
ences which deprived soldiers of all
sense of military duty and will strug-
gle enersetically against the Maximal-
lists and against all attempts by them
to corrupt discipline