Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-10
AUTHORITY
Over All Russia Is Being
Sought by Congress
Endeavors to Collect Reins of Author.
ity that 1t Has Wrested from Ker-
ensky Cabinet-Woman Member
Revolutionary couneil-Lenine in
Peasants Garb


Petrocrad. NOV. 9.-The ll-Russian
Congress of Workmen's and Soldiers
Delegates. which from its headquar-
tiers in Smolny Institute is endeavoring
to collect the reins Of authority that
il has wrested successfully from the
Kerensky cabinet. is setting about
speedily to extend its power over all
Russia and bring about an early ocn-
sultation over irs aims. The Congress
already has selected commissaries to
assume control Of various departments
depending the institution of a perman-
ent government.
The revolutionary committee has ar
ranged a search for Premier kerensky
with the intention Of arresting him.
and has taken many other measures to
further it's control. The Congress is
meeting in the dimly lighted COM
mencement room Of the Smolny Insti-
tute. where previously the daughters
Of the nobility and the rich were grad
uated from their studies. The dele
gates are celebrating over the pro-
possl of an immediate three months
armistice and speedy democratic
peace and land and industrial reforms
Woman Sits in Council
At the Smolny Institute it was an
nounced today that among the com
missioners chosen by the revolution
AIRY committee was one woman. Nine.
l<olonity. who has been placed tenn
porarily in charge Of the department
of public welfare Mark Uritzky, COM
misSarN of foreign affairs, is the Off
cial with whom the foreign embassies
now must deal because NJ. Terestchen
ko. former foreign minister, is behind
prison walls.
Nikolai Lcnine the MaXimalist lead
err who wears workin2man' carh
suits during the sessions of the con
eress on a raised platform with Leon
TrotzkH, president OF the executive
committee Of the Petrogfad delegates
NJ hammer and other BolsheVilli lead
ers Last night they outlined the aims
and decisions OF the military revO-
iutionarN committee as follows:
The abolition OF capital punishment
the immediate release Of all soldiers
arrested by the l<erensIly government
for. political offcnses; all members OF
the kcrcnsky government to be arrest
ed and all the revolutionary commit
tees ordered to arrest kerensky him
self and to punish those aiding him
to escape.
we must take practical measures
Immediately 70 effect the promises Civ
en- by the Bolshevili party" Lenine
said. The question OF peace is a
burning one TO-DAY therefore is to Of
fer to all nations a democratic peace
basen on no annexations and no in
demnitN. Such a peace is to be con
Guided not by diplomacy, but by the
representatives of the people"
Lenine explained that by annexation
he meant the forcible seizure of an,
territory in the past OF the presen
without consent OF the people. He
asserted that all secret treaties mean
to benefit the Bour@eoisie must bt
published and voided TO benefit all.
An Immediate Armsticc
I'VE plan to offer an immediate
armstice Of three months" he decllr-
ed. during Whhc there shall be elect,
ed representatives of all the nations
not diplomats. who are to settle tn,
question Of peace. We will offer these
terms, but we are willing to consider
any proposals Of peace no matter iron
which side.
We offer lust peace. but we WI.
not accept unjust terms This war can
not be ended by ore side only"
There We're machine guns and liel,
piece and Il strong guard Of infantry pro
tectine the three story building in whicl
the congress is meeting. The spacious
commencement room of the Smolny Tn
stitute was crowded with delegates, wit!
soldiers pvedominatin@, There also wer,
a number OF sailors seated among til
peasant delegates
The audience wore an excellent. earnns
air. ThoueA man factions of the s.
CiaIists are represented, there was n(
grouping of seats to the left or right Or
the platform Leon Trotsky was seated
carefully groomed, smiling and triumph
, ant Nikolai Lenine was beside him. Nea
them was Nine. kolonity. young, attrac
tive and earnest. The others present con
trolling official Petrograd were grouped
/ a about them.
Not Protecting Foreign Colonies
No necessity exists for concerted &C
ton for the protection OF foreign colo
MES in Petrograd and other parts Q
Russia in the opinion Of the ambassador
of the Entente Allies. who considered thi
and other subjects corrected with thu
revolution at a conference Yesterday.
It was decided that each ambassado
should take whatever steps he deemed
necessary for the protection of his m
tionals in the event Of trouble, whicf
Is not expected at present.