New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-16
Many Army Officers Liberals

"There is little doubt. however, that
tho majority of the officers in the army
are Liberals and will support the revo-
luton. That being the case, II IS easy
to see how they might be followed by a
large number of the soldiers. Should
the revolution succeed, there is no
doubt that it will result IN much
more vigorous prosecution OF the war
against the Central Powers.
This is the boldest stroke the LIB
erals in Russia ever have made. But
il is what might have been expected in
view of the repeated complaints of the
Liberals against the pro-German ele-
ment, which las been retarding their
prosecution of the war. The declara-
ton of Grand Duke Nicholas, former
commander in chief Of the Russian
forces, that he would lead revolution
himself il an effort was made to con-
clude a separate peace, shows what the
temper of the people and at least por-
ton Of the military in Russia is.
A. NJ Sskhnovsky, American repre-
sentative of the Russian Union of
Zemstvos, was of the opinion that the
revolution would result in redoubled
efforts in Russia TO aid the Allies. He
was puzzled BY the fact that he had
heard OF no progress being made in the
programme OF the Liberals for two days
and that nothing had been said of an
overthrow of the government previous
10 that time. This and the fact that
he occupies semi-official position
here during the war prevented him
from discussing the situation in de-
tail.
Cause of Allies Advanced
"The cause of the Allies has been
advanced notably by the revolution in
Russia" said Richard ]. II. Gottheil,
professor Of rabbinical literature and
the Semitic languages at Columbia
University.
at seems altogether hopeful, from
the point of view of the Allies, that the
great mass Of the Russian people have
II last risen against the reactionary
nobility and taken things in their own
hands. The world has known that
Russia has not been able TO bring her
full strength to bear IN the war; the
reason has been the control the no.
bility exercised over the government
Ships loaded with ammunition and war
supplies have been held in New York
because the Russian bureaucracy did
not want to push the war vigorously.
"The meagre reports that have
IedCncu me anu Ailf AA'iVAn io'N NhHt
those reports have come by way OF
Berlin make it difficult TO gather the
full significance OF the revolution.
"As a Jew feel that the status 81
my people in Russia has now chance
Of being bettered. All my Russian
Jewish friends have told me that they
have no cause for strife with the Rus
sian peasant or with the Russian mer-
chant and that their whole trouble
has arisen from attempts made by the
Russo-German bureaucracy TO keep
them and other portions Of the Rus
sian population in subsection. You can
understand, therefore. that ] view this
rising Of the better elements In Russia
as full Of promise, not only for the
Russia that IL bound 10 develop after
the war but for the cause OF the
Allies in general"
Limited Monarchy Expected
81 should think that the revolution
will sweep through Russia, said James
T. Shotwell, professor Of history at
Columbia. 'if the reports we have OF
It's progress so far are authentic l do