New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-22
New Government Orders
That Former Rulers Be
Held as Prisoners
Army Is Now United
Premier Lvof Admits That
There Was Trouble on
Northern Front

London. March 2i.-The deposed Gar
and Czorina have BEEN deprived oil
thoir liberty and ordered By the nus
sian government 20 he brought o"1"
70 Tsarskoe- Selo. according to Reuter-
potroqr,d correspondent The former
Emperor and his consort depa''cu y"
Sunday for their estate at LNau'a' "a
tho Crimca. where they had eXpec'eu
- li,o in retirement. The decision Oh
tho government has created some sur
nrise here. as the provisional ministry
was thought to be opposed 20 any "'''
of vengeance against persons 'O"
reeted with the old regime.
Prince Lvoir, the new Russian -
mier. receiving the Russian ne"Spape'
mon az Petrograd, outlined the Pioe
... - the creation OF New Kussia'
coz. anothor dispatch. The Southwest
ern and Western fronts, sald '"e
,,ior wore entirely on the side Of the
noonle There had been some eAceSSe'
or the Northern front, but inc ro'"
missioners sent thither had founu y"
their arrival that order and disc'pi'"e
had beeen restored.
Fleet Backs Government
Tho whole Baltic feet was with tne
Government. continued Prince Lvo"'
and all disturbances had ceased III
land also was unanimously on the side
of the government. Nowhere was 'here
reason for anxiety.
The government was in constant con,
,oct with the workmen's delegates ana
did not expect serious dissenslons' lhe
y,ork Of renovation was immense'
rovcrtbeless. the convocation of the
constituent assembly was only ques'
ton of months.
Arrests of suspicious personages IN
Russia continue. Among the latest
prisoners Of the government, accord
ing to reports received here to-day, are
Governor General Gondatti. OF the
Siberian province OF Amur; General
Nestchenkoff. commander OF the troops
there; the Duke Of Mecklenourg-Stfe-
3 Iitz who comes Of a German family
and General Baron Frederick. En-
peror Nicholas's minister ~ court
Crowd Demands Executions
A Reuter- dispatch says that crowd
assembled outside the Duma Wednes-
day carrying red flags, on one oil
which was inscribed death to those
arrested" Cries demanding execu-
lions also were raised.
Tho Minister of Justice, A. F. keren'
sky. has issued proclamation point
ing out that none of the revolutionary
or Socialist parties have urged violence
or condemnation without trial, and
adding:
! "There is reason to believe that such
celebrations TO violence have oeen
prompted by a former member OF the
secret police and provocatory organi-
cations"
The dispatch adds that the i'm
prisoned ministers and other ofhclals
in the St. Peter and st. Paul Fortress
are being treated scrupulously: Ac,
cording 20 the regulations Of the old
regime they arc allowed 40 kopecks
daily for food. They are not allowed
TO give interviews and their CORE
spondence is being controlled. They
are permitted to wear their own
clothes. Precautions are being taken
TO prevent any of the prisoners COM
hitting suicide.
Commons to Greet Duma
A resolution Of greeting to the Rus
sian Duma and people on the estab-
lishment of free institutions Will be
introduced in the House Of Commons
tomorrow by the government. Inc
resolution, Andrew Bonar Law said
will have as its object the encourage
ment Of the provisional government In
Russia. II follows:
Resolved, That this House sends the
Duma fratcrnal greetings and the Rus
sian people its heartfelt congratula-
tions upon the establishment amongst
them of free institutions, in full con-
fdence that they will lead lot only 10
the rapid and happy progress of the
Russian nation but TO the prosecution
with renewed stcadfastness and vigor
of the war against the stron Shold or
sutocratic miitarism which threatens
the liberty of Europe"
Foreign Secretary Balfour made a
denial in the House to-day that VS.
count Miner attempted during his
recent visit to Russia to interfere d.
rcctly or indirectly in Russian internal