The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-09-03
RUSSIAN PLOT
FLAT FAILURE
Plan to Seize Government by
Arrest Of lads Leads TO
Stern raSureS.

PgrRoGgAp. Sept a counter re,4-
lutionary plot which was to accomplish
the coup d'etat b. the arrest of the pro-
v,sional Government has been unearthed
by the attorney OF the high court In
Moscow. Discovery OF the conspiracy
was made while the recent conference
WAS in session In Moscow. following the
and in Moscow.
Scores Of arrests have been made here.
in Moscow and In the provinces. but the
authorities refuse to d!yu!ge them for the
present. The leaders are said 10 include
several prominent politicians and officers
in the army
Premier Kerensky is conducting an
inquiry into the ramifications Of the plot.
the headquarters OF which is said to
have been the villa district outside Of
Petrograd. A conference of the army
committees meeting in. Moscow has
passed a resolution demanding the merci-
less suppression OF the revolutionary
movement The BT.heriyd declares
of the conspiracy from the Council OF
Deputies.
Hallway strike Postponed.
The union of railroad engineers, which
decided yesterday TO call strike owing
TO certain of It's demands not having been
granted BY the railway management, has
decided to postpone ceasing work pend
ing NEGOTIATIONS with the Government
The newspapers announce that sec
ond railway loan of $l5.000.OOO will be
issued next week and that 1t Will be
taken, over by syndicate OF banks.
The money, 1t Is said, will be used for
the development Of their properties by
seventeen railway companies.
In an official statement made TO the
newspapers to-day Vice-Premier Nekras-
of denies all reports that there was IN
contemplation a movement to supersede
Gen Korniloff commando In chief OF
the Russian army On the contrary. the
Vice Premier declares, the provisional
Government is in complete accord with
Gen Korniloff, some Of whose stipula-
tions have been carried into effect, while
others are under consideration.
The Government, adds the statement
has complete confidence in Gen korni-
loft. who keeps clear Of political intrigues
ana maintains 'o"p'e'o Po "
! trality
boris savinkoff. the acting Minister OF
war. shortly will confer with Gen
Korniloff regarding the measures the
1 commander in chief considers impera-
| tive to prevent further disaster.
Only Four for Death Penalty.
| IT was with only four voices in dis
| sent. one of which was that OF NJ
! Tseretelli. former Minister of Posts and
! Telegraphs, that the PstroErad Council
| Of Workmens and Soldiers Deputies
adopted its resolution protesting against
/ the death penalty at the front or In thu
rear Of the lines, The resolution was
proposed by the Social Rsvolutionists
who declared that the penalty OF deatf
was condemned by Socialists everywhere
and even by most Democrats. its oppo
nents holding that It tends to corrupt
the population, especially those indi
yiduals I'm IL who are directly or indi
rectly concerned with inflicting III,
penaity. Its imposition, the sponsors o
the resolution held. In reality would ht
a means OF frightening the soldiers II
srder TO make them the slaves Of tn,
commanding of'icers.
The reorganization OF the army. II wal
argued by the opponents Of the deatl
penalty. could not be effected by H.
imposition, but only by making the sol
diers understand they are not required
10 fght for the preservation Of i'm
perialistic interests.
To Gen. Korniloff's telegram in whicl
he said he again must insist categori
calIy that the disciplinary measures h,
outlined at the Moscow conference b,
carried out Immediately Premier Keren
sky replied saying that the measure
requested by the General had beef
worked out and would be submitted i'm
mediateiy to the provisional Governmen
for ts consideration.