Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-22
PROCLAIM RUSSIA
A REPUBLIC
Government Acts as Freedom
is MenaCed.
KEREhSKY FIRST PRESIDENT

Con. Aexicff's Forces and Revolution
ists Near Clash During Neeotla
tlons, But premiers Firm Stand
Saved Situation.
Russia has been proclaimed a re
public.
The provisional government issued
the proclamation dated September
IA.
The proclamation follows:
General Korniloff's rebellion has
been quened. But great Is the con
fusion caused thereby, and again
great Is the danger threatening the
fate Of the fatherland and It's free
dom.
Holding 1t necessary to put an end
to the external indeiiniteness OF the
states organization. remembering the
unanimous and rapturous approval OF
the republican idea expressed at the
Moscow state conference, the provis
ional government declares that the
constitutional organization according
to which the Russian state Is ruled
hereby proclaims the Russian Repub
lie.
(SisneD minister AMI President,
Kerensky:
Minister Of Justice. Ya"rudni"
(The title minister and president
affixed to Premier Korensky's sigma
ture to the proclamation probably re
fers to his position as president oil
the ministry, rather than OF the re-
publc)
The provisional government an
nounced that all affairs of state had
been entrusted to five members OF
tho cabinet. The following offcia
communication was issued:
"Ponding tho definite constitution
Of cabinet. and IN view of the pres
ent extraordinary circumstances, all
affairs of state have been entrusted
to NJ. Kerensky premier: NJ. Terest
chenko, minister of foreign affairs:
General Verkovskv. minister of war;
Admiral Verdervski. minister OF ma
rine, and NJ. Nikitin, minister OF posts
and telegraphs.
Tho surrender OF General KorniIof
tood place without bIoodshed, but only
after prolonged negotiations, during
which collision seemed inevitable.
When the government army undei
General KorontokrF was marchtns
from Orsha on Mohilev. General Kor
niloff was negotiating with Genera:
AleNteff. achief Of STAFF. who already
had reached Mohilev. but was unable
to effect. Kcrniloff's arrest owing tt
Tho fact that part of The local forces
was emrhatically for Kornuotf ant
prepared to defend him to the last.
korniloff and Lokcmsky laid dowr
conditions under which they were
willing to surrender thoir swords, the
nature OF which has not yet been re
ported. Both showed considerable oh
stinacy and the negotiations broke
down.
General Alexieff telegraphed te
Premier Kerensky description O,
the position at Mohilev. expressing
the opinion that a majority Of tine
local troops were siding with Kor
nilon, Kerensky refused to counte
nance delay and gave the order te
General Aleyieff to execute immedi
ately the order OF arrest, and n,
Alexieff still hesitatcd to provoke 9
conflict, Kerensky telegraphed hin
that If Korniloff had not SURRENDERED
within two hours, he would conclude
that Aaexieff was Korniloff's prisone,
and would take other measures fol
the expulsion OF the counter-revolu
tionists from Mohiley.
In the meantime government troop,
were being steadily concentrated or
Mohilev, barring the roads and cap
turing all fusitives. among these be
Ing Korniloff's ordinary officer, I'm.
voika. who took a prominent part If
the rebellion, members OF the unior
OF the officers Of the army and feet
and other prominent robes. Kornil
off surrendered arnpreEtly only wher
General Korotok0ff's forces wore nea,
Mohilev and aEcr the detection OF
his last supporting troops.