Evening star., 1917-12-10
Fear That BoIsheviki Will
Smash Assembly Expressed
in ManifeSt0eS.
NOVO TCHERKASK CENTER
OF MILITARY UPRISING
Arrest Of Central Election Commit
tee Adds to Chaos, While Returns
From Moscow Indicate Split.


PETROGRAD, December 10.-Fears
that the bolsheviki will dissolve the con-
stituent assembly if they are opposed
therein by a majority are expressed in
manifestoes issued by various non
bolsheviki socialist bodies. The central
committees of most Of the socialist Or
CARNATIONS and the executive commit
tee of the peasants deputies have issued
an address to the public, wherein they
say:
only the immediate conclusion OF
peace can save Russia from political
and economic ruin and civil war, and
preserve the acquisitions of the revoiu-
tion, but it must be stable peace
guaranteeing the economic and politi-
cal independence of Russia and the In
terests of the revolution. 1t must not
be separate peace, but general one.
Nevertheless the bolsheviki govern
ment began negotiations for separate
armistice without awaiting the deci-
sion Of the constituent assembly,. with
out the approval of the people, with
out any control on the part OF the
people. without consulting other par
ties, without awaiting the replies OF
our allies.
Does Not Bind Russia.
The representatives conducted these
negotiations in accordance with Sc
cret instructions. We therefore De.
clare the separate armistice concluded
by the bolsheviki is only the affair OF
a party of usurpers, the responsibility
for which rests exclusively upon tAem
The armistice does not bind Russia nor
any part of it. pending the decision OF
the constituent assembly. The sepa-
rate armistice of the bolshevikt VIII
not result in general peace We are
firmly convinced that the constituent
assembly. truly expressing the will of
anteeing the interests Of Russia and
international democracy.
Arrest Election Committee.
The central election committee for
the constituent assembly, which in
democrats. has been arrested by the boil
sheviki red guard. The members were
taken to the Smolhy Institute. the head
quarters of the bolsheviki. where they
protested against their arrest.
Returns from the election in Moscow
show that five bolsheviki, four consti-
tutional democrats one social rero-
lutionist were elected to the consfit-
uent assembly. Scattering returns
from the provinces indicate that the
bolsheviki will have the largest vote
of any single faction, probably equal
ing that of all the others combined.
The garrisons were largely for the boil
sheviki; the social revolutionists car
democrats the towns.
Duma Continues Work.
The central duma committee. though
it has been dispersed. issued a state
ment that it is still continuing its
work. The workmen have taken over
the control of factories in the Petro-
grad district under a decree issued by
The bolshevil1i. The Petrograd banks
have decided to issue notes aggregat-
ing 100,O00.0o0 rubles to relieve the fl
nancial situation.
Former Premier Kerensky, in a COM
munication addressed to the provisional
government announces that. though he
has resigned as premier, he still con-
siders himself member of the cabinet.
Becomes National Property.
LONDON. December 1o-The Russian
government wireless today transmits
a proclamation signed by NJ. Kolegalev,
peoples commissary of agriculture"
declaring all lands. with their living
and slaughtered stock: all buildings
and the produce of the lands shall
henceforth be national property under
the management of the land commit
tee. Under this proclamation private
property in land is declared abolished,
and the houses of the landowners are
to be used as schools. hospitals. shell
ters and theaters-
The proclamation announces that in
struction for the transfer will be is
sued shortly.
It concludes: Therefore the destruc-
ton and pillage of estates, buildings,
stock and produce is to the great detri-
ment of the peasant laborers them
selves and all measures should be
taken to guard the integrity of the
properties in the interests of the labor
ing people"
Novo Tcherkask. capital of the terri
tory of the Don Cossacks. is now the
center of the active movement against
the bolsheviki. a Petrograd dispatch /
to The Star reports. 1t is said Gen. |
Alexieff and Gen. Korniloff. former
nders-in-c chief. and Michael Rod I
Zianko, president of the duma, are
there. Plenty of cavalry is available,
but little infantry. although organiza-
tion of infantry is being carried on /,
vigorously
Something may happen in a day or |
two" the dispatch adds