New Britain herald., 1917-07-17
RUSSIA HAVING
FURTHER TROUBLE
Shots Kill Several in Petrograd
During Demonstration
CABINET OFFICIALS RESIGN

Action of Ukraine Gives Rise to Split
in Government-Kerens Promises
Early Rclief-Rumor That Acting
Minister of Commerce Has Quit.
Petrograd. July 17.-Demonstra-
| t1on against the government resulted
In the firing of several shots in the
Nevsky Prospect at midnight, as a
| result Of which a number of persons
were killed or. wounded.
The firing apparently was the re-
suit of stray shots which brought on
! a panic in which the demonstrators
turned rifles and machine guns on
| each other. Quiet was restored after
a few minutes
The demonstrations were organized
by the Bolshevik, the majority fac
ton of the social democratic party
Three Cabinet Members Resign.
Petrograd, July 17.-Three mem
bers OF the cabinet have resigned and
a special session of the council Of
ministers has been convoked in all
effort to avert a crisis. Their names
are: A. l. Shingaroff, minister of fl
nance, Professor Manuiloff, minister
of education and Prince Shakovsky,
head of the department of public aid.
The designations of these cabinet
ministers followed a sharp Disagree
ment over questions involving the
Ukraine, an extensive region in Rus
sia embracing part of the territories
of the old kingdom of Poland
Premier Lvoff has requested the
ministers to meet at his private resi-
dence when the cause of the dispute
will be considered. 1t is known he
will attempt to prevail on them 20
withdraw their designations. The spill.
In the ministry occurred last night
at ministerial conference called to
consider a report submitted by M.
Terschenko, minister of foreign af-
fairs and M. Tseretelli, minister Of
posts and telegraphs. as a result of
Ukrainians.
Object to Report.
After the report was read the cadet
ministers promptly took exception to
the form of a declaration drawn up
by Nm. Terschenko and Tseretillj,
and agreed to the fact that these min
government took 1t upon themselves
to commit the government to a def
mite policy regarding the Ukraine
Terschenko and Tseretelli the cadets
maintained simply had been chosen
delegates to find a possible basis of an
agreement in the Ukraine but had not
been given the power of making ii
declaration in the name of the gov
ernment.
In addition to this cause of COM
plaint the cadet ministers criticized
the text of the Ukraine declaration.
first because it abolishes all power of
temporary government in the Uk-
raine; second because it did not speci-
! fly what territories the Ukraine con-
| sists of or make it clear how it shall
| be governed.
The opposition members of the ca BIZ
! net assert that only the legislative
| body has a right to determine the fu-
| ture for that government of the Uk-
raine whereas according to the dec
laration of M. Terschenko and Tsere-
telli, the Ukrainians appear to be
proceeding informally to draw up
their own government. In view of
these objections and further minor
faults found by the cadets, they pro :
pose the postponement of the publica-
| ton of the Ukrain declaration until
after further conference.
In Minority.
Nm. Terschenko and Tsertilli on
the other hand fatty insisted upon
! the Immediate publication of the dec
| laration, adding that the form might
| be altered if the sense were kept in
| tact When the vote was taken the
two Lvoffs in the cabinet and the So
cialists declared themselves in favor
of the declaration as already drawn
without correction or alteration. OPP
! posed by a majority the cadet mem
| bers then resigned.
Nm Prokopovitch and Charnousky
have been appointed ministers of
! commerce and education respectively.
To Have Executive Body.
| After taking cognizance of the
| views of NJ. Tereschtenko and M.
! Tseretelli and a communication from
war minister Kerensky on the sub
| ject the provisional government de-
| cided today on the creation of an eN-
| ecutive body to put into execution
measures dealing with the adm 1is
| tration Of Ukraine The personnel
will be decided between government
agreement with the Ukranians on the
! basis of equitable representation OF
other nationalities inhabiting Ukraine.
The provisional government will
adopt d sympathetic attitude in re
| gard to the elaboration of necessary
! mcasu well AS Il bill dealing
/ with the solution Of the agrarian
! question: In order to maintain the
! comparative unity of the army, the
/ government will not COuntenauce
measures which might injure the
military ors;;lizltion and command,
| although it does not object to the
| creation of army units composed eX-