New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-08
Government Daily Growing
in Power, Says Returned
Investigator
Trust Is in Kerensky
Disturbances in Petrograd Do
Not Reflect Opinion of
Great Bulk of People

Charles II. Boynton, president Of the
Chamber of Com
merce, has just returned 70 New York
from Petrograd, where he went during
the first part Of the year, Mr.. Boyn-
ton. who has had exceptional oppor-
tunities Of meeting leaders Of Russian
thought and of analysing Russian con-
ditions, returns with absolute conf.
dence in the political restoration of
Russia on substantial lines and with
the firm belief that the army will soon
be restored to full discipline.
In outlining his views in regard to
the Russian situation, Mr.. Boy ton
said:
"The Provisional Government In
Russia will endure and come from its
recent serious political contention
stronger than at any time since its
establishment is my confident belief.
Every individual who has the welfare
Of the Russian nation and her people
sincerely at heart should encourage
that government by sympathetic as well
as by material aid.
Misunderstood in United States
at is surprising to find the United
States generally interpreting as disas-
trous the very course Of political de-
velopment, which every well informed
Russian knew must occur before law
and order and a universal respect for
government could prevail. The estaO-
lishment Of a practical dictatorship,
with coalition Cabinet. was the only
step that could put an end to the mall
cious and sinister teachings which
were eating at the vitals of the army,
as we'll as the government itself.
"Up to the time of the last minis
teriaf crisis, there was no government,
and by government | mean body
capable Of enforcing its DEGREES and de-
cisions. even against an opposing armed
force as strong, dominating indivi-
duality had to take the helm, or the
license being allowed, political pro-
paganda of a dangerous type would
have endangered the conservative,
patriotic and better element Of Russia
In its effort to bring a substantial, de-
pendable democracy TO that huge ma
ton.
premier Kerensky is the man of the
hour-not that he is more courageous,
more self-sacrifcing and more cap
able than many others in his Cabinet,
but because, from his position in life
before the revolution, he is trusted by
both the army and the people not to
betray them.
People Cheated in 1905
"Do not forget that the Russian peo-
pie won q bloody revolution in 1905,
only to have the fruits of their vic
tory taken from them by unfulflled
promises. This time there is no in
tention that there shall be repetition
of those events, and. therefore, the
revolutionary party is suspicious OF
almost every one. | believe that
Premier Kerensky has formed a coali-
ton cabinet which will have the sup
port and respect Of rs per cent of the
Russian people, the other 20 per cent
being composed Of antagonistic poll
teal parties of extreme anarchistic and
counter tendencies.
zone must not consider Petrograd
Russia any more than New York is the
| United States. In times Of industrial
or financial panics New York is the
anathema OF the United States, and Just
so Petrograd, as the centre of political
! life, is the anathema Of Russia"