The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-13
NO LAMENTATIONS
RUSSIA'S PEACE
POLICY DECLARES
President Wilson's Motives
Only Security of Liberty
Is Attitude.
DR.. Charles sarolea

DR.. Charles Sarolea
81 tine Belgian Savant: author or
many books on international prob
lens; Professor of Pathology in the
Edinburgh University. DR.. Sarolea
has undertaken many important mis-
sions on behalf of the British and
Belgian governments to the various
countries of the Balkans and later to
Russia He Is in close relationship
with the principal characters in Rus
sias in whose hands lay the ultimate
After it's ecisive and almost mira
After its decisive anad almost mira
culous victory over the forces OF re-
action, Russian democracy is now en-
gagged in an equally deadly conflict
with the forces of anarchy. The is
sue is still uncertain. The comba-
tants, like the Gods of Homer, are
wrapped in q cloud But even the Of
ficial conspiracy of silence organized
for us by a paternal censor cannot
hide the fact that there has arisen In
Petrograd an extremely critical stu
alton which calls for careful and inn
mediate handling on the part of our
statesmen. And the gravity of that
situation is only surpassed by its con-
fusion Nor do the dispatches of
even our ablest correspondent help us
much in clearing up the confusion
Partly because some of the correspcn-
dents, are stepped in the revolution
nry atmosphere, and with them the
wish LIS father to the thought, partly
because some correspondents are de-
barred from fully stating the facts
even II they wished to, but mainly be-
cause an observer engaged in the
thick of the fight cannot well survey
the battlefield as q whole
There are four visible centres Of
authority around which the comba-
tants are ra1lying.
First, There is the Duna, the heroic
mother of the Revolution. But,
amidst the universally prevailing
darkness. we hardly know whether
the Duma is still m existence, or
whether she died IN the very act OF
bringing forth the new Republic. The
Duma has certainly given no signs Of
activity since the first day OF the
Revolution, and even the massive fig
ure Of its. chairman Rodzianko has
vanished from the stage. But 1t is
obvious that If a conflict is to arise,
the umpire VIII not be listened to.
Packed with reactionary elements and
elected under the old regime the Duma
cannot. represent the 4ew Repnblic
Second there is the Provisional gov
q hil1c = - 0>@AA = = 80 -
experlenceo ponllcai 'e.efans- ney
whom circumstances, their own cour-
age. and the confldsnce of the Army
and of the people have raised to su-
preme power, anad who, by steering
the Revolution through many quick
sands and cataracfs, have SO far full
~ Jusuneo tne renancs placed IN
mem.
Inrn' tnexe - the EelIosrao
mittee OF Deae8aIes on tne Workmen
and Soldiers Inc original Commit
zee OF CounGI mas become conYen-
non ana tne convention mas become q
MOP. onwieaoy Ion tne peeinnilns,
- Councn mas now sro"n 20 near
s,vvv members. ana even tne spa
clous haHs OF Ine Isrioa Faiace- can
not noio its trnuienf mass fney
may pes. De oeocxaDeu a tne ACC OH
Sluo OF tne Russian heVoiuuon- VIII
out oeuacunes Hom tneH ach1eve-
ments In the events OF March. 1t Is
surely incorrect TO describe them az
tney nave Deem described as CORE
spoholng 10 the brlnsn FarnamapL
Inc 6rsn farnamenr represents
ane Wno4e people, the S.bOo delegates
OF the workmen and soldlery only re-
present one small section, although a
very important section OF the demo-
ycraf1c forces In che capital
Fourth there are the ~101" con-
penticie@ which arc growing every
might Ike mushrooms, without recog-
nized political status, but not without
power They are multiplying from
day to DAY by spontaneous generation
they are covering Petrosrad with a
network OF ponficai organizations and
are exerttng constant pressure both
on the government and ON the council
pf deles.feA
Leaving out OF account the Duma at
me top ana MOB rule at the bottom.
and leaving out Moscow and prov
pnces. VINO may, however, soon make
fner voices feh- we may confine our
selves to the two main centres of
2 power. ~
The Provisional government repre-
SCENTS the middle CLASSES and the aris-
focracy, whilst tine council represents
fne army ana the people. But, al
Enough II u only too easy Tor an ex-
ecuffve mainly composed OF noblemen
ana professors and Industrial mag
mates to be misunderstood by the
znaases ono may SUI hope that those
fnisundersfandinss VIII ultimately be
overcome. as All tne members OF the
govsrnuent command universal re-
RNoCf rom t6EIT service to the ReVO-