Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-06-04
AnatoIe LamanOff Wishes to
Combine Characteristics of
Napoleon and Rousseau in
Himself.
SLAV STATES TO Be
LOOSELY C0NFEDERATED
Would Not Destroy Central
Government, but Would De-
prive 1t of All Practical Au-
thority.
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Rronstadt, Friday, June 1 (via Lon
don, June 3.)-The hero OF the new
kronstadt revolution which yesterday
deposed the Petrograd provisional
governor is youthful chemistry stu
dent OF the Petrograd technical col
lege, Anatole Lamanoff. who, by his
eloquence and his flaming enthusiasm
and his unexampled energy recently
made himself president of the local
council of workmens and soldiers
deputies and virtually Kronstadt's
dictator.
When the Associated Press CORE
spondent arrived today at the island
fortress he found everything quiet.
the soldiers and the townspeople watt
ing patiently the beginning by La
manoff of negotiations with the Pc
trograd council of deputies, which is
the only authority Kronstadt now rec.
ognizes.
Is Good Speaker.
| Kronstadt's master Is a smooth
faced soft-eyed man in a students
uniform. He is magnetic and ready
Of speech. He gained fame before the
revolution by the delivery Of striking
lectures to workmen In which hs
gave vent to bitter satire and daring
inuendoes against autocracy. LAman-
off aims at being a Napoleon and
Rousseau at the same time, combin-
( Ing a reaElatsr ,sose.Alalent Win the
propagation of novel political and So
ciai ideas. His program consists or
the subdivision of Russia into innum-
erable petty centers ruled by local
groups Of soldiers and workmen's
deputies and united only In the ioosest
way by congress Of Representatives
of the local councils sitting In Petro-
grad.
New Idea Of Democracy.
That" said Lamanoff. is the i'm
port Of our declaration that for Kron-
stadt the provisional government does
not exist. We reject a federation "a
too close a union for genuine de-
mocracy. We intend Kronstadt to be
a model for all Russia and expect
other centers soon will follow our ex-
ample. Our vote repudiating Petro-
grad is not the result Of any quarrel
with the ministers. against whom va
have no specific complaint. II II
merely the concrete expression OF a
new idea for democracy"
No Collision Expected.
Asked whether Kronstadt expects n
collision with the provisional govern
ment, Lamanoff answered: MOT on
June II there will meet the Pan
Russian congress Of delegates Of tho
| councils Of deputies from all quarters,
This congress, In my opinion. pro-
vides the nucleus or skeleton for Rus
sia's future administration. Until IL
meets, the Petrograd ministers hardly
will venture to take measures against
us. Remember that independent
Kronstadt does not stand for the COM
plete dissolution of the empire: but
the bonds must be extremely tenuous.
Locally our program Is a strong gov.
eminent Here Is the first Instance"
Preserves Order.
1amanoff then produced a decree
signed by himself on Wednesday. or
dering the immediate arrest and dir
patch to the front Of every made found
intoxicated.
I have already arrested several
men found intoxicated from methy-
lated spirits" he announced. I'VE
shall show them no mercy"
Lamanoff proceeded to boast OF the
complete order that prevailed In the
town and Of how its streets were the
cleanest in Russia On asking him
If he had the material power for the
enforcement of his schemes, he RI.
piled that his own brother, Peter Ia
nlanoff. a mere lieutenant In rank.
had been appointed commander OF all
the sailors and marines In Kronstadt
Still Against Germans,
TN my becoming president" con.
tinued Lamanoff. "Kronstadt's policy
toward the war remains UNCHANGED.
The forts are in a better defensive
state than ever and 1t is not true that
the men are insufficiently Differed.
All the technical commands are now
held by expert officers. but many
high fighting commands are held by
plain soldiers, who work admirably,
as the officers themselves admit,
you may deny reports that Kron@
tadt intends taking provocative un-
patriotic action. II the Germans come,
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