Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-04
RUSSIAN CRISIS CAUSES
ANXIETY IN WASHINGTON;
SEPARATE PEACE FEARED
WASHINGTON. May


The Russian situation was very seriously
troubling Administration officials today
FrlEmortary news dispatches coming from
many sources Indicated that the situation
,s fraught with most grave possibilities
Reports have reached dpioWat3r uHoFiel#
here. although because Of the difficulty In con -
muu.Catiou they Stlil are uuvouN:Hcl 'ha'
an Arrangement has hccu reached between
the leaders If the radical w0rkugmeu and
the representatives. of the soldiers 60 over
throw the provisional government un,csS u
will agree 10 modify It's restrictions ana
give the workers and the soldiers great con-
ressIon~. There has been growing he
lief here tor some days that the troops
were beyond control in certain localities
Reports of the killing Of objectionable "tl-
GERS by their mon have come from many
quarters. They have been most clrcum-
stantial. although up 70 th" present tnc|
have not been confirmed either by AnoaS-
eador Francis or the provisional govern
meuts official announcements, except m
two instances. II has been Officially an
uounced. however. that all salut:1s by SOL
diors of their superiors ana all requirements
Of soldiers to act as servants of officers
have been abolished by agreement
The French mission to this country has
made II plain for several days that the
general situation in Pctr9grad vas uu-
satisfactory. II was pointed out that there
were $50 many different elements M Russia
that an agreement Tor the creation of
stable government would be hard 80 reach.
However, the members of the mission were
hopeful that tho provisional republican
government would be- able to retain its con-
L'ol French and British agents have been
giving advice TO the provisional govern
menI and doing everything possible u aid
il in retaining lis control
Diplomatic representatives here say that
the entire strength of the German intrigue
l,-sr q f.1 l1G
fore gn minister i'm tn" provisional govern
mcnt. Professor Paul y. Mllinkoff. His at
ti-ude OF uncompromising hatred over Ger
many has marked him for sacrifice If the
German efforts to disrupt the Russian
government succeed Because of this it is
felt here that somc Credence at least must
bc given to the reports that the radical
Socialists and the workers are demanding
that nc retire.
II was learned today that reports reach
ing her" some days ago which We're not
given publicity declared that number OF
upHsiugs i'm remote sections Of Russia.
directed against the provisional Govern
ment. had been commenced Local leaders
were setting themselves mp as rulers OF
minor States. These uprlSinES, II was as
.7rted, were backed by German influences.
If Germany can force another revolution
in Russia which will overthrow the officials
nov i'm control, the danger Of her also being
able 10 make a separate peace viii become
very great The German and Austrian
Socialists have been working very hard
toward this end from swedish territory,
and officials make no attempt To minimize
the fact that If they carried their point the
antire war situation will be changed This
would release troops now on the Russian
front for service against the British and
French. and would make the task Of this
Government carrying the war to speedy
and successful conclusion infinitely harder.