New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-17
New Rulers Rush Bulletins
In Autos to Russian People
Squadron of Cars Communicated to Circulate Authentic
News Free-Large Stores OF Flour Uncovered
in Various Parts of Petrograd

London, March 16.-The Provisional
Government Of Russia is doing ITS Ut
most TO straighten out numerous
tangles. The Duma and the Zems'Vo
Council are working hand in hand al
though issuing separate prociamstohS'
Despite the non-appearance OF news
papers, the public is better informed Oh
what is going on than ever before OF
this purpose special squadron Of
motorcars has been commandeered ny
the executive committee, and these
cars 60 about the city distributing
printed bulletins free 70 everybody
Thus the most authentic news gains
speedy circulation.
Through this bulletin service Fresl-
dent Rodzianko has appealed earnestly
TO the people not to injure government
buildings. telegraphs, the water supply
equipment. factories, etc, and also 70
continue the public services and avoid
bloodshed. In the meanwhile ne Is
theoretically tackling the food prob
lem. and the public is confident that the
combined efforts Of the Duma and the
Zemstvo will soon assure an adequate
supply.
Large stores Of -four have been un-
covered in various parts Of the city.
The factories have formed a police ser
vice for patrolling the factory districts,
enrolling therein one out Of every ten
Of their workmen.
Order Is Watchword Now
One of the most remarkable features
of the revolution, says Reuters Petro-
grad correspondent, has been the speed
with which the people have resumed
normal life. Order is the watchword
Of the day. The correspondent con-
tinues:
"Stll more remarkable is the way in
which the same spirit of good order
prevailed through the hours when the
revolt was at its height. Unorganized
crowds of revolters seemed TO take
pride in doing things regularly For
instance, in all sections of the city the
crowds Communicated all motor cars
on the streets. but in every case took
the names Of the occupants and prom
ised to report the names and circum-
stances to the Duma committee and
facilitate the return of the car.
an the view Of the populace the rev.
olution was practically bloodless. Ger
tainly there has been some loss of life,
but il is insignificant in popular esti-
nation, as compared with the tremen-
dous results obtained. For some weeks
past everybody in Petrograd realized
that a crisis of some kind was APPROACH
ing. The temper, even of the most pa
tient people in the world, becomes
frayed when they are obliged TO stand
three or four hours in a temperature
10 or 20 below zero waiting for bread,
which often is not obtained.
Explanations Not Accepted
"The explanations of the voluble new
Minister of Agriculture. NJ Rittich,
were not calculated either to relieve
the present hunger or the anxiety for
the future. He ascribed the delay in
the arrival Of -four 10 snowstorm, as
though snowstorms in Russia in Feb
ruary were an unparalleled phenome-
non. The Duma leaders regarded the
situation as ineXcusable, and President
RodZianko finally felt justified in GO
ing 10 the length of Offering his whole
hearted assistance in putting into effect
special emergency measures for IN
creasing the food supply.
minister of the Interior Protopopof
was absent from Saturdays conference
on the food question. NJ. Protopopot
is a wealthy manufacturer and cour-
tier with reputation for debonair du-
plicity. Residing in the Tsarskoe %
Palace, he was reported lately as spend
ing large part of his time indulging in
spiritualistic frances. Equally detested
by the parliamentsrians and the people,
he never appeared in the Duma since
his ministerial appointment"
The dispatch says that the working
class had decided on peaceful" street
demonstrations on Saturday. Early on
Saturday morning the police warned
the citizens not to leave their houses,
as il was not safe. In other words, the
food demonstrators were TO be sup
pressed with an iron hand. Undeterred,
however, by this warning, the people
came out in such numbers that the
Nevsky Prospect and other main thor
oughfares were thronged. The crowds
were mostly from the middle classes,
as the roads from the labor districts
were barred.
Patrol after patrol of Cossacks,
mounted and foot soldiers and police
lined the Nevsky Prospect, and the
cOurtyards Of the houses were filled
with reserves. The crowd, still good
natured, cheered the troops and Cos
sacks warmly, and the soldiers showed
themselves appreciative. There was an
unprecedented feeling OF camaraderie
between the populace and the troops.
Cossacks dotted their hats repeatedly
TO the cheerers and some groups of sol
diers cheered back at the crowds. 1T
was sign Of the times which the
authorities, however, failed to read.