The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-27
RUSSIA IS
ON VERGE: Of
SECOND Crisis
Kerensky Makes Appeal to Hjs
People Pointing Out Ex-
treme Danger
TIME HAS COME HE
SAYS TO STAND UNITED
Threatens Relentless Discipline of
Blood and Iron to All Dis
turbers

| oA SHoNy lolu Lne natlOna
conference, which assembled in Mos
COW yesterday to consider the pres
ent situation of the country and con
slder plans. He declared that any at
tempt to take advantage of the con
ference for an attack on the nationa
power, as embodied in the provisional
government, would be repressed piti
lessly "by blood and iron"
representatives of important poll
tical, economic, commercial and sci
entlf1c organizations and person.
prominent in public life are in at
tendance.
"Those who think the moment ha.
come to overthrow the revolutionar,
power with bayonets are making {
mistake" said M. Kerensky. "Le
them take care, for our authority !.
supported by the boundless confid ence
OF the people and by millions of sol
diers who are defending us against
the German Invasion
"Citizens, the state is now passing
through period OF mortal danger.
DO not say more, for you all under
stand. You see it, for each of you ex.
periences it, in a different way. You
all know the task incumbent upon you,
for the struggle against a powerful,
implacable and organized enemy de.
mands great sacrifices, self-denial,
deep love of our country, and the for
getting of domestic quarrels. Unfor-
tunately, not all who are able are will
ing to offer all this on the altar. Of
their country, ruined by war, and thus
render the critical situation of our
country more serious every day.
I'm our political life, this process of
disorganization is worse, even causing
certain nationalities living in Russia
to seek their salvation, not in close
union with The mother country, but in
separate aspirations. On top OF all
this came the shameful events at the
front, when Russian troops, forgetting
their duty to their country, gave way
without resistance to pressure of the
enemy and thus forged for their peo-
pie fresh chains of despotism.
"We fell so low because we could
not free ourselves from the fatal in
heritance of the old regime that we
hated but obeyed because we feared it.
"ThOse who once trembled before
thn government of autOcrats, now
bUIlly march against the government
with arms in hand. But let them re-
member that our patience has it's linn
it's and that those who go beyond
them will have to settle with a gov
ernment which will make them re.
member the time of czarism. We shall
be implacable because we are con-
vinced that supreme power alone can
assure the salvation of the country"
The premier declared that the de-.
structive period of the revolution had
passed and that the time had come to
consolidate the conquests of the revo-
luton.
"A little time ago we Indignantly re-
piled to a proposal to conclude a sep
arate peace,' continued the premier.
"A few days ago we witnessed anOth-
er attempt, equally base, directed to
our allies. The latter rejected it with
equal indignation and in the name of
the great Russian people l say to our
allies that it was the only reply we
expected of them"
At this point the delegates arose
and cheered loudly. The premier then
paid tribute to the Rumanians, say
ing that if they were forced temporar-
lily to abandon their country, they
would find hospitality in Russia.
"The government will endeavor,"
the premier went on, "tO protect the
army against the subversive influences
which deprived soldiers of all sense of
military duty and will struggle ener-
getically against all attempts to cor
rupt discipline"
Regarding the question Of food, the
minister of trade and industry said
the country's position was extremely
difficult; there was actual scarcity in
several places and minimum in Pet
rograd and Moscow. He was endeav-
oring to maintain such industries as
remained and he thought it necessary
to limit the profits of manufacturers
in order to prevent them from becom-
ing rich at the expense of the popu-
lace.
WILSON PROMISES AID.
Washington, Aug. 27.-President
Wilson sent to the members of thu ma
tional council assembled today assur-
ance that the government is willing
to extend every material assistance
to the government of Russia. While
no official comment was made by the
government officials on Premier Kern
sky's speech before members of the
council yesterday, it was made clear
that the sentiment expressed by the
Russian leader were heartily APPROX
ed here and that his declaration in
dicating the firm manner in which
the council is preparing to deal with
the enemy. President Wilson's cable
follows:
81 take the liberty of sending to
the members of the great council now
meeting in Moscow the cordial greet
ings of their friends, the people OF
the United States, to express their
in the ultimate triumph or
the high ideals of democracy and the
self government against all enemies
both within and without and to give
renewed assistance and to extend to
Continued on Page Three.)