The sun., 1917-06-04
'ROSEN COUNSELS
RUSSIA TO QUIT
AND SEEK PEACE
Former Envoy to L. S. Says
New Regime Cannot
Fight Germany.
URGES A CONFERENCE
Suggests Entente Tell Petro-
grad What Terms 1t Will
Agree To.

PErRoGRAD. June ?. via London. June 3. I
in a long declaration published in
to-day's Dyen BARON Rosen, formerly
Russian Ambassador TO the United
States suggests as a means OF exit for
Russia from her present chaotic condi-
uon diplomatic conference with the
Entente Allies to determine a possible
basis for peace with the Central Powers.
The original aims of the war-the COM
plete ruin of the enemy-have become
hopeless he declares. and the conflict
promises 10 develop into a slow process
of more or less general exhaustion Of
both sides
"Rsssia IL on the edge Of a preeipice.- /
says Baroa Rosen. s.Safety demands
that she md an exit before the growing
anarchy wrecks the country. She nnst
say eocd-by to illusions and look the
truth In the eye. The watehword Of
war TO the end must be considered In
the light Of conditions.
Facing Shameful Peace.
Those conditions are becoming worse
with increasing disorganization. The
enemy as well as the Allies are informed
of that fact We are running the risk
of being abandoned by the Allies or left
to the necessity of making a shameful
peace II We defer following the only
course conformable with dignity and
honor. We must abandon the use OF
words which mean nothing clear and
definite and begin a diplomatic confer
ence with the Allies and the United
States. which has Joined the coalition.
and nnd out what conditions OF peace
will satisfy them and at the same time
be in accordance with the spirit of the
declaration OF the temporary Govern
Inent and the principles proclaimed by
President Wilson"
Baron Rosen, who was a member OF
the Council Of the Empire under the
old regime. acknowledges that Russia IL
late with such a diplomatic suggestion.
which, in his opinion. should have fol-
lowed President Wilson's appeal 10 the
belligcrent countries. At that time. how
ever. the governing classes OF all the
countries were 80 intent upon the idea
Of the complete ruin OF the enemy. he
comments, taa; no one Government could
assert its readiness TO solve the problems
OF the war by conferences
Thus" he adds, "sn unfortunate
situation was created. an exit from which
was possible only by the injection Of n
new and powerful factor-the Russian
revolution, In this consists its great
world importance. The Russian demoo-
racy was the first to have the courage
10 say aloud the definite word which
has freed everybody from the bloody
hypnosis under which the nations
lsbored for nearly three years"
Mime RreShk Elected
In -he election for members Of the
executive committee Of the Council Of
Peasants Delegates. NJ Tchernoff, the
the lis, with SO votes Nine Catherine
Breshkovskaya, known as the grand
mother of the Russian revolution" re-
Gently returned from exile polled 500
votes. War Minister Kerensky was
third with SOC, while Vera Figner. the
Socialist leader was seventh. Those
who failed OF election included Nikolai
Lenine the radical Socialist leader. who
received only twenty votes NJ Skobeler,
Minister OF Labor. who received eleven
votes. and Maxim Gorky, eight votes.
NJ. TChernor Minister OF Agriculture.
and NJ. Tsere;eli. Minister Of Posts and
Telegraphs are going 10 Kronstadt with
a view 10 arranging a settlement OF the
difficulty existing between the members
OF the Workmens and Soldiers Dele
gates and the Government. NJ. Keren-
sky, the Minister Of War. has returned
TO Petrograd.
"Kronstandt will be declared morally
boycotted. outlawed and cut of from the
rest OF the empire unless it Immediately
withdraws its defiance OF the provisional
Government"
This statement was made to the As
! ISOLATED Press to-day by Minister Of
Justice Pereveizeff. who recently con-
I Quoted negotiations with local extremists
on behalf of the Petrograd Government
and narrowly escaped being lynched by
a mob owing TO his insistence upon the
release Of an innocent officer who had
/ been imprisoned.
( "Kronstadt's defiance was discussed
Yesterday by the Council Of Minister'S
continued NJ Pereveizeff IAN, Including
the Socialist Ministers, agree that the
Government must not tolerate declara-
tions Of independence by separate dis.
Z tricts In this We are absolutely sup
ported by the Petrograd Council OF
Deputies. proof to this effect being showr
( to-day when two Deputies have gone &c
the fortress with the aim Of bringing the
rebels TO reason.
Cabinet 10 Take Action.
"kronstadt eNaggerates IT'S Strength
We have here SUFFICIENT troops and ship.
10 coerce the rebels We could alsC
, easily blockade the island and starv,
II out. but ! and my colleagues sr'
agreed that such measures are not de
sirable Instead. the Cabinet will prob
ably tomorrow. II in the meantime
Kronstadt has not surrendered, issue
declaration that the fortress town ha
turned traitor 10 the revolution and be
! come an enemy Of Russia's new free
dom. We are convinced that the uni
yersal reprobation OF Russia will, with
out harsher measures. bring the ex
tremists 10 reason.
'Kronstsdt has always been a difficul
problem Many politically uneducate'
/ Missionaries and extremists are there AM
also many Of avowedly criminal types
We have taken measures which make
German attack absolutely impossible
Therefore no harm can come to Rusei
from anything Kronstadt can do. Yor
may be assured that Kronstadt'
boasted independence is doomed to
speedy end"
The hero of the Kronstadt revolutio
Is young chemistry student of IN
Petrograd archaeological College, Ana tol
Iamanofr. who by his eloquence and hi
flaming enthusiasm and his unexample
energy recently made himself presider
of the local Council OF Workmen's an
Continued on Third Pagc.