Evening star., 1917-11-28
Russ Political Leaders
and Generals Planning
to Form Government


LONDON. November 2s-A conference
of Russian political leaders has as
sembIed at army headquarters for the
purpose of forming a government rep
resenting all parties, according to
Petrograd dispatch to the Times. The
leaders have been joined by NJ. Tcher-
noff, NJ Ayksentien, Prof. Milukof and
Gems. yerkhovski. Ivanon and others.
tProf, Paul n Miiukon was minister
of foreign affairs In the FIRST revoiu-
tionary cabinet and 10 leader OF the
constitutional democratic party. N,
rchernof1 was minister OF agrieulturs
In the Kerensky cabinets of July - and
August Z. NJ Avksentien was minister
Of the interior in the Kerensky cabinet
on August Z. Both he and M Tchernon
are socialists
Gen. Verkhovski was minister of war
in the recent Kerensky cabinet and re-
signed several days before the recent
bolsheviki revolt. He was in favor OF
using strong measures in the army.
Cen Ivanon was formerly com
fronts.
Go to Join Kaledines.
The military cadets and virtually All
Of the officers of the anti-bolshevfki
troops in the Moscow district. according
to the Petrograd correspondent of the
Morning Post, have gone to join Gen.
Kaledines. leader OF the Cossacks, VINO
is reported in control of most OF
OF efIicers from regimenta stationed in
the rear and numbers from the front
aad vitually all the officers OF the
guard regiments. 1t 10 added. also nave
gone over to Gen. Kaledines.
All communication has been broken
between north and south Russia The
fsrsisn embassies at Petrograd are un--
able to establish any touch with odss-
"a and other points in southern Russia
OGeial messages. however, are feach-
ing Odessa by way of Persia.
Owing to the general disorgantxatton
and interruption of railroad. telegraph
and postal service the s3ramsix Marains i1a. im.
probable that the elections to the con.
stituent assembly will be held except
IN Pe&rograd and some other ptafef.
interest in the election in the provinces
Littie excitement has attended the
eaections now being held in Petregrad.
.ays the Petrograd Correspondent Of
tuesday He thinks that less than so
per cent of those entitled to vote cast
their ballots.
Soldiers With Lenine.
News from the army fronts. the eer-
respondent says, Is contradictory, but
support the Lenine government. En-
sign Krylenko, the commissioner for
war he's gone te Fskon. where he-ha
dismissed Gen. Tcheremissoff and given
his command to q commissioner for the
northern front
The general array committee has
telegraphed Krylenke advising him not
To- 70 to Mohilev, general headquarters.
sAd&icannot hand over the command to
III #fesponsible person. but will itself
Gknue in authority until the ques-
tieAsof government is settled. The
enfrespondent declares that 1t ia I'M
M9G5hle to say whether this Is the re-
eh7ve Of the army itself.
EEeaeral chaos, he adds. is spreading
s&e&ajly. and the extremists undoubt-
A41y are gaining ground among the
fpa&iers and the masses.
va omeials to BE ousted.
IAN government officials who decline
- recognise the Leninite government.
tA4 Times. will be dismissed from Office
3@'Nere the employees of the ministry
ofAnance who declined to work for the
hslsheviki. The central committee of
udpncas its firm intention to crush the
DIGESTION in the ministry of finance
dajd among bank officials and to under
tkke to control the state expenses it,
IA Reuter- dispatch from Petrograd
says. that Leon Trotzky. bolsheviki
foreign minister. has written to Sir
George Buchanan. the British ambas-
saaoF. demanding the release of two
Russian citizens. Chichirin and Petrok
by name, under arrest in England,
characterixing them as Stainless and
self-sacrifieing men Of high ideals
He demands also the release of others
under arrest
Tretzky alleges that many English
men living in Russia are openly en-
gagged in political activities with the
counter-reyolutionar Russian bour-
geoisie, and declares:
THE revolutionary democracy cannot
accept the position that worthy heroes
Of the Russian revolution languish in
concentration camps in England, while