Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-27
NATIONS SAVIOR
WELCOMES CRISIS
In Speech Before the Council
He Unveils Plans to
Put Down Enemy.
AUDIENCE is UNDER GUARD
Realizing Days are Numbered
Premier Will Make Best
of Them for Country.

MOSCOW, Aug 26--Russ.a is pass
ing thru period OF mortal danger.
Premier KereGsky told the national
! conference witch assembled IN Mos
cow yesterday 20 consider the present
sltuatior of the country and plan for
n new national government lie de-
clared that any attempt TO take adj
Vantage OF the conference for II nat
tack on the national power, as embod-
led IN the provisional government
would be repressed pitlessy by
! blood and iror'
The conference was opened at )
O'Clock with The rrenier's speech.
| Representatives of important political.
1 GO onomic, commercial and scientific
carnations and persons prominent
In public life are in attendance.
Those who think the NOR eni haJ
come to overthrow the revolutionary
power with bayonets are m1Ning
mistake" said NJ. KerenskY Let
them take care. f)r our authority Is
| supported by the boundless ccnfidencs
Of the people and by millions Of sol
dicrs who are defending US against tho
German invasion.
| Must Remember Duty.
THE provisional government is con-
vuced that all of you who nave como
here will forget everything except
your duty toward your country and
hc cevoluiicn. Tie government be-
lieves It can tell the truth, nor only to
our friends. but also to our enemies
those who are destroying our troops
and those among US who are waiting
! for The moment when they may be
allie 10 raise their heads and pounce
upor the free Russian people. =.
~ say again that | will hide moth
ing from You. for we have come to-
gether for the first time, to speak
to Won frankly. to tell you of the un-
bearablc. tho immense responsibility
which we are bearing. despite all tho
blows we are receiving.
| Citizens the estate Is passing thru
a period of mortal danger. ! do not
say more. for YOU all understand. ,You
see It, for each of you experiences II,
| in different way. You all know the
task incumbent upon you. for the
struggle against n powerful. implac-
able and organized enemy demands
great sacrifices. self-denial. deep love
OF our country and the forgetting OF
domestic quarrels. Unfortunately, not
all who are able are willing to offer
all this on the altar of their country.
ruined by war, and they thus render
| the critical situation of our country
more serious every day.
Troops Gave Way.
"ln our political life this process OF
|
certain nationalities living in Russia
| to seek their salvation. not in close
union with the mother country. but in
separatist 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 tho
enemy and thus forged for their peo-
pie fresh chains of despotism.
/ 'sNVa fall 4n low bpcaISa we could
not free ourselves from the fatal in
| heritance OF the old regime that we
hated but obeyed because we feared II.
| Therefore, now when power rests on
liberty. not on bayonets, we are trans
ported with delight. altho there IL
some hereditary distrust of this new
power
Those who once trembled before
the government OF autocrats now
boldly march against the government
with arms In hand But let them re-
member that our patience has tts
limits and that those who go beyond
them will have to settle with gov-
ernment which will make them re-
member the time OF czarism. We
shall be implacable. because we are
convinced that supreme power alone
can assure the salvation OF the coun-
try. That is why shall oppose ener-
getically all attempts to take advan-
tage OF Russias national misfortunes
and whatever ultimatum is presented
| shall subject il TO the supreme
power and to myself. Its head
Let them be warned who think
the time has come when, relying on
the bayonet. they can overthrow our
revolution" The audience arose and
cheered this expression for five min
utes.
Rebukcs Finlandcrs.
Premier Kerensky rebuked the Fin
landers and other seeding nationals
ties. his words evoking eVthusiasm
and there was menacing note In his