The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-08
MILIUKOFF'S
HOLD FIRMER
Joint Council Giving Way
to the New Govern
ment
AUTHORITY STILL
IS DOUBTFUL
ID u t e S and Democrats
Both Claim Supremacy
Struggle Against Intrigue

mems ana soldiers deputies of the tas
OF forming new government, fearin
their inability to control.
The Reich, publication general,
looked upon as the organ of Foreigi
Minister Miliukolf, to-day asserts tina
the recent riots prove the Russian posi-
tion is so difficult that the Social Dem
ocrats are not yet strong and COHESIVE
enough to undertake the tremendous
problem of governing the nation.
Both sides thus claim the supremacy
but the question of the ultimate author
ity in Russian affairs is vet undecided
The formal administration is being car
ried on by the provisional government
while actual orders to workmen and sol
diers to avoid absolutely all manifesto
tions, parades and the use of firearms
to-day and Sunday We're issued, not by
the government, but by the entirely un.
official council of the workmen's and
soldiers deputies.
Thus there is a dual authority, with
the provisional government acting as q
buffer between the exorbitant demands
Of the workmen's and soldiers deputies
end the outside world of the allies
Tomorrow is the feast of St George
and several papers state the Black Hun
dreds have arranged program for Pet
rograd,
| Elaborate arrangements are announced
| by the council of workmen's and soldiers
deputies for preventing false instructions
to Petrograd garrisons, issued over the
| telephone by German agents who are
now conducting a dangerous propaganda
in Finland, where two thousand Firms,
so-called. have arrived, having been re-
leased, since the revolutions, from the
German army While there is a wide
spread desire for general peace, it cannot
be stated too emphatically that every
sane Russian, even the anarchists, is
against separate peace. Meanwhile to-
days self-eontrol exhibited by the Pet
rograd masses which yesterday worked
themselves into a semi-frenzy, have
ayerted momentarily the prospect Of
meaningless civil conflict.
Gen. Gurko, commander Of the west
ern front, has issued an order declaring
that the fraternizing of Russians with
the enemy troops must be stopped He
declares that such fraternizing, which
has become common practice, enables
the enemy TO learn Russian military
dispositions and also, by causing hull
on the Russian front, leaves the Ger
mans free to concentrate forces against
the British and French.
General Gurko warns the troops that
ifsfthe fighting comes to standstill in
France the Germans will throw all their
forces against the Russians, who lulled
by promises OF peace, will not be in read
mess to repel the attack. He says that
three divisions of Germans have already
been transferred from the Russian front, |
and that Others are following, including
artillery and aircraft
The order concludes with an ardent |
appeal to the troops. in the name of the /
Of enslayed nations, to do |
their duty toward Russia and her allies.
1t says: Write the first pages of the !
history of new free Russia with blood if /
need be-"
Representatives of the Belgian and
Serbian embassies have published an APP
peal to the Russians, recalling the suf
ferings of their respective countries, and
asking the Russians not TO leave them
to their fate. The council of deputies
has voted support of the Russian Loan
Of Freedom" by large majority.
The controversy between the council
If workmen's and soldiers delegates and
he provisional government, which for
he last twenty-four hours has threat
med such serious consequences, in which,
n fact, the fate of the nation and pos
IDLY of the war, were involved, has been
ettled
Prince Tseretelli speaking before a
gathering of soldiers and
yorkmen, who crowded the naval cadet
building, where the council held a special
Meeting to receive the report of execu-
i've council, declared that che govern
nent had prepared a new declaration
oncerning its foreign policy, which was
Indefinite in language, corresponded to
he proclamation of April ., and embed
ed the views of the proletariat.
When the speaker declared the tempo
airy government had acquitted itself Of
he charge brought against il by ex-
laining in concise terms what it meant
v the vague form of Fridays declara
ion, great cheer rose from the vast
seemblN ana idcteu lpI stNtlhl minutes
t apparently voiced the relief which
II present felt at the solution of the
iost serious difficulty which has con-
ronted the country since the revolution.
Prince Tseretelli then read the new
eclaration sent the council by the gov
rnment and explained that the trou-
lie was over and that the provisional
overnment would remain in power. De-
Iocracy, he announced amid continued
leering, had won a great victory. The
,eaker went on to explain that the prin
pal exception which the council had
ken to the recent note of the govern a
ent was the phrase war to a victOri :
Is conclusion which, he asserted, was y
unfortunate expression, since it was 4
entical with the formula used so often g
: the old regime with quite different 4
nse. Now that the question has been Z
tiled here" said Prince Tseretelli, "our =
ms-war with annexations. eXpropria- 4
ons or eontributions-also must be 8
allied abroad. We must know the at 4;
inde Of the democracy Of our allies. II g
similar movement takes place in the y
reign democracies, this will bring peace q
rer, and we shall struggle until our g
ews are also the avowed aims OF the Is
with whom we are allied 9
le situation was most serious for the IS
5n1a founfrv We 40 not vet know n