New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-12
Form Committee for Saliva
ton Of the Country and
the Revolution
Battle in Moscow
Extremists Reported to Have
Been Overthrow in the
Ancient Capital
Tstsr Correspondencel

day morning a Committee for the Sal
walton of the Country and the Revolu-
ton was formed here. This consisted
Of representatives Of the city Duma, the
original executive committee Of the
Council Of Workmen's and Soldiers
Delegates, the Social Democratic party,
the railway and postal unions, the Pro-
yisionsl Council and war front organ
izations. The committee issued a proc
lamation calling upon the people not to
recognize the new power and not to
obey its orders, but to defend the coun-
try and the revolution by supporting
the committee.
The first Cabinet of the Bolsheviki
consisted, as expected, Of Lenine as
Prime Minister, Trotzky as Foreign
Minister and Lunacharsky as Minister
of Education. The sailor fleet commit
tee of the Bolsheviki evidently found
difficulty in forming the Ministry OF
Marine, and applied to the social revo-
lutionary party for assistance. This
offer was declined, with the recommen-
dation that the Bolsheviki cook its own
soup.
The executive committee requested
from the Ministry Of Finance refused
to act, and the Bolsheviki were forced
to form it themselves.
Battle in Moscow
There are strange rumors from Mos
COW. The "Russkoe Slovo" was in
formed tonight that part Of the troops
under the leadership of the commander
Of the garrison had remained faith
full to the government. A battle IS
said to have taken place in which the
Bolsheviks were defeated and driven
to the Kremlin, where they are be-
sieged. Korniloff has escaped Bykhoff
and has fed to Moscow, where it is
reported that he abs Joined Kaledin.
1t is also reported that the city coun-
ell. with the consent of the district
military committee and the council
of Cossacks has assumed the Dictator
ship of Russia.
This revolution is totally unlike the
first. Then every one was happy and
smiling, full of joy and filled with
glorious hopes for the future. 1t has
now occurred to the revolutionaries
that the victory won was not great
one. Nobody smiles, and the people,
walk quietly, as if face to face with
death.
Outwardly. everything is in perfect
order. The Bolsheviki to-day demand
ed that the Mayor recognize the new
authorities. The Mayor refused, and
soldiers and an armored car were sta
toned outside the main entrance to
the City Council. Upon the Mayors
protest that what the chairman Of the
Revolutionary Committee stated must
have been a mistake, the troops we're
withdrawn within short time.
Later, the Bolsheviki, Riazanof, re-
turned and held long private CONVEX
sation with the Mayor, in the course
of which he told him that he would
be obliged TO arrest him if he contin-
ued obdurate.
The Mayor replied: do as you
choose. The council will never change
its views"
Capital Is Stronghold
The BolsheviM enjoy their main sup
port in Petrograd. The capital is their
stronghold. Their support in other
places. seems almost negligible This
was made clear when Trotzky wished
to pass a vote Of censure against those
who left the meeting, when Kamof. a
member OF the left wing of the Social
Revolutionary party, advised the Bol-
sheviki net to isolate themselves from
the Moderates.
Far from sure that the BOlshevlki
could Iione cope with the counter revo-
luton, the great mass of the peasants
will not follow them. Without these
the revolution must perish. When
rumors that troops were approaching
Petrograd spread to the congress many
provincial delegates started home and
the congress soon afterward closed.
Seldom in history has a coup d'etat
been carried out more quietly and eff
fectively with the total absence OF the
popular conception of revolution.
Armored cars are rushing about the
streets, but very little promiscuous
shooting has taken place during the
last three days. The only thing ndi-
eating something unusual are bivouac
fires on the street corners and little
groups of soldiers sitting around them.
While the inhabitants were peace
fully sleeping groups Of soldiers set
/ cf on their mission, which thew full
/ filed noiselessly. The only resistance
was at the Winter Palace.
Surrender is Demanded
To-day a cadet defender gave me
/ graphic account Of the last scene early
/ Thursday morning. After eight hours
Of attack, little groups were standing
waiting in the passage outside the
Council chamber when there burst in
[ soldiers. sailors ard armed workmen
| of the so-called Red Guard. IL is not
/ known how they entered. The sur
render Of the Winter Palace was de-
manded Immediately and a dozen men
/ determined to resist. but the odds were
/ too great, and they were slowly forced
I toward the Council chamber, where
/ the ministers we're calmly waiting.
A young officer commanding the
! Bolsheviki informed them that they
we're arrested, and the ministers
/ marched &c the fortress Of SITS. Peter
and Paul
Mayor Schneider stated at a meet
ing Of the council yesterday that he
/ had received news that some Of the
ministers were badly beaten and that
he considered their lives to be in dan
ger.
The Petrogrsd telegraph agency en-
ployes refused 20 work under the con-
ditions. saying they had no desire TO
spread lies among the provinces. "Is-
vestis," the organ Of the Minimalist
section Of the Soviet, was taken over