Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-24
i<ERENSI<Y TO PRESIDE
OVER MOSCOW COuNCiI

OVER MOSCOW COUNCIL
PETROGRAD, August 23.-Premier
Kerensky will preside over the extra
ordinary national council which is to
be held shortly at Moscow. The list
of the delegates has not yet been COM
pleted, but it is announced that there
will be 100 representatives present from
the Councils Of Workmen's and Sol
dicrs' and Peasants Deputies, five from
each of the nationalities. ten from the
Cossack Council. fifteen from the Pet
rograd municipality. fourteen from the
universities. and. in addition. delegates
from zemstvos. labor unions. acad-
cmies of science and arts. the women's
unions and the Orthodox Church.
The army will be represented by DEL
egates from committees at the front
and from other army committees. Lieu
tenant-Goneral Korniloff. commander
in-chief of the Russian armies, will
attend the council and deliver an ad-
dress.
On behalf OF the government. Pro-
mier kerensky, Vice-Premier Nekra-
soft, Minister of the Interior NJ Avs
kenticff and=M. Prokopovit, Minister of
Trade and Industry, will speak. No
resolutions will be submitted to the
| conference for voting
PRESS SPECULATEs
CONCERNING DEVELOPMENTS
AS the day approaches for the OPEN
ing of the extraordinary national
council" the newspapers are full
OF speculation concerning expected
dramatic announcements OF events
Judging from present indications, the
congress is likely TO take the form
of struggle of the Cabinet. backed
by the Socialist left, against the bour-
geois consisting of Constitutional
Democrats, disconnected Moscow bust
| ness men under their president, NJ
Riahushnsky. and dismissed generals,
who all agree in severely criticizins
the present course and policy. demand
ing radical changes.
This view is taken by the PetroErad
and Moscow press. which declare that
II no agreement is reached between
the contcnding groups open conflict
must follow. First steps already have
been taken toward vigorous and ag-
gressive action by the indictments.
Among those who have arrived at
Moscow are President Rodzianko, OF
the Duma; a. j. Gushkof. ex-presi-
dent of the Duma: Professor Paul
Miliukof, eN-foreign minister: A. l.
ShinGarof. A. Maklaon: also the for
mer commander in chief of the Rus
sian armies, General Alexieff and Gem
eral Brussiloff. who yesterday con-
ferred with the leaders of the Moscow
movement; NJ. Riabushinsky. ex-
Mayor Tchelkokoff. Ex-Minister of
Trade A. !. konovalon and Prince s.
! Troubetzkoi.
Conferences were hold under the
chairmanship of NJ. Rodzianko, at
which the differences between the gov
ernment and the bourgeois werc
sharply emphasized. the only excep-
| tior being made for Premier kercnskv.
whom some of the speakers acclaim as
capable of saving the country, or the
| condition that he libcrates himself
| from Socialist and Council of IDENTITIES
control. he press was excluded from
the preliminary discussion. ana pre-
cautions were taken to prevent
speeches being recorded. hut il was
stated these concerned the reconstruct
ton OF the Cabinet on the principle of
strong power, the possibility of mill
idry dictatorship and the necessity Of
presenting the Cabinet with an ult,
matum.
GOVERNMENT IN
HANDS OF PETRoGRAD
Prince Troubetzkoi. in sharp
speech. attacked tho government. de-
caring the sacred revolution had
fallen under the coarse claws" OF
men who think of plundering tho ma
tonai riches and of their own inter-
ests The government the sneaker
complained, Is entirely in the hands
or FetroGrad. That is the chief evil.
fetrograd being the center of rotten
ness Therefore. he said. 1t was i'm
peratiHely necessary TO tansrfcr the
capital TO healthy Moscow Prince
Irouoetzoki excepted only Premier
kerensky from general condemnation,
) out NJ lin. Moscow speaker. de-
c!ared Premier kercnsky cuIpatI.
owing 10 his association with thor.
: responsible for the present anarchy
General Alexieff fercely denounced
me Socialist order No. l." giving sol.
dlers fuil liberty and abolishing AaIu,.
ing. The general also denounced pet.
rograd. General Brussilon followed
n