South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-22
Kerensky THE Lloyd George of Russia

ing 10 use it-straining II. perhaps.
in the fear that It may be suppress
ed. When they learn that they are
free 20 talk. they will subside and
get down to normal life again.
Kerensky was right. But il was
necessary that the side OF orderly
liberty be also presented in the dis
cussiOn- and he was the man TO
present a. When the Petrograd
council Of workmen and soldiers
seemed likely to be swept out Of
bounds. he went before them with
this appeal.
NO one is a more ardent repub-
lican than / am. have been in
prison and threatened with exile for
the expression OF my opinions. But
things cannot be done in "A day We
must bide our time. We shall have
our republic: but we must win the
war irst Then we can do what we
will"
The practical sense OF his reason
ing and the fervor Of his eloquence
carried all before it. and the "cOun-
government TO the end Of the war
The car. in abdicating. had made
the Grand Duke Michael regent Of
the empire. AS a representative Of
the provisional government Keren-
sky demanded and received from the
grand duke a remuneration Of all
rights and claims as such regent. BY
this act. Russia was freed from all
pretensiOns Of the Romanoffs,- and
her people were left at liberty to
form their own government. A cOun-
Gil Of deputies from the soldiers and
workmen of the nation was called
and Peasants congress was sum
moned. These two bodies. one rep
resenting urban Russia and the arm
les in the field. the other represent
ing rural Russia, can speak with aU-
thority for the entire people. Through
them. the work of reorganization is
being carried on, with Kerensky as
the animating spirit
At the time Of the formation Of
these new bodies, the cabinet was
/ reorganized. and. on May 16. two
months after the abdicatiOn OF the
car. again like Lloyd
4 GeOrge-was ade minister of war.
His first act, as incumbent of his
new office. was TO make a tour of the
2OO-mile front, addressing the sol
diers in their camps and speaking
for New Russia freed from auto
cratic control. He soon infused his
own spirit into the troops. arousing
then TO patriotic fervor The eff
feet was similar 20 that in revolu-
tiOnary France 125 years ago, when
the citizen sOldiery, led by Levas-
seur and St Just. overwhelmed the
armies of Prussia. Gen. Brusiloff,
the hero OF last years Galician cam
paign, was mace commander-in-
chief, and proceeded TO reorganize
the now enthusiastic, patriotic army.
and prepare it for an aggressive
campaign.
In the meantime. the council Of
soldiers and wOrkmen's deputies de-
clared for a vigorous prosecution of
the war. and the Peasants congress,
speaking with parental authority
adopted the following:
The congress considers that il is
its duty energetically TO defend its
country, recOiling before no sacri-
/ flee in order 10 sustain the fighting
! strength of the army and the patri-
mony of the Russian people. The
congress summons the army TO sub
! NIT itself to discipline and defend
revolutionary Russia of peasants
and workers. 1t grants its benedic-
ton 10 this war, ana will not forget
] the blood which has been shed"
| Kerensky Immediately had this
| declaration read TO all ranks in the
army and navy. The effect was
magical. Most of the soldiers be-
\ long to the peasant class; and they
( recognized the voice OF their kind