New-York tribune., 1917-12-28
Kerensky ENJOYS
Predict Fall of
The Bolsheviki
New Arrivals Say Ex-Pre.
mier VIII Soon Be Rein
stated to Power

Disintegration will soon oyertake the
Bolsheyiki rule and Kerenshy will once
more be at the head OF Russian affairs,
according 20 confident assertions
made yesterday by a party Of five dele
gates from the deposed Premier who
reached this city. The emissaries, IN
cluding Victor Soskice, son OF heren-
sky's secretary, paid n visit 20 the
Russian Consul-General's office and
then left for Washington, 20 get in
touch with Ambassador Bakhmeteh.
Four of the omssaries arrived the
day before at an Atlantic port on a
Russian steamship. The fifth, Alexan-
der Bublikof, who held various min
isterial positions in the Russian gov
ernment since the overthrow of the
Gar, reached the same port on Nor
wegian American liacr.
Statements made by members of the
party indicate that an organized At
tempt TO place kerensky back in power
with aid from official or unofficial
sources in the United States, is the real
mission Of the party.
The arrival Of the delegates proved
no surprise TO Kerensky sympathizer'
here, who have been keeping in close
touch, through secret channels. with
the organization of his adherents il
Russia. The word has been passed
around, from some official KerenskS
source, that the "Iron Man" of the rev
olution will shortly regain his lost
place.
All progress Of the Kercnsky "boom'
in this country awaits the arrival here
| of a distinguished Russian statesman
| and politician who served under the
| deposed Premier. He is looked TO a.
! the "leader" of the delegates alread,
! here and on the way from Russia. II,
! is due to arrive in short while.
This man, according to a member o
the party yesterday, was one Of nn'
men who we're sent from Petrograd JUS
! before the fall of the kerensky rule
/ All were in the confidence Of the Pre-
mer and knew that a crisis in hi
affairs as approaching. They were
/ told by him to make their way q
! America as best they could, there e
/ try TO enlist aid.
These nine scattered. some reaching
Archangel, of which party were th'
/ four passengers on the Russian snip
| Others started for Vladiyostok. q
reach the United States by way OF th'
Pacific. Several planned to come her,
/ through Norway.
The men who reached here yesterda.
could not tell what had happened to tn
| four others. They may have reache'
+ this country already, but it is believe
/ that the leader of the band, comlni
across the Atlantic, could not hay
passed through New York without hav
ing gotten in touch with Kerensky ad
! herents here.
One of the delegates here, VIII
would not allow his name 20 be used
said he was commissioned to buy Sll,
100000 worth of supplies for the Ne
rensky government. Another, throug
an interpreter, said:
"The Russian people want peace ou
not at the price the Bolsheyiki demand
The people are opposed to the peac
plans offered at the present time, 10
they know that il separate pact !
made with Germany, German agent
will food the, county in even create
numbers than at present, and all pos
sibilities of democracy VIII be wipe
out.
"The Russian people are looking o.
America as a great help IN their strug
gle. They are looking on the. bolsne
Wiki. who have degenerated into IN
lawless element with growing DIS
favor. They are only waiting for tn
separate peace as an occasion Tor re
nudiating the Trotzky-Lenine factions:
One of the men said that kerensky'
overthrow had been brought about b.
the circulation of reports that he wa
a German agent. He said that Lenin'
leader of the Bolsheviki rule, is con
stantly guarded by two men who spea
/ German only.