Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-07
RUSSIAN CONTROVERSY
PEACEFULLY SETTLED
Governments New Declaration Is
satisfactory to Soldiers
and Workmcn.
GREAT RELIEr MANIFESTED
Cheer From Assembly Voices Relief
Felt by All Present at Solution OF
Most Serious Difficulty Confront
ing Country Since Revolution.


/ fETROGRAD. Friday. May (via
London. May i. dclaycd) Tho con.
trovcrsy between ;hc council of work
mems and soldiers delegates. and the
provisional government that for the
| last twenty four hours had threatened
such serious consequences in which in
bly, of the war were involved. has been
| settled.
/ Prince Tserctcll speaking before 4
tremendous assemblaEc OF soldiers and
workmcn. declared that the govern
mont had prepared a new declaration
concerning It's foreign policy which
was IN definite language. correspondent
I" HE proclamation OF April . aud EN-
bodied the views OF the proletariat.
When the speaker declared that tho
temporary government had uuuitteJ
itself of the charge brought against |,
by explaining in concise terms wh:,,
II meant by the vague form Of ves-
terdays declaration. Il great cheer
arose from the assembly, and lasted
for several minutes. 1t apparently
voiced the relief which all present
felt at the solution OF the most scri
Gus difficulty which had confronted
the country since the revolution.
'riu;c Tscrctclii then read the new
declaration sent the council by the
government. and explained that tho
trouble was over. and that the pro-
Nisional government would remain i'm
power. Democracy. he announced ami,
continued cheering, had won . rron ,
victory. The speaker went OH TO cx-
plain that the principal exception which
the council had taken to the recent
note OF the government was the phrase
war TO victorious conclusion" which
ne asserted Was AN unfortunate ey
precision, since il was identical with
me formula used so often by the OLD
regime with quite a drercn, sense.
Now that the question has been
settled here" said Prince TsertelIi
our aiins-wur without annexation
appropriations or contributions, All
must lac realized abroad We mus,
know the attitude of the democracy of
our allies. II Il similar movement
takes place in the foreign democra.
cies this will bring peace nearer. and
~" shall struggle until our views are
also III" aNowcd aims Of the demo-
cr:'cI"S with whom VIC are allied
The situation yesterday Was most
serious for the whole country We do
not hh"" yet what the movement
meant. Conflict seemed unavoidable
but the government realized that il
must respect our determination. BY
this acknowledgement the govern
m"nt has shown tina, it deserves the
trust OF the democracy.
The conflict is now settled. and we
must GO on quietly with our work. We
must inform all our comrades that the
trouble Is over and tell them OF the
new victory OF democracy, and that the
government IL standing firmly in its
original position. The council a,nc,Is
TO the people to unite around il"
CRISIS Is RESULT
OF MISUNDERSTAND
NJ. Staukcvitch. Social Democrat. vho
WAS the mex, speaker. said:
Tho crisis occurred oil, a,couu, az :,
misunderstanding The a,mospior.
prrvadinu thu. M:,rinsl.v n.i.,..,
different from that ia the f,c,oric. and
other works. hut Yesterday ", Won,
in :, mass 10 the meeting Mac. of ,ho
temporary government and mn, :, frcsb
current into it. The result Of crr
! lahors has been tn. new ,,, ,f IN
! temporary governments
The vague form in which tho coz.
crnmcu,'s note was con,nosoJ ,
us TO lose two valuable DAYS =, . ,;
when il is necessary To vorI. ,,,r,
4 huur--cvcry minute Eut thcs, ,u.n
( DAYS have served IN sbo,v -. NV
lack ,f ,rr,.,niy.,,,,r IT, ,;,
not yet come to take the management,