New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-24
Constituent Assembly Will
Not Meet Until
December IL
Delegates Are Chosen
Many Factions Represented
in Extraordinary Ma
tional Council

PETROGRAD, Aug. 23.-The Russian
Provisional Government has postponed
until November % the elections to he
Constituent Assembly. The first meet
ing of the assembly will not be held
until December II.
Premier Kerensky will preside over
the extraordinary National Council.
which is to be held soon at Moscow.
The list of the delegates has not yet
been completed, but it is announced
that there will DO one hundred repre-
sentatives present from the councils
of Workmen's and Soldiers and Peas
ants Deputies, five from each of the
nationalities, ten from the Cossack
Council, fifteen from the Petrograd
municipality, fourteen from the univer-
sites and in addition delegates from
zemstvos, labor unions, academies of
science and arts, the women's unions
and the Orthodox Church.
The army will be represented by
delegates from committees at the
front, and from other army commit
tees. Lieutenant General Kornilof,
commander in chief Of the Russian
armies. will attend the council and de-
liver an address.
On behalf of the government Pre-
'mier Kerensky, Vice-Premier Nekras-
off. Minister of the Interior Avskentl-
eff, and Minister of Trade and Indus
try Prokopovitch will speak. No reso-
lutions will be submitted to the con-
ference for voting.
As the day approaches for the open
ing of tire National Council the news
papers are full of speculation concern
ing expected dramatic announcements
Of events. Judging from present lndi-
cations the meeting IL likely TO take
the form of struggle Of the Cabinet,
backed by the Socialist Left, against
the Bourgeoisie, consisting OF Constr
tutional Democrats, disconnected Mos
COW business men under their presi-
dent, NJ. Riabushinsky, and dismissed
generals, who all agree in severely
criticising the present course and pol
icy, demanding radical changes.
This view is taken by the Petrograd
and Moscow press, which declare that
if no agreement is reached among the
contending groups open conflict must
follow. First steps already have been
taken toward vigorous and aggressive
action by the malcontents. Among
those who have arrived at Moscow are
| President Rodzianko, of the Duma; A.
j. Gushkoff, ex-President of the Duma;
Professor Paul Miliukoff, ex-Foreign
Minister; A. /. Shingaroff, V. A. Max
/ lakoff, also the former commanders in
/ chief of the Russian armies, Generals
Alexieff and Brusiloff, who yesterday
conferred with the leaders of the Mos
COW movement, NJ. Riabushinsky, ex-
Mayor Tchelkokoff, ex-Minister of
Trade A /. Konovaloff, and Prince S.
Troubetskoi. Generals Junenich, con-
queror of Erzeroum, and Ataman, OF
the Cossacks, arrived later.
Conferences were held under the
Craftsmanship of VI. Rodzianko, at which
the differences between the government
and the bourgeoisie were sharply en-
phasized, the only exception being
made for Premier Kerensky, who some
of the speakers acclaim as capable Of
| saving the country on the condition
that he liberates himself from the So
cialst and Council of Deputies control.
The press was excluded from the pre-
liminary discussion and precautions
were taken to prevent speeches being
recorded, but il was stated these con-
cerned the reconstruction of the Cab-
net on the principle of strong power,
the possibility of military Dictator
ship and the necessity of presenting
the Cabinet with an ultimatum.
Prince Troubetskoi in a sharp speech
attacked the government, declaring the
sacred revolution had fallen under the
coarse claws" of men who think only
of plundering the national riches and
of their own interests.
THE government" the speaker COM
planned, "is entirely in the hands Of
Petrograd. That is the chief evil.
Petrograd being the centre of rotten
ness. Therefore it is imperatively
necessary to transfer the capital to
healthy Moscow"
Prince Troubetskoi excepted only
Premier Kerensky from general con-
demnation, but NJ. Hin, a Moscow
speaker, declared Premier Kerensky
culpable owing to his association with
those responsible for the present an
archy.
General Alexieff fercely denounced
the Socialist "Order No. l" giving SOL
diers full liberty and abolishing salut-
ing. He also denounced Petrograd.
General Brusiloff followed, declaring
H.. bo ooraed with everything that