The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-05-15
REVOLT AND CHAOS
STIR NEW RUSSIA
Inability of Any Government to Bring
About Order or Definite Policy.

Petrograd, May 1.-THE torch o.
revolt is aflame again. This time it
is not revolt against centralized au-
tocratic rule. The rebellion that is
now stalking through the Russian
realm is due to the fact that there is
no centralized government in full con-
troll of the situation and behind which
all Russia can rally. united in it's new
freedom.
Sickened hearts and hungry stonl-
achs are writhing under the demoral-
izing wrangle between the provisional
government and the workmen's and
soldiers delegates. 4 movement is
brewing that threatens to be more
ghastly in its consequences than any
thing recorded in the annals OF civil
war and anarchy.
To the cries "Give us bread and
Give US peace" another has been
added, "Give us a government
Schluesselburg, munitions district,
virtually suburb of Petrograd. took
the leady today. Workmen went on a
strike, and backed by the bulk OF the
population, started to establish sep
arate autonomous state" The news
from the revolt-shaken district is
meager. The rebels are known to have
arrested" the provisional president
of the district and set up rule OF
their own.
Hurr! to Scene.
Twelve members Of the council OF
Workmen's and soldiers delegates
hastened to Schluesselburg to put
down the rebellion by persuasion. N.
Tscheidse, the Socialist leader, hur
ried there to calm the populace with
his oft-tested eloquence.
News Of. the Schluesselburg revolt
came about the same time when the
executive committee of the workmen's
and soldiers council voted to convene
an international Socialist council.
The inference left by the speeches
at the stormy session at which this
was decided was that the Russian So
cialists will go to Stockholm, where
international Socialists of Germany,
Holland and Scandinavian countries
are preparing for the peace congress
to be held June 10.
Meanwhile the struggle between the
provisional s ternment and the coun-
ell continues at fever heat The gov
ernment's suggestion of a coalition
ministry was in the nature of the call
ing of bluff. In effect of the govern
ment told the council: "If you can do
better. go ahead and do it But the
council persist il it's policy of watch
full waiting. Disquieting reports come
from Moscow. The Moscow branch OF
the council is at loggerheads with the
Petrograd branch. Thus dissension is
beginning to set in among the organ
ization that hoped to become the gov
erning class.
R0undly Cheered.
A big meeting Of present and former
delegates Of the duma was addressed
esterday-anniversar Of the opening
Of the first duma-by President Rod
zianko and Prince Lvoff, the 'provl-
sional president, and War Minister
Guchkoff. They cheered again and
again as L0ey uenOuuCeu separate
peace movements. Guchkoff sounded
an alarming note as to the country's
present state. especially the condition
of the armed forces.
1--WE must frankly face the fact
said he, "that our military might is
weakened and disintergrated, being
affected by the same disease as the
country, namely duality OF power.
polyarchy and anarchy, only the ma
lady is more acute.
Gentlemen" continued the war
minister, some time ago the country
realized that our motherland was in
danger. Since then we have gone a
step further. for our motherland now
is on the edge of an abyss"
He urged that what now seems to
be the watchword Of the army, peace
at the front and war in the country"
must be replaced by the motto, "war
at the front and peace in the coun-
try