Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-09
ALLIES WAIT
EVENT; RUSS
COUP suede
Hope is Expressed That Ma
ton is Yet Sound at
Core.

Peirograd. nov. 9.-At meet
Inc Of the congress Of soldiers
and uorkmen's deputies last night
a member Of the revolutionary
military committee said that on
Wednesday, Premier kerensky at
Catchina, 81 yerSts (23 miles,
from Peirogrnd, addressed 5000
soldiers who were on their way
from the front to Pctr0grad. After
q conference the soldiers decided
not 10 proceed for the time TO
Petr0grud.
London. Nov 9-That the Russian
coup d etat was engineered and sub
sidlzed by Germany for the purpose Of
elimination Of Russia from among her
enemies Us the virtual unanimous
opinion expressed in newspaper edi-
torial comment. A Respondent view
OF The outlook Is taken by some COM
menta,OTs, while others claim that the
triumph OF the MaXimaHsts is prob
ably passing phase and refuse to be-
lieva that they represent Russia or
that Russia viii agree to a separate
peace
The Times partly blames the Ker-
ensky government for tolerating an
archy, and says:
"prcmier Kerensky never showed
himself really able to rule the storm
and came to say the least-with di-
minished credit out of the Korniloff
episode For the moment the allies
can sit boy and look on at this agony,
getting what comfort they can from
the reflection that the voice struggling
mp from % assuredly is not the au-
thertiC voice OF Russia That the real
Russia win never consent to a sepa-
rate peace or acquiesce in all the ex-
trayaeanges Of the Soviet manifestatos
j. is impossible to believe
sill Faith in Russia.
\ The Morning Post. under the cap
ton Le,olutiOn made in Germany
rays.
Whether the revolution will sue
c1ed remains to be seen There still
is core of good faith and loyalty N
Russia Obviously the allies car
never recognize a Russian govern
meut whose first proposal is sepa
rate peace and can have no dealings
with IT,"
The Daily Mail saws:
RUSSIA part In the war has beer
a small enc during the last eight
months and it can hardly be said that
hs coup q etat makes very much
difference TO the other allies A pas
sye defense accomplishes nothing II
tbs war
Several transports from Kronstad
arrived ia petcograd on Wednesday
@rrYrg sailors who previously nat
sided with 'he provisional government
says O dispatch to the Daily News
Fom letr0grad.
The correspondent gives the follow
,pg eE'rHct from Nicolai renines ad
dress tu The council OF workmen's ant
soldier delegates on Wednesday,.
Win Publish Treaties.
"The second revolution has beel
accomplished We shall offer a peac
acceptable TO the proletariat OF al
countries, publish all secret treaties
Ake over all land and establish tn
control of w0rkmen over industry
HE consequence viii be the accompp
lishment OF the third social revolu
I ton"
NJ. Masloy q social revolutions
ana former minister Of agriculture
me correspondent adds, in his "las
testament says that he is convince
4 ,lat he is about 10 die and he leave
4 hls curse upon those who sent hir
lu'o the government and did not sup
Port him.
Many Trials Coming.
| Fetrograd. Nov. 9.-The militar
| evolutionary committee has decide
W bring General Korniloff, leader c
,ue recent revolt and his supporter
20 terograd and imprison them /
up fortress Of St Peter and st. Pau
.aey win be brought TO trial before
",utary revolutionary tribunal.
leon Trotzky. president Of the e>
seluNe committee Of the Petrogra
oahcll of soldiers and workmen
seIegates explained that the arrest
Iain members Of the Kerensky GOV
~ument was not an act of vengeanc
political repression. He said a
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