Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-26

Petrograd, Sept. 26.-Premier Keren.
sky will return to Petrograd today. Hia
secretary said he would not recognize
as official the democratic congress call.
ed by the soldiers and workmen's dele
gates which will meet on Thursday.
altho he might address it. Absurd
and sensational rumors were current
last night regarding the premier. They
were published in the newspapers, but
were declared officially to be unfound.
ed.
The problem before the congress will
have to do with the plan, which prob
ably Will be backed by majority, to
bring about the formation of a cabinet
responsible only to the congress. u.
Avskentieff, former minister of tho In.
terror, explained this project to the
peasant delegates In q patriotic speech,
In which he said Russia must fight
Germany resolutely If 1t desires to
avoid abject surrender
The probable policy Of the congress
was indicated by a message sent by
the soldiers and workmen's delegates
to Premier KeTen5ky besst.ig him to
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the congress has met.
Regret Approval of Plan.
The premier's secretary, who II ons
Of the leaders Of the peasant delegates.
fears the Bolsheviki win have . major
ity. This party Is straining every. nerve
TO rrlly adherents, whereas- the nno0er.
ates refuse to attend the congress on
account OF its unrepresentative char
acter: they also allege participation
would commit them to the socialist pro-
gram Of June 21. Such q boycott OF
the congress has been proclaimed by
the constitutional democrats, by some
professional organizations and also by
many municipalities and Zemstvos.
from which are coming kilograms to
Premier Kerepsky expressing con-
fidence in him.
II believe many moderate social re-
volutisnaries and Bolshevikis regret
having approved the plan for the con-
gress," said the secretary, but It is too
late now"
Two Reforms Enacted.
Two important reforms have been
enacted by the government. The first
provides for the liberation Of convicts
before the expiration Of their terms.
upon promise OF good conduct Such
convicts may be returned to prison
only after conviction for new offense.
The second reform establishes con-
Citation courts for the settlement OF
disputes between employers and WORK.
ers. Such courts had been already un-
officially organized by the soldiers
and workmen's deputies after the re-
volution and now become official. The
law, however does not give the gov
ernment power to enforce the submis-
sion Of disputes but only the right to
request submission In the event the
parties to the dispute have refused to
agree to 1t.
The courts consist Of an equal num-
ber of representatives Of the employ
ers and employees
Crisis Threatens Finland.
Another political crisis ie threaten
Ing Finland presumably az q result OF
the difficulties Of the Petrograd gov
ernment, which. as in July, encouraged
the Bolsheviki majority in the landtaS
to press It's radical aims. The pro-
! visional government here has received
an tntimation that the speaker of the
landtag has published q manifesto call.
ing the house to meet on Friday.
One newspaper asserts that the gov
ernment will not permit an unlawful
! session and that If the socialists as
semble they will be expelled from the
landtag building by force Of arms. M
Nekrasoff. the new governor general
| OF Finland, announces that the policy OF
| the provisional government remains
| unchanged