The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-09-30
JAPANESE MONROE
DOCTRINE" IN CHINA
PROCLAIMED BYLS[4U
KERENSKY HAS
LENINE HUNTED
Orders Stern Action Against
AgitatOr and Latter's
Aid, ZinOvief.

FETRoGRAD. Sept. 2S.-Premier Keren-
sky. whose mastery OF the situation
probably hangs in the balance, has
taken extreme measures to force the s-
sue with the Maximalists. He has cr-
dered the criminal Investigator of Petro-
grad to employ the militia to arrest
Nikolai Lenine. the Maximalist leader.
and NJ Zlnovlef Lenine's associate.
The warrant charges directly that the
two are In the capital and demands that
they be brought before the Premier in
the character of accused prisoners. The
Government already had given assur-
ances that Lenine would not he arrested
In the hall Of the Democratic Congress,
but had promised him no immunity IL
found elsewhere. The Maximalist chief
tain still Is in hiding.
The deliberations Of the Congress are
proceeding at a rate which would seem
to presage no early settlement of Rus
sias problems. The Minimalists and
the Social Democrats have voted 81 to
"a in favor Of coalition Cabinet, to in
clude representatives Of the bourgeoisie,
U
Constitutional Democrats The Revolu-
tionary Socialists voted in favor Of a
coalition. but voted 81 to 81 to exclude
the Constitutional Democrats
kerensky's Effort.
An effort TO bring the Moscow in
dusfrial group into the Cabinet has been
made by NJ. Kerensky and has been
met with that hn -
OF that faction will be given only In
case the Cabinet Is entirely non-partsan.
The Premier In striking address
has laid his case before the congress.
He asserted that his regime saved Rus
sia In its darkest hours and demanded
firm continuation Of the war. He was
heckled by members of various parties,
some of them common soldiers. but his
words undoubtedly made u profound i'm
preston.
Gen. Verhovsky. Minister Of War
pledged the congress TO a final victory
over Germany II discipline were restored
in the army.
The Socialists supporting the Premier
still contend that Kerensky has a ma
jorty of the convention. hut contentious
OF various party leaders upon this point
are far apart. Even among the Work.
mems and Soldiers Delegates there has
been split over the loyalty of Gen.
Kaledines, the Cossack leader The
crisis in the situation was expected to
be reached tonight.
Reported German atrocities at Riga
are expected to assist in the restoration
of the Russian national spirit. II is
said that l5O leaders In politics have
been hanged.
Nation with Premier.
The attitude Of Premier Kerensky and
the other members of the provisional
Government indicates that the Premier
bold address yesterday and his dramatic
reception by the Democratic Congress
Is evidence that the nation was with
him, but there has been no relaxing OF
the kerensky forces efforts to combat
the Bolsheviki left and the uncertain
centre faction led by NJ Tchernoff
spokesman for the workmen and soldiers
NJ. Souskis. Premier kerensky's Sec
retary. in statement to the Associated
Press declared:
The nation is with kerensky. The
opening convention proved that, OF
course the Bolshevik minority is only
a small part o. the people of Russia. The
centre. led by NJ Tchernoff, processes to
be for the Premier. but against any
coalition of the Ministry including con-
stitutional democrats. That is impracti-
cal and impossible. The Government
stands firmly against any trickery."
1t is understood that Premier Keren-
sky again will speak before the close
OF the congress II he considers it neces-
sary to combat the opposition Of the
by NJ. TchernofY