Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-18

July 49,
War Kerensky hurriedly returned from
the front and arrived in Petrograd, fol-
lowing the resignation of four OF MS
cabinet ministers. "In such serious
times the resignation Of so many MIN
listers is dagger blow in Russia
back" the Rusky VOlya quotes keren'
sky as declaring.
PetrOgrad, July lS.-Two demonstra'
tons against the government resulted
in the firing of shots in the Nevsky
Prospekt, as q result of which num-
Der of persons were killed or wounded.
The firing apparently was the result
of stray shots, which brought ON a
panic in which the demonstrators
turned rifles and machine guns on each
other. Quiet was restored after few
minutes.
The demonstrations were organized
by the BOlsheviki the majority faction
of the Social-DemOcratic party.
-Four members of the cabinet have
resigned, and Il special session OF the
council of ministers has been. convoked
in an effort to avert a crisis. Their
uames are: A. J. ShingarOff. minister
of finance; Professor Manuiioff, minis
ter of education; Prince Shakovsky,
head of the department of public aid,
and Nj. Stepanolf, acting minister OF
commerce.
The resignation of these cadet minis
tiers followed sharp disagreement
over questions involving the Ukraine,
an extensive region in Russia, embrac-
ing part of the territories of the old
kingdom of Poland.
Premier LyOtf has requested the
minister to meet at his private resi-
dence, when the cause of the dispute
will be considered. 1t is known he
will attempt TO prevail on them to
withdraw their designations.
The split in the ministry occurred
at a ministerial conference called to
consider Il report submitted by Nj. Te-
reschtenkO, minister of foreign affairs,
and NJ. TSertelli, minister of posts and
telegraphs, as !; result of their negOti-
atiOnS concerning the Ukrainians.
Object to Action of ENJOYS.
After the report was read the cadet
ministers promptly took exception to
the form of a declaration drawn up by
NJ. Tereschtenko and NJ. Tseretelli and
agreed to the fact that these ministers
without the authorization Of the gov
eminent took it on themselves to COM
nit the government to 4 definite policy
regarding the Ukraine. Tereschtenko
and TSertelli, the cadets maintained
simply had been chosen delegates to
find a possible basis on an agreement to
the Ukraine, but had not been given
the power of making declaration in
the name Of the government. The min
listers declared that upon receipt of
fragmentary information from the en-
vOys of the ministry, Tereschtenko and
Tsertelli, they specially warned the
ENJOYS at the beginning Of the Ukraine
conference at Kiev that they must re-
turn to Petrograd to confirm the tenn
porary government so that decision
might be taken after mature delibera-
tons by all the members Of the min
istry.
In addition to this cause Of COM
plant the cadet ministers criticized
the text Of the Ukraine declaration,
first, because it abolishes all power Of
the temporary government in the Uk-
raine, and, second, because it did not
specify of what territories the Ukraine
consists or make clear how it shall be
governed.
Say Right Lies in Legislature.
The opposition members Of the cabi-
net assert that only the legislative body
has right to determine the future
form Of the government of the Uk-
raine, whereas, according to the dec
1aratlon Of Tereschtenko and Tser-
telli, the Ukrainians appear to be pro-
ceeding informally to draw up their
own form of government. In view Of
these objections and further minor
faults found by the cadets. they pro-
pose the pOstponement Of the publica-
ton of the Ukraine declaration until
after further conference, stating,
moreover, that in any case it would be
to publish the full text of
the declaration, since the question Of
the Ukraine could be definitely settled
only by constituent assembly and
that it was impossible for the govern
ment to make final declaration on
the subject.