The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-03-20
Twelve MEN RULE
RUSSIAN EMPIRE
Monarchy For The Time Being
VIII Be Abolished.
ORDER GROWING OUT OF CHAOS

Members OF New Ministry Assume
Their Posts and Promise the Coun-
try a Liberal Government--Czar Re-
ported South of the Capital and the
Czarina In the Palace-La De.
velopments.
Petrograd, March 17.--Order is
growing with incredible rapidity out
of the chaos of the last week, and
the new liberal government, gather
ing up the broken threads of national
and municipal life, is striving to set
the organization of the country in mo-
tion so that the conduct OF the war
will suffer as little as possible from
the revolution.
According to the latest information
the executive committee of the duna
and the committee of soldiers and
workingmen's deputies have reached
full agreement, or at least have de.
cided temporarily to waive all miner
differences until the meeting of the
constitutional assembly which will de-
eide just what form the new govern
ment Cf Russia Will take.
Meanwhile, it is reported that the
government of the country will rest
for three months in the hands of a
committee of twelve, and it is stated
that the monarchy, for the time being.
will be abolished
Members of the new ministry al
ready have assumed their posts ard
the government buildings, empty AMI
deserted for four days, are again open
for official business. TIE banks, the
commercial and financial houses and
some of the factories have already re-
sponded to the new governments ap-
peal, opened their doors and express
cd willingness to do everything in
their power to effect as quick a reccv.
cry as possible from the paralysis OF
the last week. The soldier-policemen
are guarding the streets in place OF
the old gendarmes.
Gar Located.
According to latest reports Gear
Nicholas is at PslSov, 1862 miles south
west Of Petrograd. The empress re-
mains in the palace here.
Hundreds of messages have been
received from all over the country.
declaring the allegiance Of important
cities and fortresses to the new re
gime. Moscow Kharkov, Tsaritsyn
and Volgoda already have formally
acknowledged the new government.
and, so far as known, not a single Sec
tion of the country stands out for the
old order of things, Supported by
unanimous vote, the present govern
the people.
The council Of nobility already has
held special meetings In fifteen prov
inces and irdorsed the new revolu-
tionary government.
NJ. Kerensk, the new minister Of
| Justice. is a Socialist He accepted
| the portfolio on the stipulation that
| there should be absolute freedom OF
speech and of the press and full po-
| ltical amnesty. The cabinet has beer
chosen exclusively from present and
| past members OF the duma. It was
| named by the executive committee OF
| the duma, in conjunction with other
deputies and representatives of the
workingmen and soldiers, which held
! an all-nght session.
| Professor Paul Miiukoff. the new
foreign minister, said that the new
regime was determined on the elm
nation Of Emperor Nicholas and the
regency of the Grand Duke Michael,
The new cabinet contains men wno
led in the struggle against the old
! government and enjoyed full conn.
dence of the country. Professor MI
lukoff and NJ. Shingaroff. the new
minister of agriculture. have become
especially prominent as champions OF
the rights of the people. 1t is due to
Professor Milukoff that revelations
regarding the political intrigue and
corruption of the old reactionary gov
ernment were brought before the pub
lie