The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-01
.COSSACKS.
WANT WAR
Must Help the Allies by Adj
vancing, They De-
clare
URGE SUPPORT
OF NEW REGIME
The Russian Government Is
Alarmed Over Loan
Failure

Petrograd, via London, June 1.-The
Cossacks in the Ural district held a con-
yention recently and passed resolution
to give their unqualified support to the
temporary government. They also is
/ sued an appeal to all citizens of free
Russia to follow their example. Among
the declarations contained in the appeals
were the following:
you must remember that the enemy
is watching our interior Reorganization.
Away with determination and disordersi
Eve have only one front-our own and
that of the allies, The army must not
remain quiet, but must help the allies
by advancing"
| Information from the Tambov govern
ment indicate that the peasants are
bringing wheat for the army in increas-
| ing quantities. Some of the village au-
thorltles are refusing to accept pay for
| this, and insist on donating it.
The provisional government is serious
ly considering widespread scheme of
confiscation of private property This is
the result Of the relative failure of the
war loan, due to .he boarding of cur
rency,
The correspondent of the Associated
Press understands that the government
will issue communication reporting
capitalists for not subscribing to the
loan and declaring that the aim of the
war loan is TO prevent the flooding of
the country with fresh paper currency
not backed by gold. The government,
the communication viii say, must, az
things stand issue more and more pa
per, with the result that a further de-
probation in the paper already issued
will occur.
The communication will add that the
capitalists will feel that this kind of con-
fiscation is much more burdensome than
voluntary subscriptions to an interest
bearing war loan. The sole aim Of the
confseation being to call in paper money,
war stocks will be exempted. The gov
eminent will further remind persons who
horde currency that the confseation by
no means exhausts the category of pos
sible preventive and punitive measures.
An official announcement issued by
Lieutenant Kozmin, assistant military
governor of Petrograd, shows that on
visiting Tsarkoe-Selo recently and find
ing laxity by the guard charged with
the care OF former Emperor Nicholas,
Lieutenant Ko2min addressed warn
ing TO the soldiers, reminding them that |
they were responsible TO the country for |
the careful watching Of the prisoners.
The provisional government has abol- |
ished the practice of arresting bankrupt |
merchants. In future such merchants |
will. be required TO give written prom
Use not to leave their place OF residence
The food minister, NJ. Pieschenhonotf, |
the serious economic situation |
to the congress of officers delegates from
the front, in explaining that it had been I
impossible as yet to establish grain
owing to the complicated or
ganization required.
On the eve of the revolution, he said,
there was virtually no wheat available.
The supplies had increased IN March, but 4
twindled again in April
The army requirement was 100000 II
pools of wheat weekly, but at one time
Jnly 100000 arrived. The shipments Il
now arriving were bigger, but far from
normal, and the people would probably
De obliged to face a still further shortage
Other grains, especially oats, were also
iearce. He feared that even after the
rain monopoly was organized the situa
ion would not be improved, because sus-
,icious of paper money, the peasants de-
handed raw materials and iron nipple
nents in exchange for their produce.
The Central committee, which has in
harge the regulation of the iron sup
,ly, continued the minister. has only
100000 pools Of iron on hand, while
he munitions factories require 10000, II
100 Hence, Russia is on the eve OF a
he declared, unless the pop
Ilation, particularly the peasants, pre-
jared for the self-sacritice.