New-York tribune., 1917-07-18

Petrograd, July 17.-Four members OF
the Cabinet have resigned and a spe-
cial session of the Council of Ministers
has been convoked in an effort to avert
a crisis. Those who gave up their
posts arc A. |. Shingarof. Minister OF
Finance; Professor Manuilof, Minister
Of Education; Prince Shakovsky. head
Of the Department OF Public Aid. and
NJ. Stepanoff, acting Minister OF Com
merce.
Soldiers invaded the printing ofhce
of the "Novoe Vrcmya" to-day and an
nounced that publication of the news
paper should be stopped They in
sisted on the compositors setting up a
proclamation calling on the people to
come TO the street with arms in their
hands and demand the overthrow of the
Provisional Government and the con-
fiscation of the entire bourgeois press.
"Comrades," said the proclamation,
might is on our side We must i'm
mediately seize all factories, land and
other sources of production
The Workmen's and Soldiers organ
denounces the movement underlying
last nights events as threatening "a
ruin the revolution.
The disorder Of to-day was con
tinuation Of yesterdays outbreat,
when two demonstrations against tho
government resulted in the hrlng o.
shots in the Nevsky Prospect at mid
night. As a result, a number OF per
sons were killed or wounded.
The firing apparently was the result
of stray shots which brought on 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.
The resignation of the four ministers
followed sharp disagreement over
questions involving the Ukraine. an ex-
tensive region in Russia embracing
part Of tho territories of the old king
dom of Poland.
Premier Lvof has requested the min
isters to meet at his private residence
when the cause of the dispute VIII be
considered. IL is known he VIII Ct
tempt to prevail on the ministers to
withdraw their designations.
Meanwhile il has been announced
that NJ. Prokopovitch and N. Char
nouskv have been appointed Ministers
of Commerce and Education, respect
lively.
Split Over Report
The split in the ministry occurred
last night at a ministerial conference
called TO consider "a report submitted
bv NJ. Terestchenko. Minister of For
eign Affairs, and VI. Tserctelli, Minister
of Posts and Telegraphs, as result OF
their negotiations concerning the
Ukranians.
After the report was read the Cadet
ministers promptly took exception 10
the form of a declaration drawn up
by NM. Terestchenko and Tseretelli
and objected TO the fact that these MIN
isters. without the authorization OF the
government, took it on themselves 10
commit the government to definite
policy regarding the Ukraine.
Terestchenko and Tseretelli, the
Cadets maintained. simply had been
chosen delegates to find possible basis
of an agreement IN the ukraine, but
had not been given the power OF max
ing a declaration in the name OF inc
government. The ministers declared
that upon receipt of fragmentary IN
formation from the envoys OF the min
istry, NM. Terestchenko and Tsereteili,
they specially warned the latter at the
beginning OF the Ukraine conference at
Kiev that they must return to Petro-
grad TO confer with the temporary gov
crnmcnt.
In addition TO this cause of complaint,
the Cadet ministers criticised the text