New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-05

against extreme measures, unless they
should be absolutely necessary. Still
every speaker at the council empha-
sized the contention that the power in
Russia rests in the hands of the rep
resentatives of the workmen and SOL
diers, and that they are determined to
! enforce their views upon the temporary
government or Immediately dispossess
il and construct government of their
own liking.
Calls on Proletariat
VI. Tchedse. the president, said that
he found the government note quite
nullifed the effect Of the previous
declaration of April 9.
"The form Of this note and its vague
allusions 20 a victorious end of the
war" he said, "are so ambiguous that
one can deduce anything he wants to
/ from it, even the ideas Of the old gov
ernment. Steps must be Immediately
: taken to clarity this so that the coun-
/ Try will know that the government does
not intend 70 agree to annexstions.
appropriations and contributions. After
this explanation is published and the
/ Allies are informed Of its contents the
proletariat classes OF the Allied coun-
tries must take similar steps to make
their governments repudiate such in
] tentions."
! NJ. Stankevich, Social Democrat, said:
"This note has struck serious blow
I TO our unity with the government. The
government to-day feels the discord
which exists and which is so evident
in the street demonstrations"
Hint for the Allies
The speaker then hinted that the
Allies might not approve of the stand
of the Russian proletariat, and de-
clared:
at is necessary TO mobilize all the
forces of the democracy, because we
may be menaced from the outside. We
will not allow any one TO attack US.
IL the government continues its line
Of conduct we can arrest the govern
ment. 1t must fulfil our programme,
for we have the power. We can tele-
phone tonight expressing oYr distrust
of it and it will resign. Only after
mature deliberation, however, can we
decide that the temporary government
must be removed"
NJ Chernoff said: eve must request
from our allies that they reconsider
their aims in the war"
An anarchist said: "The temporary
government has thrown off its mask
and we see it is no better than the old.
VI. Miliukofr is sly and can deceive us.
Down with him. Throw off the tenn
porary government"
NJ. Voytinsky, the last speaker SAID:
Every soldier must know that he IS
not fighting for the ideas Of Miliukoh'
or for Constantinople, but for the new
freedom"
The first organized demonstration
AGAINST Miliukof and the Provisional
Government by workmen and soldiers
came Yesterday. when they paraded
with banners inscribed "Down with
Miliukof!" Down with Gutchkoh! ~
Minister of War and "Down with the
Provisional Government" This was
parried by Professor Miliukof in
speech to the crowd. and apparently
turned into a further Endorsement. Of
the Cabinet.
Annexation Policy Opposed
Discomfort has been smouldering for
some time in the belief that Miliukoh
WAS not in full sympathy with the
viewpoint Of the workmen and soldiers.
The occasion Of the outbreak was the
announcement made by the Foreign ot-
fee TO the Allied nations that Russia
would not slacken her effort in the
common struggle against the Central
Powers. and would observe all her en-
gagements. The workmen and soldiers
insisted that THEN committees should
have been consulted before the com
munication was sent
There IS large body in Russia OPP
posed 10 territorial anneXations. MIN
ister Miliukof. who for four years was
a nrofessor at the University of Sofia.
has always advocated the acquisition oil