The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-10
Uncle Sam is Much Concerned
Over troubles New Republic
is Having at
Present.
LEN1NE CANNOT WIN
Political Party Built on Thooretlcal
and utopian Principals Dur
Ing War, Cannot
Endure.

[Untted Press Leased Wdre Servfcs.l
WASHINGTON Nov. 10.-The ling
ering official hope that Kerensky
could re-establish the old provisional
government, was badly shocked to-
day by reports that the peace rads-
calls control Moscow.
But Russian embassy omoials still
refuse to believe the Maximalist-
Bolshevih movement will succeed.
It's temporary rise to power Will
mean bloodshed and counter revolu.
tions. they declared. A political
uto2ian principles In the midst oi
| this war cannot permanently endure.
according to the embassy.
The collapse of Russia, for which
Italy already has paid dear price.
turned official minds in Washingto ton
to q multitude Of International prob
lems. There were such questions as
whether Russia should Be allowed
repres eutation in the coming inter
allied conference and whether Ameri-
can loans and supplies should con-
tinue to go to Russia's aid.
Final decision will be withhold un-
til more definite and ofncial news rs
received from American diplomats
abroad.
Russias right to settle her internal
problems in her own way 10 not de-
MED by this government. If the peo-
pie support the Bolshevikis, accord
Ing to President Wilson's own demo
cratic principles, there can be no
interference by the United States.
But whether 1t should lend further
support to a potential ally Of Ger:
many, as a Russia led by Lenine and
Trotsky may be regarded, would be
determined by military and not po-
litical considerations. While sep
arate peace with Germany Is not yet
mentioned, Lenine is ready to con-
slider proposals from either side.
Oficials gained consolation in the
belief that Lenine will not dare sur
render Russian territory and thus
affront the peasants love for the
motherland.
Not much hope is placed in Lenine's
faint suggestion to the Germans to
Join democratic nations. Military
advances to Germany from the Rus
sia debacle will overshadow this sug-
gestion. A separate peace such as
the Russian people might accept. de-
failing surrendering German gains on
the eastern front, are inconceiveable
under Germany's present policy.
early today the embassy had re-
ceived no reports of the weeks
happenings from Petrograd. Both en-
bassy and state department were do
ing their utmost to obtain complete
official reports from Petrograd, be-
lieving the Maximalists and Boil
sheviki in control of communications,
were giving only their own side pub
licity. Code kilograms have been
subject to several days delay in the
sJast, It was said.
Speculation took into account the
allied weakness in the Balkans should
Russia withdraw completely from the
fighting.
cabIearams From Francis.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.-Cable-
grams from Ambassador Francis in
i Petrograd received at the state de.
partment today confirmed the over
throw of the Kerensky government.
! One message, dated November T.
| and another Of the 8th, confirmed
! dispatches which told Of the arrest
Of cabinet members and the bonn.
bardment of the winter palace by
| the cruiser Aurora.
! Francis messages made no men
ton of loss of life and said that Pet
rograd had again become quiet.
. The only information the state de
partment had today from Russia was
contained in telegram which stated
that all American Red Cross work
ers in Russia are well.
The department said that nothing
has 30 far developed upon which this
government can base any alteration
in its present policy towards Russia
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