The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-09-10
FEARING FAMINE
AND FOE MANY
QUI7PETR0GRAD
Capital in No Peril. Say
Leaders Planning New
Administration.
CABINET FACES CRISIS
Land and Ukraine Policy Re.
scntcd-RcvOlutiOn Fctes
Cause Dread.
CABINET FACES CRISIS

FETRoGRAr. Sept. 2. - Authoritative
statements issued here dealing with the
loss OF R:ga say that, although compe-
tent military authorities do not con-
slider Pctrograd endangered, yet the ap-
proach of the war zone to the capital
necesstates decisive measures for the
government of the city. Therefore. a
new administration will be formed.
NJ Nikitine. Minister of Posts and
Telegraph who has been charged by the
Gorevnment with the task of partially
evacuatng the capital. in statement
explains that the partial evacuation is
due to the problem of the food supply
rather than to any military menace.
The only result Of the German advance
he says. is further TO complicate the
food question. He advises that section
of the population not engaged In busi-
ness to leave the city in patches. and
promises every facility for their depar-
ture.
; 1t Is said that a ma jority Of the Min
listers are against removing the Gov
ernment into the interior. first, because
they do not consider the capital endan-
gered and second, because this might
cause an unreasonable panic. In any
case. it Is said. the Government will
take no steps for six weeks
! Another Cabinet Crisis.
! A new Cabinet crisis has occurred as
result of the opposition of the Con-
stitu,ional Democratic Ministers to the
food programme of NJ. Peschehouoff,
Minister of Supplies. and also the land
policy Of NJ. Tchernoff. Minister OF Agri-
culture as we'll as to the attitude of a
majority of the Cabinet toward Ukraine.
ha o.
manded the postponement of considera-
tion of NJ. Pieschehonoff' programme
until the controversy over the land
policy was settled. This the Minister
of Supplies declared to be impossible in
view of the urgency of the question
. The Constitutional Democrats then re-
quired essential changes in the pro-
posed measures. which NJ. Picschehonof
with the support of all the Socialist
, Ministers. refused TO make. On the Con.
stitutional Democratic Ministers an
nouncing that they might resign, NJ
Pieschehonoff. in order TO prevent a most
serious situation, resigned. and per-
sisted despite Premier Kerensky's ap-
peal in ahsenting himself from the nigh,
session Of the Cabinet
During the session the crisis was aG
gravated by the Constitutional Demo
cratic Ministers declaring categoricaliH
against the Governments intention tc
sanction Vinnichenko. the Ukraine seces
sonist leader. as chief of the Ukraine
Cabinet The debate took on such sharI
character that the Socialist Ministers
eft the room and the session was inter
rupted
soldiers Make Answers.
Soldiers committeeman at the front
wiring the Central Council OF Soldiers
and Workmens Deputies, charge IN
Petrograd press with eNaggerating TN
cowardice of the Twelfth Army and al
lege that the Riga catastrophe has beer
overdrawn for the furtherancc OF
counter revolutionary campaign Com
mitteeman Kouchina. attached to IN
, Twelfth Army. telegraphed
"Ofcers confirm the courage OF ou
soldiers and falsehoods about the de
rnoralization of the army are refuted b.
, the fact that our troops made severa
J counter attacks"
, In explaining the deserters throngin
, the roads eastward. he said 1t was nat
. ural in n retreat for some soldiers I
become separated from their regiments.
, The correspondent of the Noroe Fre