Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-17
PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT Is
SUES PROCLAMATION UNDER
DATE OF SEPT. ~.
kERENSkY AND FOUR
ASSISTANTS TO RULE
Radical Program to Be Upheld and
Support Is Asked For-kerensky and
Aides to be in Charge Until Con.
stitutional Assembly Meets on Sept.
Is.

! proclamation. dated SEPT. Il.
! The Proclamation follows:
General kornLohs rebellion has
{ been QueIIeG- But great IS the con-
fusion caused thereby, and again great
i the danger Threatening the 1a;e Of
( ne -a:Aertand and It's freedom.
Holding il necessary 10 put an end
10 the external indefniteneSs % the
states organization, remem oer.ng taG
! unanimous and rapIu-oUs approval OF
the republican idea expressed 81 the
Moscow state conference, the p-ov!-
s!onal government declares that the
constitutional organization, according
70 which the Russian state Is ruled Is
a republican organization, and = here
by p7ocla.ms tie Russian republic
(S!gped.9
"ke-ensky,
minister and President
"Yaroudnl,
Minister OF Justice"
THE title minister and president"
affixed 70 Premier kereasky's sigma
tu-e 70 che proclamation probably re-
te-s to his position as president Of
The ministry, rather than Of the ra-
puol.c.1
Five in Control.
The provisional government Sunday
announced that g.! the affairs OF sta:e
had been iat-usted % five members 3t
The cabinet The following official com
:rua!cauoa was issued:
Pending the definite constitution %
a cabinet and n view OF the present
extraordinary circumstances, ali affairs
o. stare have been intrusred 70 NJ.
ke-ensky. premier; N. Te-estchenko,
minister Of foreign affairs: General
Te-kh ovsky. minister % war; Admiral
Terde-vsk:. minister OF marine, and NJ.
Niktt!a. minister Of posts and tele-
graphs
The ministry Of the interior an
rounces that on and after Sept. % no
person Will be permitted 70 enter Petro-
grad without special authorization.
The measure IS said 70 be designed 20
prevent further overcrowding Of the
city.
Radical Program Upheld.
A. plenary session Of the Petro-
grad council Of soldiers and worknen' $
deputies yesterday, which was attended
by soldiers who were absent from the
previous meeting, there were -ep.ssed
The MaXimalist resolutions adopted Fri :
| day putting forward an extremely rad
cal program demanding the exclusion
OF a.! representatives Of the propertied
classes from power, abolition OF pr
vate property the immediate dsc!a-a-
ton OF : democratic repu bile etc.
The delegates also adopted resolu-
ton setting forth that the tragic stu
alton OF the country made necessary
the constitution Of strong revolution
So power. free from all compromise
WIKI the counter revolutionary middle
class elements. and announcing they
had decided 20 co0voke Immediately a
general conference Of representatives
Of the whole organized democracy for
the sett!ene1. Of the question Of con-
shutting Z power capable OF leading
the country until the constituent as
sem bly, meets.
Support Asked For
The resolution adds tAa. until this
conference Is summoned ire preseDt
/ government vii! remain IN power
working n close union with the revO-
lutIonary democracy. which IS invited
20 give energetic support, If naces-
sary. The resolution says the govern
nent Will act in close cooperation
with a committee for the safety of the
revolution
The people are called or 20 await
patiently -he sumnoning Of the con-
ference and 70 ahs-a!n from arbitrary
OF Illegal acts.
Il was announced al the close Of tf1c
sitting the conference would De held n
Petrograd not later than Sept. %.
The central committee Of The execu-
I've committee Of the council and the
executive committee Of the peasants
delegates at a joint meeting Friday
voted approval by an overwhelming
majority Of Premier Kerensky's lates:
move. which has distinctly improved
the prospects for the survival Of the
new cabinet Of Ave.
Nearest to Parliament.
These two organizations represent
the workmen. soldiers and peasants all
over the empire, unlike The Petrograd
council Of soldiers and workmen's de-
! puties, the Bolsheviki, majority o:
which Friday made impossible de-
mands They are the nearest thing to
a parliament which Russia possesses
VI. Avskentief. former minister OF
| the interior, appealed TO the meeting
| 70 help keep the government afloat.
| He said great dangers were impend-
! ing Of which one was that Cossacks
We're marching on Tsaritsyn on the
| VolRa with the aim OF dividing south
| Russia from the north and deprfvins
! Inc nor';, % bread Ee added:
The provisional government has
| precise information that the Germans
| are organizing an expedition in Fin.
| land"
For these reasons. the former min
| lister said. ii was absolutely necessary
| to rally around the government.
| II. Sko5e!ee, former minister of la
| Dor. also warned the meeting, saying:
/ General naivuiIes E:he ncc Cog
sack leader is coming here, and, Il
we assail the provisional government
! from the opposite direction, all Is
| lost"
| Notwithstanding an attack on Prem.
| Ter Kerensky by delegates who de-
| nounced him as an irresponsible die
rator the sentiment of the meeting
| was 5:crha.ically in favor of the gov.
eminent The only immediate menact
20 the government is the Bolsheviki o.
| Petrograd. who. owing to the suppress.
sion Of their newspapers and their de
feat in the central committee of thu
council of soldiers' and workmen's del
egates. are in an angry mood.
4 The cabinet OF five, however. need!
i to hold together only until Sept. q
l when a new Responsible ministry vii
] be appointed Meanwniie .i,e