Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-05
By WILLIAM G.. SHEPHERD
PETROGRAD. Nav

Pro-German peace agitators are being at
tackled in the streets of Petrograd by crowds
OF soldiers and citizens Numerous clashes
have occurred Shots have been fred and
several persons are reported to have been
wounded.
The fighting and rioting broke out Friday
night when adherents of Nicholas Lenin,
the Socialist separate peace advocate, re-
cently arrived here from Switzerland via
Germany sought to address the crowds
Bwarming the streets.
1t is believed this rioting Is separate from
the disturbances of the last two days di-
racted against the Government, but the
greatest disorder prevails
\ : After two days of cheering. muttering.
jostling mobs surging back and forth in
demonstrations. the Duma provisional Gov
ernment had today apparently succeeded in
re-establishing itself. An all-nlght meeting
last night apparently smoothed out many
differences between the Duma leaders and
the soldiers and workmens delegates. For
NAL report OF these deliberations has not
yet been made, but the attitude of repre-
sentati both sides indicated greater
unity
AGREEMENT REACHED
At the headquarters of the soldiers and
workmen's committee today it was nform-
ally stated that amicable adjustment
had been reached with the Duma leaders
and that the executive committee. by a 2 to
vote, had approved the Governments
pledges Included in these pledges, it was
reported, was one to announce publicly the
reasons behind the provisional Governments S
announcement on May Day as to Russia's =
aims in the war. Soldiers delegates said
today the full text of this explanation had
been read to the executive committee and
approved by them.
Although on the surface the situation
appeared to have cleared considerably to-
day a statement by the provisional min
istry affirming complete acquiescene with
yesterdays declarations by Foreign Min
lister Miliukoff. indicated there is still an
acute crisis between the provisional Duma
leaders and the soldiers and workmen's
delegates.
oia would not make a separate peace and
that il must stand by obligations to it's
allies made in compacts between the Car
and the other Entente Governments.
In the meantime the temper of the surg
ing crowds on the streets has percept bly,
changed Yels and imprecations against the
ministers have been quieted for cheers for
democratic Russia Sober heads in the
~throngs apparently succeeded in bringing
home to the demonstrators the necessity for
Z continuance of complete form Of govern
nent-a Government that would have been
dissolved for rule of the mob If the crowds
demands for resignation of various minis
ters had succeeded.
VI. GORKY ATTACKS MILIUKOFF
The newspaper editorials deal with the
situation in the gravest words, The Ye-
dinstvo, rejecting the view of the working
classes. said:
We must find a way out in order to
avoid civil war. The Council must come
to an agreement with the temporary
Government in the interests of the
country We believe in the common
sense and patriotism of the Council
and that 1t will reach a decision to
which the intellectual working class
must adhere.
& The Novaia Zhien, the Socialist revolu.
xfonarv organ edited by Maxim Gorky, said
The first period of the revolution
aended on May 1 and now IL Is feared
that the end of interior peace has ar
s rived. The Government is enersetical-
ly seeking to rally around 1t that part
Of the population whose class interests
sre compatible with the imperialistic
ones of Miliukoff. 1t has failed to
break the accord existing between the
4 ~ uoldiers and workmen, to set one part
Et "a the army against the other and the
<'s oroIetariat. The country has expressed
|af 6fpeIf and these annexationists will have
<}flto conform.
y The Bourse Gazette says that Miliukof
H 80 made q mistake. hVt one which can b
2< SIr,edfed 1t declares that the presen
scbIem IL to keep the situation from grow
I E<1r more acute and that Russia must b
ited on its foreign policy The Rech ds
~ the course OF MiliusSoff and appeal
<Kfn opponents to stop and reflect.
- VOLTA says:
we must be fair. There Is no con-
asction between the declarations Of
rch 81 and the present note. The
non for the attacks of the Left and
DreaD II that the note does not
- % impose pressure upon the Al
We must be more considerate.
a. not ask Germany her inten-
r ana stiil demand that the Allies
~ United States accede to our
~. - though they had no right
~ ~ matter from their own