New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-28
Crowd Attacks Audience
When Lenine Denounces
Provisional Government
Score of Arrests Made
Agitator in German Pay Is Be-
lief; Lives in Palace Of
Cars Ex-Favorite

Pctrogrod, April 26 )via London
April 2O.-A small riot was prccipitat-
ed last night when crowd drove the
audience Of the Socialist Lcninc into
the street as a protest against his eN-
hortations for a cessation Of the war
and his attacks on the Provisional
Government. A score Of Lcninc's fol-
lovers were arrested, but the agItator
remains at liberty.
Leninc, who recently returned from
exile through Germany. has become the
leader of a faction Of Socialists who
seemingly desire the cessation OF the
war. regardless Of the consequences to
Russia. He is living in the palace OF
the famous dancer Kshcsinska, for
MGR favorite of the Emperor, from the
balconies Of which he daily and nightly
haranCues his followers.
It is generally assumed that he is IN
the nav Of Germany, and at any rate his
return. facilitated by the German gov
eminent. leaves little doubt IN the
minds Of the great majority Of Rus
slams that he is working IN the inter
ests Of a separate peace at the lhs'iea-
ton Of Germany.
Less Harmful at Liberty
His activity is permitted by the gov
eminent. which fears that ms arr1s'
would make him a martyr ana that he
is less harmful at liberty.
With the new freedom OF speech III
the press and Assembly, there is a
deluge of new dailies and periodical
and numberless conferences and con-
ventions of peoples of all trades, pro
fessions and callings. The separate
peace element appears to be concen-
trated in the group under Lehlne
domination. Their views are quite
generally repudiated by the rank ano
file Of the Socialists and working
classes and even by the Socialist Feace
PARTY. which is working for a unanl-
nous cessation Of the war On the
question of peace the newly established
"Workingmen's Gazette says;
Every day the bourgeois newspapers
repeat the same thing, namely tha'
neace without annexation means sep
srate peace and that those opposed 70
. separate peace must continue the war
to a full victory and the ruin OF Ger
man militarism and Imperialism. That
is an error. We do not want a separate
peace. because Belgium, Serbia and
France would be the victims OF such a
peace"
The paper then outlines the peace
conditions which il advocates and whlch
are based on a restoration of the pre-
vious map of Europe and full freedom
for all nations.
Stunned Even by Anarchists
The press and public opinion have
not been slow III arriving at the con-
clusion that the activity of Lenine and
his group is a species Of provocaton
not far removed from the efforts Of the
extreme reactionary clique. Comment
ing on the isolation of Lenlne from the
other socialistic elements in the coun-
try and the fact that he represents no
decent element, the "Russkla Nolla'
says:
mot only Socialists but even anar-
chists refuse to recognize Lenne
Communism and Leninism' have little
political importance, but threaten to
cause a breach in the ranks of the So
ciaists. 1t is a pity that such a mis-
chievous influence has arisen to blot
the greatness Of the Russian revolu-
ton. Kshesinska's palace which was
formerly the scene of the dancers
scandals, has now become the scene Of
political scandals and, with the roles
changed. Lenine is now performing his
anarchistic dance"