Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-18
Coalition Cabinet With Six
Socialists Apparently
In Harmony.
TO FOLLOW LINES
FAVORED BY GROUPS
Duma Holds Meeting and Adopts Resi-.
luton Pledgins Loyalty to Entente
AIlies-Premisr Lvoff Reviews For
Associated Press Crisis Thru Which
Government Has Successfully Passed
-Peasantry Favors Continuing War.

Petrograd, via London. May 1S-The
news yesterday that an agreement had
been reached between the provisional
government and the council of work
mems and soldiers, delegates was fol-
lowed unexpectedly last night BY an Of
ficial announcement that the minister
ial crisis had not yet been settled.
This morning. however it was made
known officially that the formation Of
coalition cabinet had been completed.
The new cabinet will follow the lines
agreed on previously for the represen-
tation of the various official groups.
Six socialists are included.
Duma Loyal to Allies.
At private meeting OF the men,
bers of the Russian duma to receive re-
ports from Professor Milukoff and
Alexandra Guchkoff, formerly foreign
minister and minister of war and navy
in the provisional cabinet,
on the reason for their designations
from the government the following
resolution was adopted:
The members of the duma urgently
call the attention of the provisional
government at this moment of it's re-
organization to the fact that Russia 5
foreign policy, especially on questions
touching upon the war and peace,
should be based as of old on an alb
solute. mistaken loyalty to our allies
for the interests vital to the honor Of
our country are closely bound up with
this loyalty" \
II Premier Lvoff Confident.
After the reception into the cabinet
OF five socialist representatives of the
council deputies. Premier Lvoff receiv-
ed representative of the Associated
Press, and authorized him to transmit
to America an expression of the conf
dence of the premier in the future.
Prince Lvoff said:
THE most serious crisis in the his
tory of Russia had been satisfactorily
settled. 1t is my impression that the
new coalition cabinet will receive the
support Of all reasonable Russian citi-
zens.' We have for the first time the
prospect of a government which will
combine both moral authority and ma
terial power
Moral Suasion Ineffective,
"Most OF the difficulties Of my first
revolutionary cabinet arose from the
fact that in all questions I and my COL
leagues We're obliged to rely solely up
on moral persuasion. There was no ac-
tual government power with material
force such as you have in America, and
in the other democratic countries of
the world. After two months expert
ment we discovered that moral influ-
ence was sufficient weapon with a
vast majority Of reasonable Russian
citlzens who desired tranquility. but
both In the civilian popula-
ton and the army there were individ-
uals and small groups who actively
aimed at anarchy and repudiated all
forms Of discipline.
TT became plain that the govern
ment could not remedy this condition
without material force and this force
could only be obtained If representa-
tives Of the socialists and allied left
parties entered the government in a
policy Of combined freedom and order.
II this solution had proved unreach-
able we were threatened with general
anarchy, followed by q national disso.
luton with . reactionary counter revo-
lutionary movement, as the final stage.
Dangers So Far Avoided.
"This normal course Of unsuccess-
ful revolution has. hope. been avoid
cd as the result Of the agreement be-
tween the Temporary government and
the council Of deputies. The council
has undertaken to. support the govern
ment againGk anarchy and disorder.
my hope u that when the present
enemies Of national tranquility see that
not only the sofcalled bourgoisle but
also the workmen ana tne socialists
themselves stand. for the restoration Of
order, they VIII, without compelling US
to taxa action, abandon their present
anarohical methods. which, continued,
would result IN the ruin Of Russia.
The program which we have agreed
upon contains great concessions to the
socialists, but these concessions were
Indispensable.
I'm the future democratic Russia
must not only enjoy freedom but must
take on itself the responsibility Of de-
Tending Its freedom. Personally. I do
not doubt our democracy's fitness for
higher governmental work. During the
negotiations the representatives Of the
council Of deputies showed that they
understood the dangers
threatening Russia and were deter
a