The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-19
RUSSIAN JEWS
GIVEN CITIZENSHIP
Further Progressive Steps by
New Democratic Nation
Are Hailed With
Rejoicing.
PAPERS AGAIN PUBLISH
Cars Children Have Measles and the
Family Has Been sent Away
70 Castle In
crImea.
PAPERS AGAIN PUBLISH


of citf1nship to Jews and abolition OF
step which democratic Russia took to-
the new order with great rejoicing.
Petrograd is astir with enthusiasm
its streets are packed with orderly
crowds. Public utilities are now run
ming as Of old. Today all newspapers
were publishing-and with entire free
dom of editorial power. Many Of the
newspapers who resumed yesterday
commem0rated the event by special
editions full Of eulogies of the new
free MISUNDERSTANDING poems and
long analytical articles.
All public buildings in the capital
have been draped with tho red flae
of the revolutionists.
Prince Yousupoff and the Grand
Duke Dmitri Pavoluyitch. who were
banished by the old imperial govern
ment because of suspicion that they
were connected with the removal 0f
tho monk Rasputin. were permitted to
.Iotnkn4 To .RqtrogRAd today by- epeciAl
order Of the minister Of Justice.
Dispatches from Moscow today said
all workmen had resumed their occu
pations. The deposed Gear Nicholas
was enroute to one Of his imperial
palaces in Crimea today. Meanwhile
his children were all i'll, except the
Grand Duchess Marie. The iyoung
Grand Duke Alexis. who was heir to
the throne, was reported in critical
condition. He is not only suffering
from the measles, like the other four
children OF the royal family, but Is re-
ported to have suffered a reopenins
of an old wound on his foot.
The Grand Duke Nicholas, now com
mander in chief of Russia's war forces.
at Tiflis today ordered the release OF
all political prisoners at Baku and ex-
horted his soldiers to continue to obey
their lawful chiefs. He urged they
defend their country and support Rus
sizes allies In this unprecedented strug-
gle"
Landmark In History.
LONDON, March 19.-Character-
izing the Russian revolution as one
of the landmarks in the history of
the world, Premier Lloyd George an
nounced in the house Of commons to-
day that the form of resolution which
England should send to the duma OF
the new government would be dis
cussed Thursday.
"There has been deep discomfort in
Russia" Lloyd George said, due to
in conducting the war.
"T am confident that Russian
events. which are first a triumph Of
the principles for which we entered
the war, will not result in confusion
or in a slackening of the conduct Of
the war. but on the other hand will
ho
cooperation Of the Russians with the
allies in the cause Of human free
DOM"
Members cheered vociferously
when the premier declared that the
Russian soldiers had refused to obey
orders of the imperial officials to
shoot down food rioters.
Cheers from the Irish nationalists
greeted his statement that the Rus
sian people would find liberty. COM
patible with order, even in revolu-
tionary times, but that free people
we're the best defenders of their own
honor"
Under the Red Flag.
MOSCOW. March 19-Troops and
the populace, united under the red
flag that formerly stood for anarchy
and violence. was the strange spec
tacle here today. Most Of the soldiers
wore bits of red ribbon.
To Extend Congratulations.
LONDON, March 10. = Premier
Lloyd George indicated in an an
in the house of commons
today that on Thursday he would
move that the British government
extend congratulations to the Rus
sian duma for its establishment Of q
new government.
The prime minister. however, said
that Information does not indicate
that all danger in Russia is passed.