Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-22
PROCLAIM RUSSIA
A REPUBLIC
Government Acts as Freedom
Is MenaCed.
KERENSKY FIRST PRESIDENT

Con. Alexieff's Forces and Revolution.
ists Near Clash During Nesotla
tions, But PremieTs Firm Stand
Saved Situation.
Russia has been proclaimed re
public.
The provisional government issued
the proclamation dated September
IA.
The proclamation follows:
General korniloff's rebellion has
been queMed. But great Is the con.
fusion caused thereby, and again
great Is the danger threatening the
fate Of the fatherland and its free
dom.
Holding 1t necessary to put an end
to the external Indebtedness Of the
states organization, remembering the
unanimous and rapturous approval OF
the republican idea expressed at the
Moscow state conference, the provis
ional government declares that the
constitutional organization according
to which the Russian state Is ruled
Is republican organization and Il
hereby proclaims the Russian Repub
lie.
(Sisned) Minister ami President.
Kerensky;
Minister Of Justice, Ya~oudni."
The title minister and president
affixed to Premier Kerensky's sigma
ture to the proclamation probably re
fers to his position as president oil
the ministry, rather than OF the re.
public.)
The provisional government an
nounced that all affairs of state had
been entrusted to five members OF
the cabinet The following officia'
communication was issued:
Pending tho definite constitution
OF a cabinet. and IN view OF the pres
ent extraordinary circumstances, ali
affairs OF state have been entrusted
to M. Kerensky. premier: M. Terest
chenko, minister of foreign affairs:
General Verkovskv. minister of war;
Admiral VerdervsI1f, minister Of ma
rine, and M. Nikftin, minister Of posts
and telegraphs.
The surrender Of General Kornilof'
tood place without bIoodshed, but only
after prolonged negotiations, during
which n collision seemed inevitable.
When the government army under
General :rSorontokch was march,ns
from Orsha on Mohilev, General Kor
nfloff wasa negotiating with Genera
AleXteff. schief OF STAFF, who already
had reached Mohilev, but was unable
to effectA,Kcrniloff's arrest owing t.
tho fact that part Of the local forces
was emrhatically for Kornuoff, and
prepared to defend him to the last.
Korniloff and I.okomsky laid dowr
conditions under which they were
willing to surrender their swords, the
nature of'which has not yet been re
ported. Both showed considerable OBJ
stinacy and the negotiations broke
down.
General Alexieff telegraphed te
Premier 'Kerensky a description o.,
the position at Mohilev. expressing
the opinion that majority Of the
local troops were siding with Kor
niloff, Kerensky refused to counte
nance delay and gave the order te
General Alexieff to execute immedi
ately the order of arrest, and az
Alexietf still hesitated to provoke Q
conflict, Kerensky telegraphed him
that If Korniloff had not surrendered
within two hours. he would conclude
that Alexieff was Korniloft's prisoner
and would take other measures fol-
the expulsion of the counter-revolu
tionists from Mohilev.
In the meantime government troop,
were being steadily concentrated or
Mohilev, barring the roads and cap
turing all fugitives. among these be
Ing Korniloff's ordinary officer, Ia
voika. who took prominent part 1r
the rebellion, members of the unior
OF the officers OF the army and fleet
and other prominent rcbe's. Kornil
off surrendered arnareEtly only wher
General Korotokof}'s forces we're nea,
Mohilev and after the detection q,
his last supporting troops