The sun., 1917-07-22
KERENSKY ACTS
TOPUNISH THOSE
WHO AID REVOLT
Premier Lays Disorders in
Russia to German
Plotting.
PRISONERS SUMMONED
Battleship and Fortress Must
Give Up Agitators, Is
Command.
PRISONERS SUMMONED

PErRooRAp, July 21.- The Russian
Government has determined to take q
firm stand in furnishing agitators and
obstructlonists who have melted to re-
volt and disorder the people and soliery
Of Russia, it was made clear to-day.
Premier Kerensky has issued an order
commanding the crews OF naval vessels
in the Baltic and the men in the Kron-
stadt fortress to send to Patrograd for
trial within twenty-four hours all such
agitators. The Premier also declares
that investigation has disclosed that the
recent disturbances in the capital were
caused by German agents and appeals
to all true Russians to combat their In
fiuenee.
Premier Kerensky's order of the day
to the army and navy directs:
The dissolution OF the central COM
mittee OF the Baltic fleet and the elec-
tion of a new committee.
The issue of notification to all de-
tachments of the ships of the Baltic
fleet that Il desire them to remove at
! once all persons suspected of melting 70
| insubordinatlon against the provisional
| Government and against our offensivs
and to send these individuals to Petro-
grad for trial"
OrueEA Tor Arrest 1INehs
Detachments from Kronstat and of the
battleships Petropavlosk. Republic and
Slava, the names OF which have been dis
| graced by the actions OF counter revolu
tionists, shall arrest within twenty-foui
| hours the ringleaders and send them Il
| Petrograd for trial, thus giving assur
ance of complete loyalty to the pro
\ visional Government.
| "I hprahy notify the KronStadt de
, tachments and crews of these ships,
\ the order continues. that II this orde
is not carried out they will be brandet
| as traitors to the country and the revo
luton and that most vigorous measures
will be taken against them
Comrades. the country has beei
brought to the brink OF a. precipice b!
treason. The German armies and ar
tillery have taken the offensive on ou
front. At any moment a decisive actiol
may be forced by the enemy's fleet
which may try to profit by the con
fusion of the moment. Drastic meas
ures are necessary once for all to pu
an end to this confusion. The arm,
has already done something in this di
rection and the fleet should follow suit.
Appeal TO Patriots.
1T has been established Hithov
doubt that the disturbances in PetrO
grad were organized by agents OF tn
German Government. The disturbances
now have been suppressed completed
and the arrest Of the leaders. and thos
guilty of shedding the blood OF thei
brothers and crimes against the Cover
ment and the revolution is proceeding
Arrests are also being made among tn
sailors who acted contrary 10 thei
civic and military duties.
II appeal to all true sons OF demot
racy to rally round the provisional 90,
! ernment and the democratic organizs
, tions throughout Russia to save th
country and the revolution from III
! enemy without and hi0 allies within"
Detachments OF soldiers and sailor
, with machine guns have arrested thirty
six Maximalist radical Socialist) deli
gates to the Baltic fleet on board III
Russian destroyer Orphei. which wa
lying at the British quay.