New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-14

has played large but not particularly
glorious part in the great drama of Rus
sla,' but going on to remind it's readers
that
herensky has the gift-of oratory, dan
gerous gift with so mpressionable a people
as the Russians. He did not guide the
storm, but 1T was he who began the work
OF cebauching the Russian army by under
mining its discipline and morale by his own
fanatica ideas of democracy. He had his
opportunity, but he was not large enourb
man to take it. He made speeches and i'm
agined that he had achieved something.
common delusion among those who make
speeches. He invoked the mighty forces of
revolution and was consternated by the dis
covery that he could not control them and
that they passed over him just as relent-
lessly as they passed over the Russian court
and aristocracy. His is an interest,"
ing personality, but it is light weight, and
those who suppose that he is in any way a
man of destiny may as we'll revise their
estimates"
Russia, this writer argues, will help
herself eff she can find a leader. not
otherwise
Kerensky, declares "The Kansas City
Journal," has shown that che is not as
sound leader as the world has been led
to believe" For one thing
"he was responsible for both Lenine and
Trotzky, and that is enough to condemn
him everlastingly. No doubt his intentions
were of the best. But he permitted his
zeal for socialism, his devotion to ideaism
in politics to dominate him and therefore
he cannot escape large share of respon-
sibiity for the betrayal of Russia to Ger
many"
"The San Jose Mercury Herald" takes
a radical position, declaring that
"Washington will do we'll to receive Alex
ander Kerensky, should he come to this
country, with a measure of reserve until at
least he has cleared up many of the i'm
pressions which involve him with the Boil
shevlkl, or the pro-German element of Rus
STA. A noted labor leader in London on
Sunday called him a gas Bag adding that
he was never powerful and the Russian
people Of character had no confidence in
him. England is treating him with cour-
tesy, of course, this country must do
but there are no acclamations Of joy that
he has come to the deliverance of the Allies
by demonstrating his ability to put the
Russians back into harness to resume their
bit for civilization"
1t is true, this paper continues, that
the Russian situation is a hopeless tan
gle, zone man scarcely knowing the align
ments Of his neighbour, and the vapors of
suspicion hanging everywhere over the
land.' But, this writer adds
"herensky's notions of democracy are all
askew. His first act was to himself occupy
the luxurious quarters of the deposed EN-
peror, the while hundreds 81 his poor fol-
lowers suffered from starvation or were
being murdered in the streets by Keren-
sky's enemies. He never meant to have a
republic in the sense in which we in Amer
lea understand the word, for Kerensky Is
not a shirtsleeve Socialist but an upstart
with an ambition and the determination to
realize 1T at any cost. Even his friends
shrunk from him-they feared he was deal
ing with the monarchical party while pre-
tending to be their champion.
"Kerensky is simply an egotist, con-