New-York tribune., 1918-11-22
Admiral Becomes Virtual
Dictator of New Omsk
Government
Hope for Success
Lies With America
Change Accepted by Troops
Without Disorder; AL
lies Approve

D. Tbe Associated Press). ).-Through
soun on the part of the Council Of
u;.,sters of the new all-Russisn gov
wen. at Omsk, Admiral Alexander
v.,,bak has become virtual dictator
.d commander Of the sll-Russian
..,,v and feet. Two ministers, NJ.
,rsssniieif and NJ. ZenzenoR, who op-
..,.d Admiral Kolchak's Dictatorship,
,,rs oeen arrested. A portion of the
,;-sctorate of the erstwhile Ufa gov
lament. which formed the administra-
.;,. body Of the new government and
m which the ministry was respnnsihls,
.unoorts Admiral Koichak.
Tslsrrams received here from Ornsk
,ate that the move was "dus to ex-
,,.ordinary circumstances and danger
rs,acinr the state" The Council of
minister's has assumed authority and
-.nsferred it to Admiral kolchak. Tha
l.ttar has accepted the responsibility
md It is announced, has entered upon
Il, duties as Supreme Governor"
Gsneral Horvath, General Ivanof,
Minister of War Of the Omsk govern.
s.ut. and General Renoff, former COM
-ander Of the all-Russian forces, an
,ouncc that they recogniza the new
authority.
May Recognize Kolchack
The coup occurred on November IS.
N. vologodsky, head of the Western
Siberian government, who is & mcrnha,'
q; both the Directorate and the Cpun-
Ill Of Ministers, retains his post as
PREMIER General BolderetF is ab5nnt
srom 0msk and his attitude is UNI
nown. French Commissioner Renault
/, at omsk and British Commissioner
Elliott will leave immediately for thai
.i.y.
While there have been rumors that
such development might occur al
0msk, they were not given credsncc
md the news came as distinct sur-
uss to Allied commanders and rpp--
Nentatives at Vladivostok. The Ideal
zsnstyos, provisional council aud
aha. minor organizations. held COR
'srsncc oa~ly this morning. It is incii-
! :s.ad tnet there is at present . die--
! vsition not to recognize the KoiEhas
:urernment.
Hcrvath Supports Coup
The activities of the Radical wing
npesented in the all-Russian govern
cent forced the militarist and CON-
sryativs elements to adopt counter
zsasures, according to Lieutenant
isneral Horvath. prominent among ths
sadars in the anti olshevik move
rsnt in Siberia, who gave his views Df
he coup when seen on his train H.
headquarters These measures, he
isld, included he arrest Of many ntaul-
'sFs of the Left OF the Social Revplu-
lionists, among them four minister's
md assistant ministers.
The government, in the face OF this
aseomplished fact )" General Hsrvath
sSplainsd, found it advisable to de-
ere the directorate abolished and to
asasfer temporarily the superior an
'as''ty to supreme governor, whuBe
Mssr is limited by the Council cf
aaisters. In other words, there Is
a'iaal esponsibility."
ne change in the government was
'spted by the people and the troops
F'aout disorder.
lieutenant General Boldref, the
s''sc military expers and member OF
~ TIA directorate, is expected at
ia shortly, and negotiations are pro-
'*oing to bring him intn line
Ask Recognition by Allies
Inc success of the coup, in the opln-
vaoi General Horvath, rests with the
sal'ed States France and England, he
ssHe7ed would not withhold recogni-
"'a Of the nev order, since the per-
'.Ahei OF the ministry and the policy
the government remained un-
AAnged- He cited the example OF the
sas Of the French Revolution in
'Aen the Directory was supplanted by
Ahs'e head He expressed the opin-
- mat the majority Of the Russians
''o welcome the present substitu-
, az II left the situation more
say comprehended than that under
p'sVaous form Of government
~ d. TchernoR, Minister of Agri
aa'e IN the Kerensky Cabinet. most
Ie propaganda leading TO the coup
s"fiouted He had been retained
e, minor capacity in the present
snet, where he wa. enabled 70 carry
ssis WORK