Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1918-01-20
BOLsheUiki Are
Beaten by Vote
In Big Assembly


PETROGRAD. .san- 19.-That the
Bolsheviki are greatly in the minority
in the constituent assembly was evi-
denced again in the voting in the
chamber last night The Balsheviki
members demanded that the question
OF the authority of the wOrmen'S and
soldiers government be first coEsid-
cred. This was defeated by vote OF
2S7 10 LAG.
The Balsheviki then asked for two
hour recess in order that party confer
ence might be held to consider further
action. Only a half hour recess was
voted. At the expiration Of this time
the other members of the assembly
decided 10 continue without the BOi-
sheyiki and DEGREES relating 10 the
peace and land questions were taken
up. about a dozen members speaking.
Scores of sailors and red guards
took positions at the entrance of the
building and in the galleries, from
which issued all kinds of hOcts and
comments. During one Of the speeches
on the land question social revolu-
tionary member sitting back OF NJ
Tsereselh. ex-minister of The interior.
and a member of the council OF work
mems and soldiers deputies. leaped
toward him. at the same time drawing
a revolver.
Other members diSsrmsd the man.
but there was a paaic in which gen
eral rush Sas made tor the exists.
Resolve iE, Hurry.
The Bolsheviki members ara those
of the left wing of the socialists and
the socialist revolutionary members
withdrew from the constituent aSSemo-
lv this morning. The constituent del
egates. hinder fear OF permanen: SIS
persal and threatened with treatment
as a counter revolutionary" orSaniza'
ton. aurridly adopted DEGREES award
ing the lands TO tho peasants and pro
posing TO send deiegates to all thn
warria= nations to arrange world
peare.
The DEGREES were adopted at :
o'clock this morning as a wall OF men
acing bayonets in the hands Of the
sailors on guard pressed toward TIE
constituent members. whom the san
or commander ordered to disperse and
90 home. The rlosing hours OF the
session were frll of exciting scerss
/ inclsding the attempt on the life oi
[ NJ. Tsereteli The withdrawal of the
/ Bolshevih and social revolutionary
members was followed 9y the defeat
/ of the demand made by the Let's thai
I the assembly first take DIP the qhes
/ ton of the adoption of the Smoly IN
i stitote program which proposed recog
milton of the Bolsheviki authority fol
/ the approval of all DEGREES.
Scenes Of Tumult.
/ Tumult increased toward the END
of the session and many members o.
the assembly rushed toward Chairman
Tchernoff and urged him Immediately
/ to put the question OF peace. A sailor
who was standing beside NJ. Tchernoff
raised a hand and addressed him in
loud voice:
I'VE are getting tired: Go, home
/! Good night"
Sailors in the aisles leading to th'
exists then drew closer while the
chairman continued to read the peace
resolution.
The spokesman Of the sailors theI
returned TO the platform and insist
ed that all present should go home. Nj
/ Tchernoff thereupOn calmly put -
question of adoption OF the resolu
ton. which was passed instantly. Tit
chairman then announced the ad
nounced the adjournment of the as
\ sembly until noon. and the remain
\ ing members declaredtheir intention
to remain in the city and hold anothe
meeting at that hour.
BoIsheVih Withdrew
1t was 5 O'Clock in the morning
when NJ AskOkov. a Bolsheviki dele
gate. announced that the Bolshevik
were determined to withdraw perman
emily from the constituent assembly
which. he said. had proved itself no
to represent the actual proletariate
Meanwhile" he declared. "the work
mems and soldiers government vii
/, consider what to do with the counte
revolutionary organization"
Chairman Tchernoff. making him
self heard notwithstanding the wilt
stamping and shouting Of the sailors
4 announced that the assembly would ST
until IL had passed the land decree
The decree was hurridedly read an'
adopted with standing vote.
Il In response to the plea Of NJ. STERN
berg. the Smoley minister OF justice
and NJ. Karelein. another Bolshevik
! member. the left social revOlutionist
who had remained in the hall the
withdrew.