Evening journal., 1918-07-08
.LENIhE HUNTS
ENVOY SLY RS
BolsheviB Premier Tells Ber.
lin He is Indignant at
Mirbach'S Murder
MAKES PROMISE
OF We GEANCE

BASEL. July s.-Nlkolal Lenlne, Boil
sheyigi Premier, has sent the following
message to NJ. Joffe. Russian Minister
at Berlin, regarding the assassination Of
Count Won Mlrbach, the German As
bassador at Moscow.
TWO unknown men entered the Ger
man Embassy at 2 o'clock this lSatur-
day. afternoon, having documents
from a special committee They threw
bomb In Count Won Mirbachs office.
wounding him so severely that he died.
Representatives OF the government
Immediately visited the embassy and
expressed indignation at the act.
which they considered as a political
man0euvre to provoke trouble. The
government is taking every measure to
discover the murderers and bring
them before a special revolutionary
tribunal.
Extra measures have been taken TO
protect the German Embassy and citi-
Eens. The government requests you
10 express TO the German government
the Russian governments Indignation
and convey It's sympathy to the family
OF the late Count.
PARIS, July s.-As soon as the news
OF the assassination OF Count Won Mir
bach, German ambassador at Moscow.
came to NJ. Tchltcherln, the Russian
Foreign Minister. the latter and his as
soolate. NJ. Karakhan, called at the Ger
man Embassy and expressed the regret
and Indignation OF the government at
the occurrence, says a Berlin despatch.
forwarded by the Havas correspondent
at Basel.
The Identity OF the assasslns has not
been established nor have they been
arrested, the message says
II appears, according to these advlces
that with Count Won Mirbac when he
was attacked were Herr Rltzler, the
counsellor OF the embassy, and a Ger
man oflcer. Neither was Injured.
PARIS, July s.-Alexander +. Keren-
sky, former Premier Of Russia, when
Informed Of the assassination Of Gen.
Count Won Mirbach, German Ambassa-
dor at Moscow. declared that while he
could not 'feel elaied at the death OF
a human being" he could not help
saying, 1T Is a good thing for Russia"
NJ. Kerensky seemed reluctant TO be-
lieve the news. asking repeatedly, "Are
you sure?" When informed that the
news seemed perfectly reliable, as II
originated In Berlin, ne said:
"This may be the beginning OF the
renaissance Of Russia.
But now the Germans Will surely
20 TO Moscow" he added sadly.
II was only a few days ago that Ker-
ensky, in a talk with the correspond
ent. expressed his opinion that the
only reason German troops had not YET
appeared in MOSCOW was because Won
Mlrblch had not required their pres
ence there.
should circumstances demand the
appearance OF German troops" said
the former Premier on this occasion,
won Mlrbach, the real ruler OF Russia.
Will surely call upon them. His ability
to govern without the help OF German
bayonets has alone prevented the ap-
pearance Of German spiked helmets In
the ancient capital OF the Muscovite
empire"
When asked shout the prospects Of
a revolution breaking out In Moscow
the former Premier was non-committal.
zone never knows what the Russian
mind Will conceive or what the Rus
sian will will execute" he said. But
from Moscow Will come the Initiative
for a movement against Germany"