Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-09

FORESAW SOCIAL CONFUSION
In his speech that night he urged
every Russian within his hearing to
light to the death for the principles Of
right and freedom. The people cheered
his words. but, - seemed to me. they
failed to fully understand. kcrcnSky
could See the great social CONFUSION
which was coming, with our soldiers de
sertiug, our ignorant moujki falling to
realize the dangers from enemies with
out and within and the snake of anarchy
embodied in the Boshrvild already hiss
ing. Even on that night II student tried
to kill him.
"Lct him alone" said Kerenskv to
the guards who seized the would-be
assassin Let him confront me and
look into my eyes. His conscience VIII
not permit him to kill
tt that time any one who wanted 20
| speak t. Kerensky could do 50. All ne
| had to do was to write a note to
| EerenSky asking for an appointment.
! Except for the important officials of the
| Social Democratic government ahSo-
/ lutely no distinction was made in the
| order i'm which applicants were received.
! After speaking until neSr midnight and
| holding conferences until the morning
| hours. EerenSky would sleep for II few
| llOLIS ana liltll llN' even b'l'lt Nl' Wv
| was awake to receive one after another
! Of the unknown people who were waiting
| to speak with him. lie took no pre-
/ cautions against attack by Il fanatic
/ and frequently he spent the hours from
/ : TO 10 listening To the pleas and suG-
| gestions of persons who had no stand
| ing in the affairs of Russia. except that
! they We're Russians
| At that time he appeared always in a
! workingman's blouse and Il solder
cap. as signifyimg the unity Of the work.
| ingmen's and soldiers causc. Nine
tenths of the people of Russia still love
| EerenskY. His great ideas failed be-
cause they We're too advanced. In the
! world. as it is, man may not head a
national government and allow himself
to he governed by the rules Of abstract
humanity Kerensky tried to do that
| Such u policy could not maintain law
and discipline and regularity Of action
among millions of people
CONSIDERATION FOR GAR
At the time when Ecreusky, as Pre-
nirr. received from the Workmen and
Soldiers Council the order to transfer
the car and his family to Siberia h'
! acted in manner which well nus
trates the greatness of his character
Among his warmest supporters the lao
]
was the strongest disposition to cXem
plify the triumph of democracy in th'
treatment of the deposed autocrat an'
his family. Kcrensky challenged the bit
terest and most contemp'uous criticism
in defying this spirit But he unhesl
tatingly did SO. In the most respectful
terms he conveyed to the Car th
knowledge of the action of the counci
and requested that he might be informed
IL, trI.4 ha,
make i'm connection with the arrange
ments for his deportation. The Car re
sponded merely that he would be read,
to go when the time for his departur
had arrived. kerensl(y asked for al
army list in order that he might per
, sonally select the members Of the Car
escort and bOdyguard, Every officer an
soldier selected to accompany the Ca
: was one who had personally receive
from the hand of the depOscd ruler som
: honor or military order of distinction
Most of them were men who had at on