Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-29
WHAT KERENSKY HOPES
TO Do FOR RUSSIANS
Former Premier Says His Ambition
Is to DO Patriotic Duty to
His COuntrymcn.
WELL TELL POWERS TIE TRUTH
II Have Come, Not to Beg or Com
plain, but to Give Allies True
Picture OF Conditions There and
Feeling OF People," lie Says.
ny WILLIAM COLLEY.

by WILLIAM COLLT:Y.
international News Burcau.I
LONDON, July 2S.--It was an inter-
esiing experience to meet and talk
with Alexander Kerensky.
We We're in little room Of the Cen
trail Hall. Westminster, waiting while
Arthur Henderson appealed TO an audi
eHee OF workingmen-chieGy delegates
10 the labor conference.-the give KQr-
ensky n hearing.
Il arrived In London last week"
kerensky said to me. 1T IS not for
me TO say at the moment how escaped
detection. II In sufficient TO say ! had
exciting experiences from my soiouin-
Ing place near Moscow until I reach
ed the port OF embarkatior on the
north.
II may be assumed that I was dis
gu!sed. and that did not travel under
my own name: that had many anxious
moments under the scrutiny Of Red
Guards. and that my visit was more
than once at the poirt OF beirg post
poned.
II ultimately got safely on board
and landed at a northern port in your
cnuntry week ago. l came to Lon
don two days after. and was here
walking freely about with my friends
quite unknown.
The Weekend In London was per
t"ctly delightful" Here he hcsita.cd
His voice was n most noticeable quail.
!ty, metallic and resonant His pausos
arc most eloquent. almost uncanny.
"-ih' Your oldest dem oc-acy.'' he
continued. IS indeed a privilege born
with you. Since left Pctrograd. all
all is chaos. II was bad enough ur-
de! corrupt Car. i, IS infinitely
verse under Bo!shcv!k regime
Il have been hunted ! have been
I'll. ana az the point OF death. have
come not TO beg nor complain. nut n
obedience TO my duty as a patriotic
Russian and rs man, 10 use aII my
power TO toll the allied powers tie
truth of Russia and Huss!un feeling ~
IL Is to-day.
For three year. our soldiers. badly
equipped. armed IN thousands OF cases
With sticks and srSne.. maintained tho
lonScs; allied front against the Ger.
mans, and KEEP: the western front In.
tact.
our army was the FIRST TO ta!n,
We knew It wou'6 be so Every fe-
low-r enlhcr o! mine in tho Dunna snid
IT would be 50. Repeated WARNINGS
were sen, TO the western powers. Alas!
They We're UNDECIDED
RUSSIA COULD NOT
RATTLE. Hun INTRIGUE
when the revolution came IL co.ld
not Immediately revive the spirit CT
the army and repair the neglect OF
years. II could no, hattie successfully
with The insiaious German intrigue.
',ro-any Russia IS under ruthless re-
precision. The BolshevIk regime is in
open war against the population II
has resulted in ;hc triumph OF German
imperialism Within our gates"
Then kerens!sy hes!tated rs 4 thuu.
dcrous peal OF applause came from
the great conference room.
But" he proceeded Il am going 10
toll them (no.Nting with his finger to
tho doorway that Russia Will never
OF her own will submit 10 the treaty,
the shameful treaty Of Brest Lltovs&.
and an come 20 England. a. IN =
few weeks shall go TO Paris and to
tho United States. TO tell the people
Of these tree Gemocrac,es that the Rae
sian people hope and expect that they
will not stand aside impassive spccta-
tors o. the tragedy.
That is my mission. l am here by
tho consen: OF your government
whether shall confer with minis
fCES Is NOT as YET ucCld ci IL IL '!cI
irnrossihle." he said. smiling.
All this was uttered with passionate
earncstness and intense sincerity. lie
looks forward TO allied military Ia
,orvention and the upsetting Of the
treaty of Rrest Litovs<. He believes
the end Of the Bolshcvils reg inc is not
far distant.
II is not difficult to discern wherein
has lain Kcrcnsky's magnetic hold on
the Euss!an masses. In appearance
he is dandincd His bow Is n jerk.
Ills mannerisms arc stereotyped.
At ONE TIME HE WAS
LITTLE; CHOIR nov
Once he was little choir boy At
Tashkcnt. Later he might have be-
come priest in the Creek Churca. iIn
has the stained window" cast OF mind.
and an atmosphere Of religious fcrvor
seems to peHaac all H. docs.
I'm came the announcement. Tho
meeting awaits you" Kcrensky then
"rlided" forward bowling jerkily, over
come by the rauccus welcome OF 0Co
voices. They sang For He's q Jolly
coed Fellow" which ne loo%ed as il
he didn't quite understand. There was
an Intense silence. and then he dcliv-
cred the speech which has set anoth or
problem for western statesmanship to
solve.
Personally. Kercnsky possesses great
charm of manner and the genius Tor
friendship. without the mature juGg
ment of NenizelCs, perhaps lacking
The rcnetrat!on of NJ. Branting. ar!
with no claim to the briiliaEcy of NJ.
painleve, Kercnsky ha. magnetism
easily In advance Of all OF these. as
have seen them and convecsed with
e,cb in turn within six months.
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