New-York tribune., 1918-06-28
People Will Never Recog-
nize Brest-Litovsk Treaty,
He Declares
Bending, but Still
Opposing Invader
Bolshcviki Have Paid Hom-
age to Germans,
He Says
By Arthur S. Draper
Special Cable to The Trib~we)


LONDON, June 27.-Foreign dele
gates held the stage in to-day's
session of the labor conference. Keren-
sky being the chief attraction. He
drew big applause from the delegates
Kerensky's position at the conference
was the subject of lively debate. and
there was much opposition to him from
those who support the Bolsheviki until
Arthur Henderson, the Labor leader,
demanded fair play. declaring that NJ.
Litvinof, the Bolshevik representative
here, had been permitted to address
the labor conference at Nottingham
last fall, and that Kerensky appeared
not as the representative of any party
but in an individual capacity as duty.
Kerensky's Appeal
Kerensky stated that the Russian
people would never recognize the
treaty of Brest-Litovsk and that Rus
sis, though bleeding at every pore, was
still withstsnding the inroads of the
enemy.
II have no DESIRE" he said. "to
question the motives Of certain Of the
Bolsheviki. In any case the men are
of no Importance; the thing that mat
ters is the results OF their actions. Boil
shevism has destroyed every individual
right, and has done away with every
principle of self-government. The life
of every man may be the prey Of any
Red Guard who meets him. If you call
this democracy, then, ! ask, what is re-
dictionary government?
''The result Of Bolshevism has been
great advantage to the German ar
mics. In the Ukraine their policy is to
create a strong reactionary party in
the parts of the country which are
rich in raw material, while at the same
time it suits them best to promote dis
order in the heart of Russia.
perhaps Russia, abandoned by all,
will die for lack of blood, but she will
never submit. 1t is for you pure West
ern democracies, Britain and America,
not to stand as passive onlookers, but
10 give sympathy and help"
Every Word of Truth
At the close of his speech, which
was received with terrific applause, he
said he had not come thousands Of
miles across Arctic seas and lands to
say one word which was noa the ab-
solute truth.
Kerensky believes that tits possible
10 reorganize Russia militarily. He is
going to France soon and then to
America.
Longuet bitterly attacked the secret
treaties, which, he declared, far from
representing the views of a majority
of the people, were not even known
10 the bulk of the French Cabinet
themselves. He said that the Allies
missed great opportunity to make
peace last year, his reason being that
the demands of the imperial German
government increased with the enemy's
military success.
He said that the allied jingoes have
played into the hands Of the German
, jingoes. There must be a revolution
IN Germany, he said, and the best way
TO bring it about would be to hold an
international conference.
Hjaimar Branting, the Swedish So
cialist, advocated an international So
clalist conference and expressed regre
that Troalstra was not permitted t.
attend the convention, IS he could hav,
told British labor about the real feel
ing of labor in Germany. The Swedish
leader, who was warmly received, de
ciared it was his belief that it was still
possible to find among the Socialist
prepared to repudiate the Prussial
system.
Socialist Mistake
A great mistake had been made, n
said, in not bringing the 81 cialists to
gether in Stockholm last summer an,
reorganizing the Internationale.
Albert Thomas agreed with Barol
von Kuehlmann that military victor
was not enough and that it must b
followed by some nobler spirit anon
the nations of the world. His frien
and associate, NJ. Renaudel. declare
that the workers of his country wer
determined to carry on the war unit
the enemy was turned out of Franc
and Belgium.
NJ Vandervelde said that the Bel
gians in the occupied territory wer
ready to take part in an internations
conference, but only on condition tina
the enemy representatives were no
present, at least those enemy Social
lists who had betrayed the principle
Of the Internationale. No reply ha
been received, he said, to the messag
sent to the Socialists of the Centre
Powers setting forth their principle.
The morning session was devote
to discussion of domestic questions
Having thoroughly considered tn
situation, the Labor members of tn
British Cabinet decided to remain i
their present positions and await fun
ther developments.