Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-09
KERENSKY'S ATTITUDE
OFFENDS FRENCHMEN
Scorn for Middle Glasses
Bringing Failure to His
Mission
Special Gable to Euening Public Ledger
Copyright, 1918. By Nc,O York Times Co.

Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger
Copyright 1918. by Nctc York Times Co.
Paris. July ..
The visit of Kerensky to Paris has not
so far proved to be a very striking sue
cess. 1t is generally felt here that the
Russian ex-dictator can only now be
looked upon as back number, and
French opinion inclines to the view that
not much is to be expected from a man
who failed so utterly to take advantage
of the splendid opportunity offered him
few months age, when he had all Rus
sia at his call.
The result is that, as the Temps re-
marks. although Kerensky is here,
neither Paris nor the nation is showing
itself very much excited at his presence.
kerensky has made the mistake, as the
Journal points out, of regarding every
thing in this country that is not revolu-
| tioary-socialistis as nonexistent
Since he came to Paris" says the
paper, he has consistently referred to
the middle classes with a scorn which
can scarcely be described. He has made
a practice of declining to meet ordinary
republicans and even socialist radicals.
He declines to confer with anybody ex-
cept pure-blooded internatonalists. Yet
he is supposed to have come here to
plead for help from France and her allies
in reconstituting Russia as nation.
by what fresh alteration does he
imagine that the revolutionary social
| lists have the right to speak for France
and her allies? Does he think that this
method he affects of separating the good
grain from the rubbish is consistent with
his self-mposed mission? Does he think
that this attitude reveals him as an able
politician?
When he sees Wilson, will Kerensky
explain to him what precautions he has
| taken in order to avoid meeting all but
an infinite minority in our country? Will
he adopt the same tactics in America
and treat the revolutionary socialists
there as the only people worthy of him
Will he confess that he has been rather
coldly received by our socialist party
which in matters OF foreign policy is
still inspired by Karl Mark"
The Temps says that Kerenskys visit
| could hardly have been less fruitful il
he had confined his meetings to non.
socialist Frenchmen. His own chcser
socialist friends have asked him severa
very awkward questions. Among them
they wanted to know why he allowed
the order to be issued which suppressed
all discipline and resulted in the prac
tical abandonment of the Russian army
They asked also why he had allowed
Lenine to come back to Russia. and t.
travel from Switzerland in a special trair
supplied by Germany. and why he die
not suppress treason when it became evi
dent that the Bolshevik leaders and Ger
man spies were in collusion. Further
he was asked why did he throw Korni
loft overheard.
These are questions. says the Temps
that come into the mind of any ma
speaking of Kerensky and which he mus
answer or be discredted. The Temps dis
: misses Kerensky as a man of words an
nothing else. and complains bitterly tina
although the ex-dictator loudly asserte
at Moscow that he would put down in
discipline and treason with fire an
sword he subsequently allowed treacher
. to be ACCOMPLISHED with the result tina
the only sufferers from fire and swor
have been France and her allies.