The sun., 1918-01-21
END
RUSS ASSEMBLY
Sailors Break Up Meeting on
Orders From the Twice
Defeated Leninists.
FATAL RIOTS IN MOSCOW
Railway Men Make Demand
for Popular Government
and Constitution.
FATAL RIOTS IN MOSCOW

PBrsooRAD. Jan. 2o.-The Constituent
Assembly has been dissolved By the Boi-
sheviki after two defeats At the nrst
days sessions. The decree Of dissolu-
tion was issued last night by the Coun-
ell Of National Commissioners and
passed early to-day by the Central
Executive Committee Of the workmen's
and Soldiers Deputies.
Armed sailor guards closed around
Tauride Palace, where the Assembly was
held. early Saturday morning and tha
effort Of the Russian revolutioniets to
organize a stable Government came to q
close. An ofiicial statement explaining
the dissolution, was issued as follows:
When the Constituent Assembly
voted against the declaration made by
the President Of the Central Exccu-
tive Committee after an hours de-
liberation. the Bolsheviki left the hall
and were followed by the Social Revo-
lutionist OF the Left on the ASSEM-
bly, showing its unwillingness to ap-
prove the manner In which the peace
pourparlers we're being conducted. At
4 o'clock this morning the Constituent
Assembly was dissolved BY sailors.
To-day q decree dissolving tho As
ssmbiy will be published.
Meanwhile the All Russian Railway.
mems Congress has paused. by a vote OF
a7S to 81. = resolution supporting the
Constituent Assembly and calling upon
the Peoples Commissioners to agree
with tho majority with q View to the
formation OF q Government responsible
to the Assembly.
From Moscow Il IL reported that many
perNons were wounded and others killed
A. the result OF the RED Guard firing on
demonstrators there In favor Of the Con
stituent Assembly
Nickclai Lenine. the Holshevik. PRO
nicr. and other Of the Government com.
missioners attended the opening session
OF the Assembly on Friday NJ. EorOkih
formerly secretary TO Kerensiy. and
other Social Revolutionary members who
had been arrested were escorted under
guard from their prison to the Taur.de
Palace to take part In the meeting. NJ
Tseretelli. former Minister of the In.
terror. although seriously III, occupied
n seat with the Social Revoiutionar,
Left. Almost half the Assembly men,
bers wore either soldiers or sailors uni
forms. Four women members, all Boil
sheviki, were present.
The TAuride Palace grounds wers
guarded carefully by sailors and admis.
sion was by ticket only. Within the
palace perfect order was maintained
Before settlement Of the question OF
registration Of the members the Social
Rsvolutionists clanored .or admission
to tho Assembly hall. but NJ. Tchernofr
the chairman. quieted them, urging tina,
there be no violence and pointing ou,
that tho sailor guards merely were
obeying tho orders OF the Bolshevil
leaders.
After n. sverdloff Of the Centra
Executive Committee OF the Congress ci
Workmen's and Soldiers Delegates har
called the Assembly to order a Bolshe
vik member proposed the singing Of tn,
International Socialist hymn. All thu
Social Revoiutionists rose and joine<
with the Bolsheviki in the singing.
A. protest against the programm.
OF the Congress OF Workmens and Sol
diers Delegates stipulatine that all au
thority was vested in that body tn,
Social Revolutionists proposed the chez,
AN power TO the Constituent Assem-
BLY," This was given enthusiastically
by tho Social Revolutionists and hisset
by the Bolsheviki.
The Japanese Embassy here IN q,
of5icial statement made denial Of IN,
reports that Japanese forces had bee,
landed at Vladfvostok.
Japan is . sincere friend of Russia :
says tho embassy statement. land doe
not entertain tho least intention Of In
tsrfering In tho internal affairs of tn,
Russian people. The presence Of
japanese cruiser at vladiyostok has n,
connection whatever with the presen
situation In Russia