The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-08

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the legislative bodies, the retirement
Of the present council Of ministers,
and the entrusting to a person deserv-
ing of the national confidence, to pre-
sent to you, Sire, for confirmation,
the list of new cabinet capable of
managing the country in complete ac-
cord with the representatives of the
people. Every hour is precious. Fur
ther delay and hesitation threaten in
calculable misfortunes."
It's second act was to order the
masses to disarm.
But the masses did not disarm. On
March Is, the car was arrested. He
abdicated and named Grand Duke
Michael Alexandrovitch as regent. The
Duma committee appointed the pro-
visional government with Prince Lvov
as premier, Milyukov, minister of for
eign affairs, Guchkov, minister Of war
and marine, Kerensky, minister of
justice.
This provisional government did not
take the position that czarism has
been destroyed. Milyukov expressed
the view of the provisional govern
ment when he said in speech:
"The old despot who brought Rus
STA to the edge Of disaster will vol
unfairly abdlcate or be deposed. The
government will pass TO a regent,
the Grand Duke Michael Aiexan-
droviteh, and the heir Alexis the
czarevitch (eries of--but that is the
old dynasty. Yes, gentleman, that
is the old dynasty, which perhaps
you do not like and which perhaps
dislike myself We propose a par
Iianehtary constitutional mon
archy.D
The provisional government chang
ed nothing in Russia nor did it alter
the attitude of the former government
towards the war On Mach II, MiIyu-
kov sent note to Russian representa-
lives in other countries in which he
said:
ain the domain of foreign policy,
the cabinet, in which ! am charged
with the portfolio of minister of
foreign affairs, will remain mindful
Of the international agreements en-
tered into by the fallen regime and
will honor Russia's word. The
government Of which ! am part will
devote all Of Its energy to prepara-
ton Of victory"
The masses had revolted against the
var, but the provisional government
proposed to drive them back to the
shambles. By adopting this policy it
separated itself from the masses and
made its fall inevitable.
Around this issue of peace or war
the revolution organized itself. Class
interests became the guiding factors
and the fiction Of a government repre-
senting the whole people was no long
er tenable. The provisional govern
ment re-worded its slogans of impe-
rialist war and imperialistic peace, but
mass unrest continued to grow. Sow
lets Of workers, peasants and soldiers
sprung up thruout the nation and chaI-
lenged the authority Of the provisional
government.
When on May 1. the provisional gov
q AA4OhS oCh1 q nOtC 70 biic ditlcu gov
ernments in which it spoke of "the ma
TONS determination to bring the war
to a decisive victory" and said the
''the provisional government in safe
guarding the rights acquired for our
country will maintain a strict regard
for its engagements with the allies
OF Russia" the fury of the masses
could not be restrained. Great strikes
and mass demonstrations were staged
and an attempt made by soldiers to
arrest the provisional government.
The council of Soviets was as yet
in the hands Of the non-revolutionary
elements altho the Bolsheviki were
active. Lenin had arrived in Petro-
grad in April and had taken the lead
In the revolutionary agitation.
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