New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 2, 1917, Page 5

IN RUSSIA'S LIFE * Be Sent Awdy in Exile , Petrégrad, Oct. 29.—It s confident- ly expected that the former Czar and écurinu. will soon be banjshed from Russia. This' is the latest chapter in “the life of Russia, which has under- {gone many changes during the past few months. . ‘When the transoceanic cables, or- ‘dinarily high-pitched with the - news ©f the war, remained silent for hours in succession early in March regard- ing the internal affairs of Russia, the worl statesmen guessed, the truth. A revolution was wundermining a throne from which & massive emglra has been ruled asutocyatically for cen- turies. Significant. ‘happenings in Russia had forecast this uprising, and when the cables resu: ‘it became khown that the ' Romanoff dynasty had been overthrown and a republic born. There had, been food ' riots and labor strikes in Petrograd. The sit- .ting of the Duma had been suspend- Aied by Nicholds II, to be ‘resumed next month (April) unless extraor- (dinary circumstances intervene.” And 41t was upon the Duma that the maas sof the Russian people depended for ‘the' successful prosecution of their eradicatien from governmental ecircles. The emperor ;abdicated on March 14, his ministry being swept from of- fice, and the Grand Duke ' Michael, Yyounger :brother of Nichol was named regent. These events were preceded by three 4=:3 of rioting in the streets of Petrograd, about 600 or 700 persons being killed. The garri- jsonl at Petrograd and Moscow wavered and then went over in a body to the revolutionaries. Pro-German reactionaries were rounded up. Many political prisoners were liberated, in- cluding a great horde which, freed from incarceration in Siberia, en- tered Petrograd amid scenes not un- like those at Paris during the French revolution. Important among these returned exiles was Madame Cather- ine Breshkovskaya, “Grandmother of the Revolution.” i The Duma ‘leaders had brought all this about having disregarded an or- der from the emperor tc dissolve and having voted to create a provisional government. — Other garrisons came {in to strengthen the movement, and Russian army generals at the front assured their support. Grand Duke Michael abdicated the throne on March 16. J A new national cabinet was or- ganized, with Prince George H. Lvoff, as premier and minister of the In- terior, and Alexander Kerensky, later to become a dominating figure in this drama, as minister of justice. : The new regime proclaimed poli- cies which included amnesty for po- litical prisoners, religious freedom, liberty /of speech and universal suf- frage. Hven in the war capitals of the Central ‘Power: it was conceded that the revolution had been accom- plished under the guidance of Rus- sla’s war party, and some of the Ger- of German' fmfinences'’s the ‘B8" tar-reaching as a step d the democratization of Europe. In England it was regarded 83 an Entente triumph and a Ger- man. disaster.: A The United ‘States, “then neutral, was the first to recognize the pro- visional government on March 22. A few days |later Great Britain, France and Italy officially welcomed the new republic. America later sent diplo- matic and rallroad missions to aid Russia and made financial loans. Ellhu Root, who headed diplomatic pody, assured the provisional govern- ment that the United States would stand by Russia, and other members of the mission expressed confidence in the success of the new democracy. Jews throughout the world interpret- ed the situation as a stride toward universal freedom for their race. Meanwhile the deposed Bmperor and Empress Alexandra were ordered arrested and they were made prison- ers at Tsarskoe-Selo, latef being re- moved with/their entourage to Fort- ress St. Peter and St. Paul at Petro- A plot to proclatm Grand Duke Michael -emperor- failed in April Nikolai Lenine, a noted revolution- e e ary of the radical sogialist type, re.|a. turned from exile in Switzerland and established himself ‘at the palace of Madam Kshesinska, a famous dancer, who had been a favorite of the ruler. ‘With many followers, Lenine opposed the new regime:by advocating peace. Suspected: ‘as ‘pro-German agents, he and some of associates were ar- rosted several %u later after they had done incalchiable harm through their .public and secret agitatipns. Subsequently he escaped. 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Tens of thousands of Ger- man° sples had been-able’ to invade Russia, 'and for a period the provi- sional government hesitated" to prose- cute them and the Russian -fanatics who'were thelr tools, for fear of be- ing accused of oppression and tyranny. With only one Socialist, Kerensky, the first cabinet was too weak to sur- vive, the peasants and the Workmen's and Soldiers’ Delegates demanding stronger representation. A second ministry ‘'was formed on May 19, with six ‘Socialists among its fifteen mem- bers, and a military offensive was be- gun in Galicia which steeled the hearts of the Entente with renewed courage. Beaun-on a front extending about eighteen miles, the advance was carried on vigorously at varjous points on an 800-mile front from the Gulf of Riga to Rumania. Brzezany and’ Halicz - were captured. The keynote of the attitude of the ruling faction of the new regime was sounded in resolutions adopted by the Workmen's and' Soldiers’ Delegates to ibfluence their rovernments to adopt peace formulae. This sugges- tion created world-wide interest but, while openly discussed in govern- mental circles, it met with no re- sponse from leaders of Entente minis- tries. g Meanwhile Petrograd has exposed an attempt by Germany to conglude a separate peace. -This offer, made through Swiss channels, resulted in the expulsion from Ru _of Rob- ert Grimm, a prominent Socialist in- ternationalist. Grimm was a Swiss itizen. Austrian efforts to jure Rus- sia into a separate peace also were rcbuffed, the Workmen's and Soldiers’ Delegates issuing & proclamation say- ing the nation favored only a generai peace. Although Lvoff had remained as Pre- mier of the second Cabinet, Keren- sky, as Minister of War and Marine, became the dominating power, and to him was'accorded . the credit of in- augurating’ the military = offensive which the Entente dared to hope would develop into a smashing iblow against the Central Powers. An at- tempt to assassinatg Kerensky at Po- lotsk on July 20 only served to strerfzthen hig position with the work- men, peasants and those soldicrs who were 1dyal. But in Gallcla, disaffection broke out among-the Russian troops. Some refused to obey orders and retreated as the Austro-Germuns advanced. A military ‘collapse had begun. The provisional government issued a proc- lamation saying the nation’s fateful hour was at hand and warning against anarchists and other foés within. The Army was known to be honeycombed with German spies. Tarnapol, Brzezany, Hallcz, Stan- islau and Kolomea were lost. 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Welinsky, Mgr. ants and the ‘soldiers and workmen. | ‘He ' became virtually a dictator, with his régime called the ‘‘Government of National Safety.”” His was the stu- pendous task of re-establishing order at the frpnt and within the govern- ment itself. On July 20 it had been announced that Lvoff had resigned and that Ke- rensky had succeded him as Premier, retaining, however, his portfolio as Minister of War and Marine. The new Cabinet, the third since the in- ception of the revolution and the seo- ohd coalition body, contained five- So- cialists and five non Socialists. Kerensky promised the provisional government he would ‘save Russia and Russian unity by blood and iron #f argument and reason, honor and conscience,” werg not sufficlent. He attributed the recent revolt to the de- sertion of constitutional Democratic members of the Lvoff government. 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