RUSSIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 21 March 1917, Page 5

RUSSIA.

WE DRAMATIC REVOLUTION. LLOYD GEORGE'S VIEWS. T.A\T)MAPTv T>r WORLL'S HISTORY. London, March 19. & the House of Commons, Mr Lloyd George said, in Teply to Mr Asquitii.® that the Russian revolution would prove; one of the landmarks in the world's history. It occuned with such dramatic suddenness that it could not be followed in all its details. There had been deeprooted discontent due to the inefficiency of the Government in the conduct of the •war.' Soldiers, asked to t.ike action against rioting due to the shortage of food, refused to obey and gave support to the committee of which the President of the Duma was leader, which committe had been suddenly formed to preserve order. Subsequently a strong Provisional Government was formed. After the Czar abdicated the Archduke Michael placed his services at the disposal of the Government if called to the throne by tne voice of the people expressed in*the Assembly. There had been very iittle bloodshed. The new Government would receive the support of the army and navy. Present information did not enable him to say , that all the danger wat over, but the new Government had been formed for the express purpose of carrying on the war With increased vigor. Mr Lloyd George said that on Thursday he would move a motion of congratulation to the Duma. The British Government hoped the revolution would result in the closer union ar.u more, effective co-operation of Russia with its allies. He had every confidence j that the Russian people would find liber-' ty compatible with order, ever, in revolutionary times. DETERMINATION on victory. PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT'S : ASSURANCE, f) Keceived March 20, 11 p.m. Petrograd, March 20. The Provisional Government, in a manifesto to the citizens, undertakes to provide to the utmost everything necessary to bring the war tp a victorious conclusion, and declared its intention to observe foreign alliances and agreements. SETTLING DOWN. Petrograd, March 10. The streets On Sunday were crowded with ordetlv people. The pfclaces and public buildings "were draped with red. ' The Jews are enthusiastic concerning the chance r gaining full citizenship. It is reported that Moscow workmen rill resume work. The delay in restoring normal conditions is dde to the interference of a committee of Labor deputies. Wild and disorderly meetings are assembled by them daily, hoping to retain a hold on the soldiers and lower classes. Some students of both sexes are blindly cooperating in the anarchistic- propaganda. The demagogue element realises that Jt will soon lose the power it has temporarily usurped, and is now fighting tooth and nail against sober influences and spreading the wildest rumors. The people have repeatedly been told that the Gehnan nation had risen against its rulers, that the' Kaiser had been slain, and that a deputation was coming to inaugurate an era of universal brotherhood.

The object of the rumors is io impre»3 tho masses with the belief that the war has ended and that the nation need no longer consider the situation. There ,is already a reaction among the worker;, the majority ttfcing anxious to resume their avocations. It is reasonable to hope that the excesses of the Anarchist propaganda will redound against their siiiuoia.

TBE WORST OVER. London, March 19. The Petrograd correspondent of the j Telegraph states that on Sunday kerning there was a feeling that the .vorsfc was over and complete order rer fablished. The streets and most of Mir shops were open. TBc Duma is no ionger surrounded by a surging crowd. Members of the Cahinet are working in their respective Ministries and order is being fashioned out of chaos. The red flag is everywhere, even over the Winter Palace, which becomes national property, and is to be used for the Constituent Assefably. The organisation of militia to replace the police is proceeding at top speed. The food iupply is being set in order. Then to a new life infinitely busier and more varied than Russia bis known fclthertft. ' . rift annbotttaeiit of the C*art abdiwaverers. Wntt'eharae«<

tensile elasticity Russians of -all classes are adapting themselves to the new viewpoint. THE PROVINCES ACQUIESCE. London, March 19. The Petrograd correspondent of the Daily Telegraph, under' date February 19, says:—Cautious deputies, who have not teen near the Duma since Monday, returned on Saturday looking greatly relieved. The Socialist parties which were suppressed under the old order are being rapidiy reorganised. The manner in which the C/ar abdicated has slightly, softened general bitterness against tne Crown, but resentment against the Empress remains stror.gi

All e?reeuti-e and legislative power 13 now concentrated in the 'Provisional Government. The Czar appointed Prince LvofT President of the Council and the Ministers just before his abdication.

News from the provinces is reassuring. The revolution in Moscow passed off like a holiday. News from NishniNovgorod, KariofT, Minsk, ar.d other fer.tres is equally cheering. The municipal councils havfe everywhere taken over the authority. FINNISH TOWNS VISITED. Copenhagen, March 1!). Three Russian commissions are visiting Fni/iish towns'and appointing officials. fercafc meetings supported the new Government, but expressed a wish for home rulo in Fmlf.nd. A MINISTER KILLED. ' United Service. London, ,March 19. A Stockholm message states that the Russian crowds felt a special animosity against M Ritting, Minister of. Agriculture, who was killed during the revolution.

REORGANISATION SCHEME, Times Service. Petrograd, March 10. The procurator of the Holy Synod ordered the removal of the Imperial chair, thus symbolising the abolition of Caesaro-Papism. M. Kerensky has abolished the title of Excellency, and Ministers will be called Minister.

Home Rule commissions throughout Rusa'.a arc installing a colossal ssieme of reorganisation. Elections will probably be postponed until after the war; Without poiit'eal censorship all newspaper;, are displaying much greater freedom. The Socialists and the soldiers are publishing new journals. The newspapers are unanimously patriotic anil urge that the blessings of freedom obtain«l with such a slight cost of life be consolidated by fighting their hereditary enemies who are eagerly watching to strike a blow against Russia. A correspondent adds that Russia has acclaimed the new regime so joyfully that it is ridiculous to talk about the restoration of autocracy. Extremists will probably agree to support the Duma until a gigantic general election is organised.

An interesting episode took place on Friday. iPrince LvolT and the Ministers went to the Grand Duke Michael's palace. The Grand Duke Michael said he would not hesitate to accept or reject the throne if he was convinced that the" good of Russia was thereby served. The Ministers were not unanimous therefore he thought it best to abdicate handing over the supreme power to the Duma's government.