RUSSIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 April 1917, Page 5

RUSSIA.

POLAND'S FUTURE. UNITY AND INDEPENDENCE. Paris, April If. The Allies have given Russia a collective guarantee of Poland's unity and independence as forcMiadowod in the Provisional Government's proclamation. SOCIALIST DEPUTATION. FRATERNAL GREETINGS. •Petrograd, April 14., A Franco-British Socialist deputation conveying the democratic party's fraternal greetings has arrived. The Britishers include Messrs. Tjliornej, O'Grady), and Bowerman, members of the House of Commons. A SECOND HOUSE. SOLDIERS' AND WORKERS' COUNCIL. Received April 10, 5.5 p.m. Petrograd, April IS. The Council of Soldiers and Workers' delegates declares its intention of retaining its position as a sort of second house in the temporary Government Conferences and proceedings suggest that a separate peace is infinitely less possible than before the revolution. APPEAL FOR NATIONAL UNITY. ALEXIEFF COMMANDER-INrCHItK Received April 17, 1 a.m. Petrograd, April 10. General Brussiloff, at. a banquet to the Duma, appealed for national unity in order to defeat the German militarism. He aborted the army to support the Duma. Reuter Service. Petrograd, April 16. General Alexieff has been definitely appointed commander-in-chief THE POLITICAL CRISIS. SITUATION' COMPLICATE]* Eeceived April 17, 1.40 a.m. Petrograd, April 10. | The political crisis centres in the personality of M. Kerensky, who is a republican Socialist, Prince I.uoff, Professor Milianofl', Lodzianko, and GutchoJF, re presenting the patriotic moderate libei als.' ! M. Kerensky insists on the necessity of defeating the enemy, but has made enemies, including the extreme anarchia! elements. It is Impossible to sa/ what may happen if Kerensky is forced t' resign. j