EVILS OF TSARISM

Evening Post, Volume XCIII, Issue 98, 25 April 1917, Page 7

EVILS OF TSARISM

ARMY WAS CRIPPLED AND

STARVING

M. KERENSKY ON RUSSIA'S AIMS,

fWBTKAUAN-NRW IBAMND CABLE ASSOCIATION.) PETROGHAD, 24th AprO.. The Daily Express has been accorded •an interview with M. Kerensky, Russian Minister for Justice, who is the' Lloyd George of Russia, and dominates the political situation. He said: " Our people went to war to defend themselves. They are now determined to wage only r, defensive, not an aggressive war. Wo desiro no annexations. If President Wilson is expressing the will of. the people of America, and not merely making a diplomatic move, t,hen I am in complete sympathy with his statement regarding the objects of the war. I have no objection to the principle of compensation in order to give reparation to Poland and Belgium. The British people are held in. great esteem in Russia, but their connection with .Tsarism has been evinced. America's entry into the war after the overthrow of Tsarism has give America a popularity Britain has rarely enjoyed. "If Tsarism had continued when Germany commenced her spring offensive, the defeat of "Russia would have ,been inevitable Our troops in January were intermittently deserting their regiments.Our armies had only two days' food supply, and many of the soldiers were starving. Only 70 per cent, of our blast furnaces were working, and the output of minerals had fallen to one-quarter of the normal output. Our workmen are now all striving to increase the output, and particular attention is being bestowed on the transports via Vladivostock, in older to secure American supplies."

The Daily News correspondent at P.etrograd reports that M. Miliukoff, speaking at M<wcow, ;said: "We possess secret documents showing' that the Germans are debaltibg whether to attack Russia immediately, or wait until internal disordere should; put Russia, at Germany's mercy."