WILL RUSSIA FIGHT?

Gisborne Times, Volume XLVIII, Issue 4580, 8 June 1917, Page 5

WILL RUSSIA FIGHT?

- -■ 1 ■ '• WOMEN GOING TO FRONT. ATTEMPT tTbHAME THE MEN. “PEACE AT ANY PRICE” CRY. ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. PETROGRAD, June G. Mr Arthur Henderson, Labor member of the British War Cabinet attended a meeting of the Provisional Government. Ke reported on the effect of State intervention on British commerce and industry, and showed that useful .results had been obtained in England by wise systematic State intervention.

A woman named Britomart, who entered the ranks as a man. won the St. George’s Cross. She is raising a lighting regiment of women to proceed immediately to tlie front. M. Rodzianko approved of the scheme, which aims at shaming Russian men into a more active frame of mind.

M. Kerensky has returned. He intended to visit Minsk. Riga and Kronstadt. A crisis arising over the retirement of M. Konovaloff, also economic and financial difficulties, necessitated his immediate return. Tlie people desire peace almost at any price. When Kerensky urges a vigorous offensive, Socialists reply that to attack Germany when she is on the eve of a revolution would serve the interests of Kaiserdom.

Kerensky’s absence showed that the fate of Russia depends on him aione.

The Germans have repatriated five hundred Russians from Switzerland through Germany. They are most sincere, and will become ardent supporters of tlie Provisional Government, desiring to crush Kaiserdom. Germany has notified that, she will convey no more to Russia. The Socialists. Ministers and delegates of the Workmen’s and Soldiers’ Council investigated the Kronstadt revolution, with the result that tho Kronstadt revolutionists agreed to send representatives to Potrograd empowered to settle the misunderstanding. Mrs. Pankhurst is going to Russia, with the Government's permission.

General Alexieff has been appointed military adviser to the Russian Government.

BRUSILOFF’S NEW TASK.

THE RUSSIAN CABINET.

United Services. (Received June 7 10.10 p.m. ) AMSTERDAM. June 7. The German newspapers interpret General Brusilolf’s appointment os meaning that the Russian Government seriously intends an offensive. Tim Daily Express’s Petrograd correspondent states that General Ale:--ieff’s resignation was due to a di<agreement with the Soldiers’ Committee’s no annexation and no indemnities views. The Russian Cabinet is as follows: Prince Lvoff—Prime Minister and Minister for the Interior. M. Terestchenko—Foreign Affairs. M. Kerensky—War and Marine. M. Singareff—Finance. M. Nekrassoff —Railways. M. Konovaloff—Commerce (since resigned and unfilled). M. Godneff —State Controller. M. Manuiloff—Education. _ Prince Vladimir Lvoff—Holy Synod. M. Poreviezefr—Justice. M. Skobeloff—Labor. M. Tcliernoff—Agriculture. M. Secretelli—Post and Telegraph. M. Ketcheksonoff —Food Supplies. Prince Shaksowkoy—Public Reliei. Professor Grimm—Constituent Affairs. The Socialist Minister for Justice proposes to establish throughout Russia District Courts comprising three members of the local Committee and three nominees or other social organisations to try agents ox the old regime. A thousand soldiers have arrived at Dvinsk from the front sufrerit-G from poisoning, due to voJna, - with which they were regaled by fraternising with the Germans. A despatch from Stockholm states that Russians returning from Britain include many anarchists. They talked German aboard the ship- openly, boasting of their intention of resuming anarchistic activities m Russia.