On This Day, 10 November 1917

Birmingham Gazette

Saturday 10 November 1917

RUSSIA AND THE PETROGRAD EXTREMISTS: GROWING OPPOSITION

KERENSKY, KORNILOFF AND KALEDIN AGAINST LENIN

“ATTEMPT TO MARCH ON PETROGRAD”

DELAYED SOVIET BULLETIN

PEASANTS OPPOSE EXTREMISTS

Petrograd, Thursday.

It is stated that the General Congress of Soviets of all Russia has issued an appeal to the workmen, soldiers, and peasants of Russia declaring the Congress will propose to all peoples an immediate democratic peace and an armistice, to come into force at once on all fronts.

The power of the Soviets, it is added, will assure the timely summoning of the Constituent Assembly.

Congress has decided that all local power shall pass into the hands of the local Soviets, who will establish strict order under the Revolution. The new Government will provide the Army with everything it requires.

The appeal adds that the parties of General Korniloff, M. Kerensky, and General Kaledine (Cossack Hetman) and others are endeavouring to move troops upon Petrograd, but several detachments of the troops with M. Kernensky have already passed over to the side of the people of the revolt.- Reuter.

The Combination of this trio suggests dramatic developments. The Revolutionary Committee of the Soviet appears to have had since Wednesday undisputed possession of the capital. All the news comes through their hands.

A message dated Thursday afternoon declared that the All-Russian Congress of Soviet deputies had repudiated the Petrograd Extremists and their policy, that the Town Council have approved of this step and are now taking measures to safeguard the arrested members of the Provisional Government.

The opposition comes from the Peasants’ deputies, who have united with the Minimalists against the Military Committee.

 

DOUBT OF LENIN.

BERLIN SCEPTICAL UPON EVENTS IN RUSSIA.

Amsterdam, Friday.

The German newspapers, generally speaking, display little or no enthusiasm over the startling political developments reported from Petrograd, there being no disposition to believe that a separate peace with Russia will be the outcome.

Thus the “Vossische Zeitung” points out that even the programme of the extreme Socialists in Russia contains no reference to a separate peace, and the “Berliner Tageblatt” doubts the possibility of Lenin being able to solve the question of a speedy peace, even supposing he succeeds in securing himself power.- Central News.

The “Frankfurter Zeitzung” is sceptical about the value to Germany of Lenin’s Revolution, with the chaos in Russia that may be expected to ensue from it. The journal says:- “We want to conclude a peace with Russia which contains a guarantee of durability, but that is only possible if negotiations can be carried on with a Government which really represents the country and is able to speak with some authority to Russia’s Allies.”- Reuter.

 

WHICH WILL WIN?

PROFESSOR PARES OF THE RUSSIAN SITUATION.

Professor Bernard Pares, of the Liverpool University, has given his opinion of the new Russian situation to a representative of the “Liverpool Daily Post”.

“To translate the whole thing into English terms,” said the Professor, “we must assume the extreme wing of the Labour party has seized the Government buildings in London. It is opposed by a much stronger and more competent right wing of the same Labour party, and of course by every Liberal and Conservative who has any education, understanding, or unwillingness to be used as instruments of German intrigue.

“As to which will win in Russia I have but little more doubt than I should have if the same question were put as regards to England.”

 

Extract from an article on the Russian Revolution in the Birmingham Gazette.