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RUSSIAN CRISIS.

THE MOSCOW CONFERENCE.

A. KERENSKI'S SPEECH.

TER HONGKONG DAILY PRESE, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2011, 1917:

GERMAN WAR CRIMES.

LIEBKNECHT'S PAMPHLET

A TERRIBLE INDICTMENT. M. Kerenski, the Prender, in opening There has reached me (inys The Daily the State Conference at Moscow; began | Telegraph' Special Corresponderit in by saying that the Government had con- Rotterdam) a copy of an open letter which voked the meeting of citizens of great Dr Karl Liebknecht circulated in Berlin and from comery not in order to discures inst year, and which is believed to have political or party quarrels, but in order played a great part in the trial which to tell them openly and frankly the truth | resulted in Gernung's mod, faneous Social as the whant the country expected from them ist leader incurring a setiterice of penni The servitude which he is stil} serving. The and how the nation was suffering, Gaveraraent had taken this stop so that document, a leaflet of four pages, bearing no citizen should be able to excuse him on the front a portrait of Liebknecht, is self later on by saying that he did not

THE WAR MEMORIAL

NATIONAL MUSEUM.

A TANK VICTORY.

INCIDENTS IN YPRES BATTLE Two years ago the Beitish Goverment

Describing an operation with the object. resolved to

National War of rectifying the line of a recent advance, The Times Correspondent at Headquar hers says:-

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Tanks co-operated, and it

their co was

au surgess operation which ne absurdly easy and it is not as if it were mere nondescript bit of open country which we advanced over, for the ground taken, which was north and north-east of St. Juliet, included a number of strang pairs, among was fring the Mont du

know the real situation of the State. The dated Berlin, May 8th, 1916, and is n be a war memorial, it must pay that debt Hibou and Triangle Faru xth of which

Premier then declared that ang attempt to take advantage of the conference attack the usfioon! power as embodied in the Provisional Governannt could be pitilessly repressed by blood and iron.

Those who think," he exclaimed, "that The moment has come to overthrow the revolutionary power, with bayonets are yaking a matake. Let them fake enre, for our muthority is supported by the by boundless confidence of the

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Museum. As as we consider what such a museum must be, and what it must include, it will be gown that it will be not, a mere exhibition, but a tribute to the men who have fought and fallen. If it is to illustrate the retreat from Mons, for example, or the first battle of Ypres, St must pay some honour to the herors of those desperate hours. A war museum therefore, must in the nature of things of honour which has been commonly ens dressed to the Königliche Kommandantur trusted to some monument or group of 1 have mentioned in formar disqutches gericht, Berlin (Berlin District Court-statuary. However highly, we may value as particularly formidable obstacles to the potentiality of art in that kim, itour advance. At both these places- as will hardly be disputed that a well-well as at the point farther up known as Martial).

planned and adequately-endowed museum as the Cockcroft, which was also taken will make an appeal to thought and the foundations and collars of old farms motion understood by far greater nam or other clusters of buildings bad been hers, and in itself far more significant, a nverted by the lavish use of ferru-con-

riental sculpture of architecture. "We than any which could spring from monu-crete into really strong fortresses.

The concrete is sometimus SEL, maid ap- must recognise, therefore, as a funda-wards thick, and in the best form is mental principle of an aquate schen strengthened with layers of iron rods, of

hairpin sky embedded in the material. When a supply of rods of the proper shape was not available the Germans nude use of all sons of strange make- jshifrë, like die fræines of iron bedsteads, stoves, fenders, and similar articles of furniture, gathered among the heal Ernias, all welded in theseid mass of one huge thickness of concrete Though the results for formidable defrosive werks.

that the muse must constiute at the the national record, and the national memorial of the war.

Whilst setting forth its thor's view of the war as a struggle of the masses against the classes throughen the world, it also contains a daglig dictment of the rulers of Germany for their initiation and conduct of the war. les circulation caused consternation to the military authorities, who not merely seized all the copies upon which they s of saldiers who are defend arculd lay their hauls, but made it against the Germau isvasion. The Prot sistent Government is convinced that all griminal offere for anyone to be find いば who have come here will forget in possession of it. The following are everything exempt your daty towards the Extracts from the letter, which, so far as and the revolution. The Goytre is known, by reason of its quick suppress mer believes that it can tell the truth olson by the German Government, has aut only to our friends but also to our enemies previously achieved publication abroad- The German Government is in its very those who are destroying nur troops- and those amongst us who are waiting. for social and political being an instrument the boobent when they may be able to for the exploitation and suppression of raise their ds and poate upon the the labourine masses It serves as home freg Bussien will hide nothing from you, for we have and abroad the interests of Junkerdom. they have formulated und submitted to they are also traps for their garrisons:

pemple, Angarin say that Come Togenlur For the 6ṛsy time since the capitalisms and militaris. It is the the War Cabinet. As the offerts of the when our men came along,

revolution to speak to you frankly and to tell you of the unbearable and innate responsibility, we hear despite all the blows seate reciting.

ition

A HALL OF HONOUR.

The conuitice appointed to organise the museum, of which Sir Alfred Moud is the chairman and Sir Martin Conway the diver-general, have, we understands adopted this opinion in the plany which

reckless

of representative world

war are limited only by the bounds of the

Yesterday's operation was jenetically a expansion, the strongest driver of com

world and jerition.

ain armaments, and therewith me humanity, the committer contemplate andships and the stationary concrete

by the occupation of

trial of strength belworn our movable of the weighttest exponents in the rentin

muscun upon a vast scale. Unless ther' of the pauses for the present war. It plot

museun is comprehensive and complete | Prts, and the latter, were hopelessly out- Citizens, the State is passing Herough a ted this war in conjunction with the Aus period of mortad danger. I will not say frian Government, and so burdened itself it can only be an insult to the nation.atched. The attack was largely a sur- Consider what this means. We have not rise, and before the Gertuang knew any more, for you ll understand ROS Vint with the chief responsibility for its out- How it, for each of you experiences it in a henk. It arranged this war whilst mis-6nly to illustrate and provide a visible thing was happenings ch fart hind one or different way:

but you al know that the leading he inasses of the people and even history of years of gigantic bath by two Tanks sitting on its doorstep, Ir sight of the sarth and son and air, of long campaign, several cases the mere task incumbent up sen, ly, the the Reichstag struggle against a powerful, implacable. Compare for instance, the keeping in every quarter of the world. Or monsters looking in at the windows was

nemy, demamis great silent about the ultimatum to Belginin,

museum must tell of the enrolling ofugh, and the garrisons surrendered at organes love for air the making up of the German White Book, armies millions strong, of their training out of hand. In some ensis they tried Purifices,

to gui ont by the luck doors and ran entry, and the forgetting of our the alteration of the Tsar's telegram of and equipment, and of their transport, au mur fachine-gunters, had their donestir quirols. Unfortunately, not all July 21, 1914, te. It seeks to maintain But it bnly the fighting found a plate, chance, but, invariably this was when the who her able are willing to offer all this the war feeling in the nation by the most the tale would be half told. This is a Fank called at the front dear only. The on the altar of their wmunity, ruined by blauwarthy means. It carries on the war not only ci armies and navigs, but the way, and they thus render the criticalar by methods which, even regarded from of nations. The coumittee wisely andke situation of the country more serious the hitherto

Tevel, customary

tre provision for according due honour to the bor political life this pro

Such, for instante, are the every day.

monstrous, res of organisation is wen worse.

invasion of Belgium uid Lugeborg ervice of those who never put on uni

One Tank got into troulle 200 yards. form, aml for meointing those great ever causing certain nationalities living poison gasel, ibe. Zeppelins, which are transformmaticus of civil life which the before reaching its objectivy, so it marle in Russia to seek their salvation not in designs

Resigned to destroy everything living, com- dose union with the mother country, but batant of noncombatant, in a wide carl war has brought about. The miracles of itself into a stationary fort also, and in soparalist ispirations. On top of all below them; the submarine trade war: the munition manufacture and the work of opened fire with all its guy when the the shameful

events at the front, torpedoing of the Lasilania; the system

women in filling the places of men who Geering camé pouring out and tried to A stars, forgetting their in the beginning in Belgium: the systema have gone to fight must find a plans in Dur infantry coming close behind dealt with them, and then the crew of without tie dupy

of Franian, Polish, frish, side the trophies of bottle. to their country, gave warenąj nesistance to, the pressure of.

Mabwandther war prisonery

But the first and highest purpose of the the Tank got out, and, 'inking, their in ac for their people Fresh Gerana prison camps for purposes of

of museum must be to enshrine the memory machine-gun, with them, went on to new chains of despratist.

We fell o

4 traitorous war service and traitorous of great deeds. If it does not bring back couquets, just as Marines from à real from

in the interests of the Central espionage

to us and to those who come after the ship might do, or dismounted cavalry. Powers: the treaty of Under-Sereiary men who fought and fell, it is but j

Another Tank got behind its particular

the Fatal in itane of tho

see of another Tank behind was always enough to commandi discretion and ("preriji surrender.

Jecher We could not free reived her with Sir Roger Casement of collection of curiosities.. So the con-† fort and opened fire on the back door, but

which we hated, but which we bastause we feaved it.

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3014, as to the formation, mittes have resolved that the museumshots were enough; the arrsion came of British should have as its centre and heart streaming but to surrender. Two other

and not on equipment and prisoners to sprin

Honour, the sanctuary or holy of holes room of commemoration, Hall of of the tmple. What they suggest to realise this idea is that artists sacdld be

and found them already deserted. Tanks went to indicated strong points

December when power rests on liberty ow bayouts, we are transported with delight.diers front arong.

though there is som bereditary distrust an Irish brigade in the German prison of this news

"Thure who

OTIEW camps the attempts to use civilim sub- trenchled before the Government of auto-

torets of hostile States who were in Ger vrats FISAW

naraguinst the many, by threatening them with forced in- fiverra aith arms, in their hands, init Fierningol, for war services of a trencher. called in to create a hall of all the beauty their chief business was to take over let theta remember that our patience has us chameter against their country: the its hunts, and that those who go beyond dictumi' necessity knows no law.' eft, them will hoive to settle with the Gover mit, which will make them remember

EXPLOITING THE PEOPLE,

and splendour which they can images around which should be set portraits 26d statues of such men as the nation may de light to honour. From this ball we might mane vi every man who gay his life to pass to a Memorial Gallery, in which the

the war should be engraved on bronze, while the achievements of ships, regis ments, and contingents might be hommared by ascriptions or other devices.

time of Tsarism. We shall be implacable because we are convinced that supretarensly increased the want of political **** The German Government has tremend per alone can assure the salvation of rights and the exploitation of the mass

country. and that is why I shall

of the people by the conditions it in ciergetically oppose all attempts to posed isler a state of siege. advantage of Rassin's national

It refuses This fortunes, and whatever ultimatum is pre.all serious political and social reformis. sented to us 1 shall subject it to serious political and social reforms, whilst phrases about the supposed equality f

A COMPREHENSIVE SCHEME. süpfene power and to me, its head,'

all parties, about, the supposed reform of

Such a scheme is ambitioue, but in this political and social treatment, about the

pposed nenorientierung, ste.. it tries matter to limit our ambitions is a dis to maintain its hold the

of grace. In addition in the hall and gallery. the people for the purposes

of its described, the committee consider that not lingerinhstic war

agrarians and

POSITION OF THE ARMY.

Referring to the Russian army. M. Kerenski remarked that under the region the Russian army was a colossus

Jul.

He meridioned the sacrifices and

The infantry engaged in the attack had, as the casualties show, an easy job, and batches of prisoners surrendering to the Tanks, In several of the forts the Tanks Crews found the Geimang just about to add to the meals gratefully.

egin breakfast, and our men sat down.

This is by means the first service. rendered by the Tanks in this fighting un the Ypres front, though the ground here, iron its nature, and more especially from its present wetness, is singularly ill adapted to Tankmanship.

and

with feet of clay, and alust without award for the tiling. Because of its less than two large glass-covered" courts could see the wood for the trees, We may will be necessary to house and display ask what sort of an exhibition the co- mittee expect tacir museum to provide. self-depan! of the officers, who did their capitalists it has entirely failed in the heavy artillery, tanks, and such tg They ait, in the first place, at inter- gonomic provisioning of population dur What would & War Musecan be which Host against archy and the dising the war, and it has prepared the road did not contain a tank or a big sun?esting all the millions of people who nave organisation of the army which have for making asury out of the people and rendered so hard the task of the Rassian their very needs.

But modern artillery. since we have pass ugnt or worked for the war, people and its Government; to save liberty and the country,

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rout, wildstrei, and, indeed, mest of the nuntious Enerations what the war was like, with immediate ponce negotiations an

of modern war, cannot be exhibited out what weapons and under what conditions tha kind. By the maintenance of the are necessary. It is, of écurst, too soon to draw detailed plans of the museum, legal state of siege censorship and so as

M. Kereask then referred to the main

fast to its war object, still it holds Fed from the bronze age in the age of Secondly, it appears, at showing future

Sroblem of the Government, amly. the round of no anexations and no fureof doors. So large courts on ground level it was fought, and what were its effects:

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it smothers public knowledge pi ünçoju- hut we may perhaps anticipate that round of aircraft, models of munition factories. SKIN AND BLOOD DISEASES m the time has eine to consolidate the fortable facts and criticism of its nithods.

these courts and the central hall and gal. But not dels alone. The gun and the conquests of the revolution as well as the State itself. For this reason we ask you. The present way is not a war for theer, buildings on two or three floors will ask, the aeroplane, and perhaps even be arranged to house the smaller exhibits the submarine, will be shown as they citizens if you feel in your hearts the defence of the national inviptability or shered indispensable fire to attain this for the liberty of small nations. From and the library. This obviously means lought. What this means in space may object, if you represent bere in Moscow the standpoint of the proletariat it sikur structure of great size and heary cost, but be estimated by the fact that to show the national

strength of the country which is only the most extreme concentration if we cannot face this prospect we had odels of all, the varicus types of ships helfer not attempt the formation of aw being used by the Navy would require is necessary in order to assure the corn- and increase of the political sites National War Museum, That the people an acre of floor. Photographs and other try's prosperity. Or else will

economic draining, and the world and 19 anse you give

militaristic picture of slaughter of the life of the working-classes will demand its construction upcu an ade-cords will display what women have decadence A Bittle while ago we go for eapitalistic and alesolutist advantage, quale seal, and that money thus spent one in the factories, in the fields, and on antly replied to the proposal to conclude To this there is only one answer of the will not be grudged, we bere ne set of the railways. The work of the children, thes Boy Scout, the Girl Guide, and all the a separate prace, and a few days ago we labouring classes of all pantries namely, doubt were witnesses of other atteigst, equally sharpened international class fight

The different departments of Govern- small caploges of farm and mine and base: directed against our. Allies. The against the capitalistic Governments and

ment are all taking steps to ensure that fee will not be forgotten. So the dominating classes of all countries, for the

hum shall have every desirable seun, forgetting no one's part, should

was he

their

:

day fought and suffered and conquered.

Jatter rejected it with equal indignations.emoval of every form of suppression and object at its disposal. The Admiralty undone a memorial and a stimulus. Some people I say to our Allies that it

in the name of the great Russianuloitation, and for ending the war the War Offes have decided that on the us tay go to recall what a man did only reply we exported of them"

a peace in the Socjalistic sense. As conclusion of the way the National who is dead, some to look again at rec.rds i At these words the gathering rose and Socialist I am on principle an opponent sur shall have its choice of all war of our own work, and some in the future louilly cheered the Allied

of this war as of the existing military Idiplomatists. Referring specially to Finland. M.ystem. The fight against winta rish material and trophies captured from the to see how the men and women of our Korenski

for their country. ski confirmed the wort that the life question for the working-classes. The enemy. All official photographs have been Government would forcibly prevent the war demands that the anti-militarim collected for the same purpose, all pro

To the museum also will come the future Te opening of the dissolved Diet.

struggle shall be carried on with redoubled clamations and Government printing,

portrails I hope he continued, "that the whole energy."

of all feer anden historian, who will see in calm perspec country will approve this decision of the

who have fallen and those who five the agonies and, hopes and fears of Government. (Cheers.) The Government

have won distinction: are being today. It is propused that the war re will endeavour to protect the army against

M. Nekrassoff, the Minister of Finance assembled. Pictures concerned with the cords and books concerned with the war subversive influences which deprive the

war have been presented and purchased, should be housed in the museum build. said the Russian Budget was in a pro records of women's work are accumulating, thus forming a branch both of the will Maximalist struggle against the

against all attempts be put on one side the cost of the war, anding, with models-in illustration. Mea Record Office and of the national library them to vorrupt discipline.

celthus in effect there were two Budgets, ore sures are being taken to organise a child in the British Museum. Wo understand leagues," M. Kerenski concluded, win giving a false impression of prosperity ren's section, which will include war toys that the Germans for a similar collection Ours can describe to you the state of widespread catastrophe. The new administrative gifts, and will welcome war souvenirs of bardly be smaller and in addition 42

the other concealing the germs of a finan of all nations, The committen also invite reckon upon 40,000 books. disorganisation existing in our country bodies were absorbing wormous sums all kinds, and, indeed almost any con book a large collection of newspapers, In order to remedy this necessary sacrifices, and abandon our to the extraordinary increase in the or illustration

We must all make The financial difficulties were largely duceivable object which can form a record hostile and neutral, as we as our own, will be necessary to those future students personal and party interests."

who will appraise our wirk. If to us Premier's speech was enthusiast workers' pay.

and to our enemies alike this is a war for the fate of our posterity, it is supremely necessary to leave behind us a Full and ample record of what we have done and tried to do-Daily Telegraph.

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M. Nekrassoff then mentioned; a series frequently interrupted it by loud cheer of measures to strengthen the finances, and Such a wealth of material, it may be ing, and at its concluution burst into a stated that the Government would have to thought, will be overwhelming, and re storm of applause.

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