empare in craft work; the right to edlacational facilities, adequare recreational and exercise facilities; the righr 1o cominicate with Photo: Repuhlican News, cried in waited in vain for the Provisional Government to act.
the Russian Revolution.
On 23 March. Miliekos, the Minister of Foreign Altairs, made public the artinide of the GovernAmical idle chatter ahour the rights of nations the Kadet party laid his cards an the table i seize Canslantimonie Annenia and Northern Persia, divide Austria and Turkey. Keren say, scutely embarassed, explained that this was "Miliukoy's personal opinion'. However this personal Kade Parts, the majonty of the Governmeat and the reling class.
Four days inter the Government. under pressure from the Execurive Commitec of the Perrograd Soviet, refined its position:
the goal of free Russia 1s nar domination over other peoples nevertheless complere ahser. vance of the piligations undertaken to war names.
ESCAPED This lAst sentence escaned th attention of Stalin and Kamenev following morning declared:
'The Provisional has clearly and definitely announced before the whole people that the aim of Russia is not the domination of other nations'.
Lenin was still four days from Petrograd.
Hussia, under the old calendar. celebrated is fest May Day free from Isatist autocracy on J8 April. Everybody look to the streets. Even ar Moghtles, Cine minary beadquarters, soldiers, former tionary Cavaliers of St Gearpe DISILET SHE HUTUSHBR Milukor chose this day to ro affirm his position on the war, A 'Down with the war' the Petrograd workers and soldiers February, Everybody was waiting announcement of peace and an end to the death and demonsration the taleing day destruction of the bloody imperialist war. The people RIC SISSONS continues our week-by-week account of Menshesk President of the Soviet, versal desire to carry the world war HESENTO SELLY TIROE The idea of this nole had been cooked up Excuse. Ja cachance for thi nots, aload the lines of the 27 March statement, the Sonier would support the raising of a liberty loan. The exocative put its name lo a blank cheque which Miliakov grarefully filled in and cashed opinion coineided with that of the Full Soviel was summoned, but for the purposes of information ter had expected.' However Excuse mad pus as trust in the Goernment It had no wish lo La nicahly, The masses felt other- be Petrograd wIse went on strike. 25,000 armed solDown with Malukor. No party whose was:
the editors of Pravda, who the masses had intervened so redirect days.
the course of history. They march- this wore Nobody discheyed od to the Mariinsky Palace, home of the Governitent.
them there and persuaded the crowds to disperse CALM Thar evening the Executive of he done to calm the situarion.
Perhaps anorner nole could be 19us issued? Maybe Miliukow could MESSES TESSET of dues tion?! The Minister of Foreign The Execulice Committee backod The Bolshevik Petrograd Com for the mince also mer and called a further Led by 100 armed soldiers, work Strict to support the call. Cheidze met the crawe to reques that thes disperse. The Ormonstrators relu sed. Kornilov, the now militars commander or Paragrad, pro posed i solution — shoot on the by the Minister of crowd. Whilerhe Kaders arganised Forage Alfairs and the Societ a counter demonstration, Kornilos moved cannon into Palace Square.
ORDERS The Executive of the Soviet met apain. Orders were issued -No troops were to leave their barracks;
The Execulive was stunned. The all coop movemenes were to be collers ence Dy the Excelve Excoative Committee report was made that this was not alone belongs the right to conmand voo, The Sovier was ober I, nor a soldier moved. Nevertheless, shoes were exchaneed her -ween the demonstrations. For the the cotten apple cant. It first time the two opposing class hoped tais affaie could be seried forses clashed openly on the streets The Executive met again. A lew Factories sopped. Workers Changes in che Milinkov noreto th allies was sufficient to buy the diers srook ar the head of a Soviet support. The Soviet, meet Wing in pinary sessiani, unani 143: 88000 a boccon nor Soviet called this protest. The arrations should he held for two The Bolsheviks supported Within the camp of the working feel leaders of the Soviet me came parent No troops mie The Med- class the strength Led without their permission. No throttont Boltical srees coold hi taken withour their endorsement.
Yet the shuation remained as be fore, Because the Menshevik leaders of the Executive had no intenSavier met. Somelning had to tion to challenge the Government.
As Troisky had reengnised in and Lenin in the April Theses, the completion of the bourgeois revolution could only be accomplished by the working class seizure of state power and a successful socialist revolution.