The struggles of the Russians to establish their new Government
have been watched with deep sympathy here, and we are glad to say that events point to success in spite of the disappearance or threatened resignation of statesmen and Generals whose names are well known, and were taken by most Englishmen to stand for a steady prosecution of the war. At the end of last week we learned that an appeal had been issued by the Provisional Government for the cessation of party strife if civil war were to be avoided. At the same time it was announced that the Council of Workmen's and Soldiers' Delegates had decided to convoke a Peace Conference. As the result of the movements of the Socialists, M. Gutchkoff, the Minister of War, resigned. His resignation was followed by that of M. lililiukoff, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, who was always a firm friend of the Allies. Earlier it hal been stated that Generale- Brussiloff and Gourko had tendered their resignation, but we do not know that these have yet been accepted.
