Show I i I I I 4 M LS OF f flUS USSA IAN IANI I CANET CANETy CA INT N y- y 1 Disagreement Over the Questions Involving the Ukraine Lead to Row Officials Quit I Ii By Hy Associated Press PETRO PETROGRAD GRAD July 17 Two Two demonstrations against the government government gov gov- resulted in the firing of shots in the at midnight as a result of which a aI number of persons were killed or wounded The firing apparently was the result of stray shots which brought on a a. panic in which the demonstrators turned rifles and machine guns on each other Quiet was restored after a few minutes The demonstrations were organized organized organized organ organ- by the the majority majority majority ma ma- fraction of the Social- Social Democrat party By Associated Press July 17 Four 17 Four members of the cabinet have cabinet have I resigned and a special s session of the council cOl of ministers has liar been convoked in an effort to avert a crisis Their names are A. A I I. I Shin garoff ga- ga roff minister of ot finance Professor minister of education Prince head of the dep department department depart depart- rt ment of public aid and M. M acting minister of commerce The resignations of these ministers followed followed a disagreement dIsagreement over questions questions ques ques- involving the Ukraine an extensive ex ex- ex- ex region In Russia embracing part of the territories of the the old kingdom kingdom king king- dom of ot Poland t The sp split in the ml ministry occurred last night at a ministerial conference called to consider a report submitted b by M M. minister of foreign affairs and M. M minister of posts and telegraphs s as a result pf pt their negotiations concerning the Uk Uk- The resigning ministers criticised the the text of ot a declaration made to the Ukrainians Ukrainians Uk Uk- first because it abolishes all eli power of the temporary government inthe in iI the tho Ukraine second because It did id not specify of what territories the tho Ukraine Ukraine Uk Uk- raine c consists or r J make ake clear how hew it shall be governed goer d. d The opposition members of or the cabinet cabi- cabi c cabi cabinet binet bi- bi net assert assort that only the legislative body had aright right to determine the fu future future fu- fu ture form of tie lie government of the Ukraine wh whereas according to the declaration dec dec- of M. M and add tem the Ukrainians appear to he be proceeding pro pro- c edin Informally to to ch draw aw up their own mn government The Tho ministers insist their res resignation resignations nation l Is s not to be taken as an objection to the he principle of of autonomy for tor tho the thoU U Ala |