Show New Russian Chiefs La Lauded Laude u de d Ire IK w. w r Given o se u Views Are w. w Praises Work By the e Duma 4 By United Press CHICAGO March t M. M Prof Samuel N. N Harper professor of I Russian in I the University of Chicago conceded to be one of the lug highest authorities on Russian politics in in America has written forthe forthe for forthe the United Press a sketch of the members of the new revolutionary cabinet announced yesterday Professor Harper is a close close- student of the politics of the the- the great great empire has spent many years in that country knows man many of the lc lenders le personally and returned from Russia only six months ago on his last trip By Samuel N. N Harper HE E provisional government T THE set sot up by the tho duma has an nn- J- J pounced tho the new permanent cabinet Tho The duma leaders lenders have havo shown n groat great political foresight fore sight flight In tho the selections made mado At Atthe the tho head hend of oC the tho cabinet tho they have havo put et not a member of or tho the duma hut but a man known for his work In inthe the tho Russian all Zemst union Prince Lvov Is 18 without doubt douht tho the best known and anti most respected ros re rOe s sl public leader lealler In Russia His Ills present popularity rests particularly par par- on tho a remarkable work ho has haa o organized through tho the all nil Russian union of or which he is president It U is through this organization and the tho kindred municipal municipal mu union that Russian society has had the tha opportunity to war work for tho the army And It cannot be bo emphasized too strongly that this union has bas b been en feeding the army annj equipping tho the arm army and taking care of the tho wounded of the tho arm army for two years Any officer or soldier will toll tell you that the arm army would ha have havo o starved d but for forthe forthe the tho work of or the union Prince Lvov Man Manof Manof Manof of Tried Ability Prince Lvov Lo is therefore a 1 man manof manof of or tact and tried administrative ability Ho He is IB a landlord but of tho the strongly liberal element clement that ono one has always found in the Russian Rus Rus- Russian sian landed gentry He lie has hns shown his recognition reco of or tho the need of ot support from the tho more democratic groups of tho the population If he ho has hns been able to accomplish pUsh the great greal work of oC organization tion and supply which tho the union can show it is because Lvov Lo has worked through tho the peasant and workmen co operative societies The Zemst o is called an class nil Institution and the liberal sense In which this is true has been clearly re revealed by the tho work of the union under Ln Lvov Ho He will be bo able to hold the confidence of oC the thc country country coun coun- try perhaps better botter than any other single man And when one ono recalls re ro calls call the man many published letters which Lvov o has haB received from Crom tho the commanders at the tho front praising the tho enormous services done by the tho union one knows known what the attitude attitude atti atti- tude of tho the army will be toward tho the new prime minister Won Renown in Reorganizing Army The temporary minister of war and navy Is s Alexander a name second In popularity only to that of or Lyo Lvov was waa tho the president of ot the third duma and it was ns he who did the tho greatest work In reorganizing tho the Russian ann army from 1908 onward Ho lie Is IA Isa isa a large Jarge Moscow manufacturer In June Juno of 1916 1915 after aCtor the tho military military mili mill tar tary disasters of or that dato date Guch Guch- leo key was the leader of ot a n movement movement move move- ment to mobilize the industrial forces force of oC the country for the pro pro- of ammunition As a n result re to- suit sult of tills this movement war Industry In in- committees were established established in all nil tho the Industrial centers of ot the tho empire and has haa been tho the president of the tho central executive board baRril of or those these commit commit- tees Tho The workmen were given hen representation In those commit commit- tees Last year nr a n letter lotter of or Introduction Introduction Intro Intro- which Mr gave mo me to tho the chief of oC staff General o secured mo me the tho permission ennis lion Ion to visit tune the Russian front I 1 mention this personal fact as It emphasized to mo tho mo-tho tho attitude of oC tho the army leaders toward this public pub puh tic lie lender leader Ono Onu of oC tho the most Important Im im- important departments of tin governments governments gov gov- o Is 19 the ministry of agri agn- culture L I Leader of Liberal Constitutional Party The Tho duma deputy deput re appointed to this post is 18 perhaps the tho most moat popular and capable of tho the duma members lie Ho was tests chosen b by tho the duma to lead tho the parliamentary J deputation which visited d tho the countries of or Rus Russia's allies last summer areV Is a leader lender of tho the Liberal Constitutional Democrat party arty and und will m bo be approved ll by the tho liberal elements clements throughout the tho country Ho lie was waR elected deputy from th the tho city of Petrograd w where oro tho the system of or election was waR di dl Alid hd it has line often been emphasized emphasized em cm that ro had received re rev od tho the lar largest cst number of oC votes of any individual member of or the tho Russian parliament Prof Paul l tho the new now minister of foreign affairs is IB well known in wide circles in America where ho has delivered lectures on several occasions He lie Is a n political political po po- leader lendor first tint of or all nil and has been for Cor over ten years rears ears one ono of or the leading spirits in the political constitutional con movement lie Ho is well known to m many mY Y In th the tho countries of or orthe the tho allies where he has lI lived hived ell and lectured Like arc ho will appeal to and anal get et the tho support of or orthe the tho liberal clement all aU over the country Manuilov Man Manof Manof Manof of Practical Practical- Experience The new minister of or education Is Professor Manuilov one ono of or Russia's Rus Rue sias sia's more moro prominent economists but a a. man of oC wide practical expo expo- especially In municipal af ar af- af fairs fain For the tho last three years cars ho hohas hohas hohas has been tho the mana managing nf editor of or orone one of oC the tho most Influential liberal dally daily newspapers the he minister of or railways rail rail- ways Is IA a deputy from Crom Siberia ono one of oC tho the vice rice presidents of or the tho duma and of or tho the most moat active and capable deputies Since Sinco tho the outbreak out outI I break brenk of or tho the war ar ho he has hns bee been a an anI active worker In the tho Russian all I municipality union through which 1 he be 0 has hag como come into close touch with tho the army armr |