Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-10-27

Japanese war. I can mention cases where
the army has been provided with perfect
~ worthless hay, and on several occa-
sions the commissariat has burned its de-
pots two or three days before the order for
retreat was given, with the result that
the troops had to do without forage. 1t
is said in the army that this is the COM
missariat's way of blotting out its own
misdeeds.
M. Adjemof, speaking In the name OF
the cadets, said: On August / was was
declared. The first troop train had hard
ly left before Germany took steps to or
ganize herself for the struggle. France
also had a scheme for the mobilization of
Industry. In August, 1914. one of our col
leagues, the deputy Chingarief. told the
president OF the duma that unless Russian
industry were modified, it would not be
possible to meet the situation. In times OF
peace the munitions supplied by the mill
tary works were of a negligible quantity
and there was a great deal of favoritism
in placing of orders. When M. Chingarief
wished to draw the attention of the wal
office to the necessity of an industrial!
mobilization, was General
%linoffs reply? 1 hope that it will be the
subject of, an inquiry by the tribunal
which has just been instituted. The Rus
sian nation understood the character Of
the struggle, 1t understood that victory
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organized. The government did not real
ize this and when the nation tried to ex-
plain the fact, it refused to understand.
Then this thing, unprecedented in the
annals of Russian history. occurred: The
nation asked to share the responsibilities.
asked to participate in the organization
OF the country. and was met with disdain
and with a presumption which was moth
! ing short Of criminal.
M, Ad1emOff concluded HE Snnnch with
an attack on N. Maklakof, former minis
ter OF the interior. and declared himself in
favor of the bill brought forward by the
cadets. providing for the organization Of
a ministry of munitions under the war
office. But whatever solution you adopt,
he added remember that the a%ll-important
thing Is that the committee of munitions
should be placed under the direction Of a
man who has the confidence of the coun-
try. The great fact remains that the gov
rnmen at last understands that without
the cooperation of the nation victory can
not be won. 1t recognizes that what It
has organized in the past must be rams
formed by the nation. This. gentlemen. Is
our victory, the victory Of public opin-
ion, and the lesson which must be learned,
alas, at this terrible moment, Mr.. Lloyd
George said recently in the house Of COM
mons that in showering shells on our
enemies, the Germans were breaking the
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sian society. That is the exact truth. TIL
Russian people is now free and will or
] ganize itself for victory. = zee
I NJ. Maklakof, brother of the former
minister of the interior. made a speech
emphasizing the Importance of the APP
pointment of a man to direct the organ
ization Of supplies who could give his en-
tire time to his task. a thing which it was
obvious the minister for war could not do.
M. Maklakof then touched on the prac-
tice Of appointments by interest and ia
vorttism which obtained in Russia. Many
OF the nominations, he said, were a scam
dal and a direct defiance of public opin-
ion. The great obstacle to many eadeav-
ors at reform had been the personnel of
the administration. The country was maxi
ing every sacrifice. Its representatives
were also making great sacrifices and
they had the right to demand that the
government should do the same, and
should rise above sympathies, ~antipathies
and influences. They desired that it
should have but one rule of conduct the
right man in the right place.
The duma having proceeded to the ex-
animation of the munitions bill. 1t was
adopted Will, the addition Of two amend
ments. The munition committee Is to
consist OF the presidents Of the council
OF empire and of the duma, nine members
OF the council of empire, nine members of
the duma, five representatives of the min
istry of war. a representative of the min
istry OF marine. a representative Of the
ministry OF finance, and representatives
OF the ministries of transport and COM
munication. of commerce and industry.
and of state control. The union Of the
zemstvos and the union of the towns
have each a representative, and the CEN
trail war industry committee four repre-
sentatives. elected by the committee.