Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-21
RUSSIA IS BESET
WITH FURTHER WOE
Kerensky Negotiated for Kor-
niIoff Troops to Fight
BoIsheviki, Is Charge.
MAY USHER IN CRISIS

Cablegram TO The Sunday Star.
PETROGRAD, October 20.-Premier
kerensky ordered a division of troops
sent from the front to check the Boil
sheviki just before the rebellion OF
Gen. korniloff. according to documents
published in the newspapers here
which are distracting attention even
from the Riga gulf operation and the
evacuation of the capital by the admin
istration.
What these documents" prove is
First. that negotiations took place be-
tween kerensky and korniloff. COM
mander-in-chief of the army, to move
cavalry division in the direction of
Petrograd. where a Bolsheviki uprising
was expected. Any one who was an
eye witness of the brutality and say
agery displayed by the BolsheVikf IN
the rising of July. when the town was
absolutely at the power of band OF
barbarians rushing along the streets
in motor cars, their machine guns
moving down the public. and remem-
bers that the most common topic OF
conversation at the end of August was
when would the Bolshevikt rise again.
an event expected daily. this measure
of kerenskys seems more than fea-
sonable.
Government Discussed.
Secondly, II Is clear cohNet sa'io
took place between Korniloff and
Filonenko commissioner of the pro,
visional government at army general
headquarters. regarding the form OF
government
things was displayed. When korni-
loft Informed Filonenko he considered
the only salvation of the country lay
in dictatorship, Filonenko agreed
stating he could only imagine kornl,
Kornilofr politically inexperienced to
hold the post alone; whereupon, korni-
loft inquired whether Filonenko would
partake of the notwithstanding
the reply charmed" or words to that
effect
So they proposed various com bina-
lions which they considered best for
the country. incidentally not inqulrlnS
whether the country was OF the same
opinion In all combinations. kornt-
Iofr figured as the .'Fidus Achates"
(faithful companion). of Filonenko
Yet they maintain there was no plot
ting.
An inconvenient telegram was then
received ordering korniloff to hand
over the command. Filonenko wrote
telegram to Kerensky stating 1t was
unwise to change Kornilof at that
moment. as it might cause confusion
in the army. Whether 1t was wisest is
unknown, but the original lying gen.
eral staff telegram also invited keren-
sky to come to headquarters. guaran-
teeing he would not be detained.
Guarantee Seems Strange.
1t seems strange that between plot
tiers, among whom they try to prove
Kerensky was one. such a guarantee
should be necessary.
Filonenko then left for Petrograd.
where Immediately addressing korni-
lofts cavalry he stated that their gen.
erals had deceived them and were
leading them against the provisional
government and not the Bolsheviki.
and that their commanders and Kor-
niloff were traitors. Thus spoke a
member of korniloff's directorate.
Korniloff's guilt seems clearly
proved, his own words stating he had
come to the conclusion the provisional
government was entirely under the in
fluence of the council of workmen and
soldiers delegates for a 1truggle with
whom the provisional government itself
demanded troops" So he decided to act
openly, exercise pressure on the provi-
sional government to exclude traitors
and reform the cabinet in such man
ner as to guarantee the country a
strong and firm authority.