Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-05-12
Firm Government Able to Rely
on Confidence of Nation, Isl
Solution of Country'S Prob
lem,
ONE MORE EFFORT WILL
BEAT ENEMY, He SAYS
"But We Have Got to Know
First Whether He Can Make
This" Adds Head of War
and Navy Departments.

Petrograd, May IL (via London,
1:05 p. m)--Alexander j. Guchkoff,
provisional minister of war and navy,
| in the course Of O speech before the
duma, which was received with ap-
| plause, said:
Unfortunately the first feeling of
radiant Joy evoked by the revolution
soon gave place to one of pain and
anxiety. The destruction of the old
forms of public life had been effected
more rapidly than had the creation
of new forms to replace them. 1t is
especially regrettable that the de-
struction has touched the political
and social organization OF the coun-
try before any life center has had
time to establish itself and to carry
out the great creative work of regen-
Grafton.
How will that state emerge from
this crisis? That is the question for
solution and on which will depend
not only the consolidation of the lib
critics won, but the issue Of the war
and the destinies Of the country. In
any case the duality of power-and
even polyarchy--and the consequent
anarchy now prevailing in the coun-
try makes it's normal existence diff.
cult.
Received Terrible Legacy.
Our poor country is fighting at an
extraordinary hard conjuncture, an
unparalleled war and Internal trou-
bles such as we never have seen be-
fore and only strong governmental
power able to rely on the confidence
of the nation can save 1t.
I'VE received terrible legacy from
the old regime, which was Incapable
of governing In time of peace and still
less was able to do so while waging
war.
I'VE all know the conditions in
which our valiant army defended
every foot of Russian territory and
how it still Is carrying on a truly he
roic, but not hopeless struggle One
more effort and an effort by the
whole country and the enemy will be
beaten, but we have got to know first
OF all whether We can make this.
THE coup deetat found echoes in
the army and navy which. believing
in their creative strength, unanimous
ly adhered to the new regime and set
to work on a radical reform of the
armed forces OF the country.
For the moment we hoped our
military powers would emerge from
the salutary process regenerated and
renewed in strength and that new
reasonable discipline would weld the
army together, but that has not been
the case, and we must frankly face
the fact that our military might is
weakened and disintegrated, being at
fected by the SAME disease as the
country, namely, duality of power,
country; those people, ! say, are car
ady is more acute.
Not Too Late 10 Cure.
1T is not too late to cure, but not
10 moment must be lost. Those who
either deliberately, or not realizing
what they were doing, have cast into
our midst the snbversive mot d'ordre
peace at the front and war IN the
country; those people, Isay are car
rying on propaganda of peace at
any price and civil war cost what 1t
may.
THAT mot d'ordre (watch word)
must be smothered by another, that
being war at the front and peace
within the country
Gentlemen, sometime ago the
country realized that our motherland
was in danger. Since then we have
gone step further, for our mother
land is on the edge Of an abyss"