Evening star., 1917-05-16
Great Disorganization.

reached such proportions that 1t seems
extremely doubtful whether any con-
or the belated reconciliation Of the two
forces which have been pulling In OPP
posite directions can recreate order out
Of the present chaotic conditions, for .
considerable time at least
The councils appeal to the army and
its decision to accept part OF the re-
sponsibility Of government by the for
nation of coalition ministry testify
to its willingness to cooperate with
the provisional government The diff.
aculties between me representatives OF
the proletariat and the government ap.
pear to be over.
The movement among the nnasoes.
who have misunderstood the exhortA-
tions of their representatives and have
far outstripped the most advanced adeoo
of their socialistic leaders. has gained
such impetus that it will not easily
follow the altered couEss Of tA0
M. Guchkoffs resignation a. war
minister. though frownsd upon ~
other members of the ministry, 10 0aG@
nificant Of the general feeling among
all the army officers. whose authority
has been completely destroyed by the
reference Of all their orders to the
soldiers councils. which decide whether
the orders of their commanders will
be obeyed. Before the war minister's
designations Gems. BrussiloH and GurkO-
had already sent In their resignations.
but they lie unanswered in the war
office. since there is no one with suf-
ficieEt authority either to accept or
decline to accept them.
Guchkoff's Statement. a
NJ. Guchkoff said in an interview rsS
garding his resignation:
Il left my post in order to make the
present crisis mature as quickly an
possible. Until this crisis Is past we
oah n I n he har
ministers last week that We were on
the eve of catastrophe. 1t was use
less for me to remain when my orders
were annulled by other organizations.
There is displeasure among all the
commanders at the interference Of GER
tain organizations in their work. Tho
crisis has placed the government In =
position from which there is no exit.
but I trust that with my resignation
the crisis will pass
NJ. TseretelN, adopting a new tone In
his address to the council of workmen's
and soldiers delegates. commented
soldiers. They believe" he said. 'that
an advance at the front carries with it
the idea of Imperialism, and SO refuse
to bulge from the trenches. They mis-
understand the whole idea of peace
To them the struggle for peace and the
movement to begin negotiations mean
the same thing. 1t is possible to con-
clude peace the front. Germany
the western front. II is our duty to
prevent this
Appeal to Teuton Socialists.
The council of workmen's and SOL
diers' delegates has issued an appeal to
the socialists of Germany and Austria
to prevent their troops from being
hurled against the western front in
order to crush France and then dast
on to Russia. The appeal concludes
as follows:
''The democracy of the revolution of
Russia appeals to the socialists of Aus
tria and Germany. You cannot allow
your government to be the execution.
ers of Russian liberty. You cannoe
allow your governments. taking ad.
of the joy evoked in the Rus.
sian army by liberty and fraternity, tn
hurl their troops on TO the western
front, in the first place ia order IL.
crush France and then 10 dash on Rus
sia and finally crush yoG. as Nell a.
the International proletariatt, M sf,S
grip of Imperialism.
"The democracy OF ,evoiu.ions:, Ea...
sia appeals to the socialists of f.t.; .i
and belliGerent countries no. 70 a..
the triumph Of imperialism. Ma -.
cause of peace proclaimed by ths Rs-
sian revolution be brought to n niii:s,'x
conclusion by the efforts of the
national proletnrist.
"In order to unite these efforts thu
council of workmesl's and soldiers t.et-.
esates decided to take the iaitsctsvs ia