Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-15

1uolnssa frsm Psss One
Mated 10 try the oficers arrested In CON
/X0uGtQn with the revolt. The sessions will
~ open TO the public. and the chief wit.
&>1ges will be Deputy Jvoff. who acted as
korniIoff's intermediary In demanding tn,
roDjenation OF Kerensky acting War Min
i1ter Savinkon and Filonenko, Commits
e(Quer OF the provisional Government at the
headquarters.
Alexander Gutchkoff. former president OF
the Duma. who was arrested In connection
with the kornilou revolt. has been released
on special order from the provisional Gov
ernment NJ Gutchkoff was Minister Of
war and Marine in the first provisional
Cabinet.
The Commissioner of Military Affairs In
Ukrania today telegraphed TO Premier Ke-
fensky that the Ukranian troops have
pledged their loyalty to the provisional
Government and will "nght the rebels to
the last man, II necessary"
KERENsKy IN PERIL
The Cabinet today was in the throes Of
3 reoreanization, due as much TO differ
ences on what punishment should be given
the rebel leader as to the ;r'ernal conflict
Kerensky's position has aRasn become pre-
carlous, and he may be forced TO quit.
The Bolshevik again has gained an
overwhelming majority in the Council of
workmen's and Soldiers Deputies. muster
II
resolution demanding that the Social Demo-
Gratis as well as the representatives Of the
property owner classes be excluded from
power.
This program also calls for the imme-
diate Invitation to the warning States to
conclude peace and for the abolition OF
private property, working class control over
production. confiscation of war profits, the
'merciless" taxation of capital and the i'm
mediate declaration Of democratic re-
public.
Petrograd sees only two courses open
to kornlor-suiclde or surrender. The
one means death just as certain as the
other. in the view of the populace. Kornilor
himself decreed punishment for revolters
in the army. 1t was the main issue which
he projected into the Moscow convention.
He put It into effect at once. Probably a
number Of Russian private soldiers have
already paid the penalty for infractons Of
discipline.
PLOT BEGAN AT MOSCOW
It was at the Moscow conference that
Kornilofr planned his coup. l believe the
idea sprang fully grown into his brain at
the dramatic moment when the great army
commander stood on the platform in the
City Hall of Moscow, acclaimed a hero in
. tumultuous demonstration.
A splendid audience of bankers. mer-
chants. manufacturers and intellectuals in
and galleries. They chcered the militant
figure tumultuously. For five minutes the
noise continued unabated Even Korniloff's
stoicism melted under the warmth. lie
visibly expanded. That was the moment. as
zee II today, that the idea OF power was
established In the Commander-in-Ch Chiefs
mind. He believed the cheers were those
of all Russia.
But in one corner OF the vast hall 800
men--only tenth of the great assemblage
sat grim and silent throughout the cheer
ing. The frenzied ones jeered at them
Yells demanded they arise and join. But
they sat silent.
kornloff, the general, the military man
par excellence, did not know them. He
was ignorant Of what was happening away
from the battle front. Constantly study
ing military strategy. ever thinking in
terms OF army life. the generalssimo thought