The sun., 1917-05-18
Gems. BrusilOff and GurkO.
With Other Commanders,
to Fight On.
POLICY NOW DEFINED
WOrkmen's and Soldiers
Delegates Accept Dec
laratiOn.
SOCIALISTS GET VOICE
Cry Of .'Peace Without Annex
atiOns' Had Impaired
Army Spirit.
POLICY NOW DEFINED
SOCIALISTS GET VOICE

meeting In Petrograd OF the command
the Caucasus. Generals Brusiloff and
Gurko have withdrawn their resigna-
tons, and reports of further designations
are refuted by the definite announcement
that all the commanders have decided to
remain at their posts.
Thus the crisis in the army, which
formed an alarming Accompaniment to
the political crisis. has been averted. The
Cabinet crisis has also been settled. the
Council of workmen's and Soldiers Dele
gates having accepted the declaration OF
the Governments policy.
Discussing with the temporary Gov
srnment the serious condition OF affairs
at the front, the commanders declared
that the unfortunate phrase peace with
out annexations' had found it's way to
the army and was there translated into
an argument against offensive warfare.
This and other harmful doctrines per-
vading the army and the inability of
the officers satisfactorily to explain them
had ruined discipline and destroyed the
authority and prestige of the officers.
Army Spirit Reforming.
The discord in Petrograd had natu-
rally found an echo everywhere at tho
front. but the spirit of the soldiers waa
slowly recovering and the power of the
Russian army was by no means lost
Gen. Alexicff. commander In chief Of
the Russian armies. said:
The whole gist Of the new idea re-
forms cannot be properly understood by
the army and this has brought about
dangerous results. We can overcome
the consequent loss of authority IL ir-
responsible persons and organizations
will cease further to interfere with our
work. feel assured that under the
new coalition Government 1t will be pos
sihle TO conduct military affairs in a
more energetic manner. 1t is time to
wake up and stop shouting Peace with
out annexations.' Let us leave peace
negotiations to the Government"
Socialists Get Voice.
The declaration of the Governments
policy was accepted by the representa-
tyes of tho Council of Workmen's and
Soldiers Delegates. with merely slight
alterations, and was signed by them
at midnight. VI. Tchernoff. n National
Socialist was appointed Minister OF
Agriculture. and NJ. Skobeler. vice.
president Of the Council of Workmen's
and Soldiers Delegates. was appointed
Minister Of Labor. 1t was also decided
IA include in the Government Feodor
koloshkine, Constitutional Democrat and
professor at the University Of Mos
cow, and NJ. Tseretelli member of the
Council OF Workmen's and Soldiers
Delegates. The duty Of these men will
be to prepare for the Constituent As
sembly.
II was decided TO take into the Cabinet
hye representatives OF different Socialist
groups which with A. F. Kerensky. who
assumes the War portfolio. will make
total OF six OF these groups sharing in
The Government. Three Of the appointees
viii he Social Democrats and three. in
Guiding VI Kerensky. Socialist Populists.
or the former. NJ. Skobeleff and NJ. Ma
lantovitch. an Odessa lawyer, were
chosen definitely. The third appoint
ment has not yet been made. Two OF
the Socialist Populist Ministers will be
D. Tchernoff and NJ. Pechekonoff.
The Constitutional Democratic party.
| which practically controls the Govern
ment, consented to its two Ministers.
Prof, Manuiloff, Minister OF Public In
Gruc,ion, and A. !. Shingaroff. Minister
Of Agriculture. remaining In office. This
IN spite of the resignation of Foreign
Minister Milyukoff. The temporary
Government also made large concessions
TO the Council OF Deputies on questions
OF general policy which hitherto have
been the most serious obstacle TO a set
tement. The Governments declaration
describing these concessions states that
The nations aim is the attainment Of
general peace without conquest OF other
nP hal
uonal sovereignty or their territory-in
word, peace without annexations or con-
tlbutons.