Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-19
Iron Discipline for Army.


Minister Of War Kerensky. address,
ing the congress Of peasants. announced
his determination to introduce an iron
discipline into the army. He made an
impassioned appeal for support in re-
storing the morale of Russia's mill
tary forces, and his speech was greeted
demonstration occurred after he fin
ished his address The delegates en-
braced the minister and carried him
on their shoulders to his automobile.
NJ. Kerensky said, in part:
1--WE must, before anything. consoli-
date the civic liberty the revolution
gave us. and we shall not do this il
each does not do his duty to his coun-
try with complete self-sacrifice. Let
us show the world we know not only
how to destroy. but also how to create.
Soldiers. sailors and officers, I call
on you to make a last heroic effort. l
am your servant. Help me to show
the world that the Russian army is not
formidable. capable of making itself
respected and of defending the free
republic Of democratic Russia.
Feels Sure of Success.
'It may appear strange that I.
civilian who was never soldier, have
undertaken the heavy task of restor-
ing discipline in the army. but ac-
cept it because I understand that this
discipline is based on your duty and
reciprocal respect. have never known
what this discipline Is, but neverthe-
less propose to introduce an iron dis
cipline into the army, and I am sure
"This is necessary not only at the front,
but also in the interior of the coun-
try, in order to bring the liberty which
has been conquered into the consti-
tuent assembly. This great national
thority, will show that it does not wish
to repeat the sad events Of the revo-
luton in 1905, when the peasants con-
quered the land, but were not able to
keep i IN nanti1 shsr hanas. haIns to ths from.
Allow ma. therefore. to. say in the
trenches that the Russian peasants
wish to have the land which belongs to
them and that no force shall take It
from them. But also allow me to say
that the peasants demand, in order to
achieve this object, that every one
shall do his duty in spirit of self
sacrifice"
Order to the Army.
Minister of War Kerensky has issued
the following order of the day to the
army:
1.-THE country, is in danger. Each
peril. No request to be allowed to re-
sign, made by officers in high command
with a desire to escape responsibility
at time so grave will be accepted by
me. Deserters are enjoined to return
to the army and fleet by May 2s All
of this order will be severe
ly punished"
After a conference with the govern
ment. the duma committee and tho
council of deputies. the commanding
generals have returned to the front.
NJ Milukof. former foreign minister,
has refused to accept the ministry of
because his presence in the
cabinet would involve a responsibility
for the projected foreign policy OF the
administration. He considers this policy
and likely to compromise
Russia's relations with her allies
To Oppose Peace Conference.
STOCKHOLM, via London, May 10
Leading members OF the group OF Rus
sian refugees who passed through Stock
holm today on their way to Petrograd
from Switzerland announce that they in
tend to use their influence to oppose the
peace conference projected here by Dutch
and Scandinavian propagandists. The
Politiken. organ of the radical Swedish
publishes the following state
ment given out by the Russians. refus-
ing to attend banquet to which they
had been invited:
Our attitude toward the war and to-
ward the reorganization Of the interna-
.ionale makes 1t impossible for us to
in a banquet. which. through
the designation Of Branting and Huys-
mans as chief speakers, acquires the
character of a definite political demon
stration. The banquet is in too gross
with those aims which We
intend to pursue on our return to Rus
sia, in agreement with the principles
which were proclaimed at the thinner
valid conference"
The signers include representatives of
he Russian socialist revolutionary par
", the socialist democratic labor party,
he. Jewish bund and the Polish social
SITS.