Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-10
FKorniIOff Rebellion Disguised Blessing

Tho. rImiratiou of the plot and it's collapse came
4 togetber forming drama Of history scarcely
:. naraleled in the fantasies of shakespeare lnf0r
sttInatiou about the beginning and development oil
GeperaI KorniIof's rebellion the PetrOgrad CORES
pondents gave out was subjected to drastic censor
ship by the provisional government. but graphic
.story was pieced together by the Associated fress
reading in part as follows
81 At l O'Clock Saturday afternoon (September 81,
n after Premier Kerensky had inspected deputatlon OF
Russian soldiers the Balkans, Deputy lVoll caeu
him by telephone and demanded an interview" oeci"t
n ing that his mission of great Importance .
"a Mr. Kerensky first refused TO receive MT LVoli'
hut later In the afternoon did receive him, ~hereupen
I.voff declared that he had come as GeneTa MOTH
lofts penpotentary In order 10 demand uie ouIe
II der OF all power into korniloffs HANDS MI LHoss s
Is said that this demand did not emanate from hoInlio
Il only hut was supported by group OF ponucal
workerg :" meaning an organization Of duma members
s. Moscow industrial interests, and other conservatives
4 which had played the role OF opposiuoh at INC Ii"
b tional conference at Moscow . ,,
sky personally, but demanded that he transfer tne
nortfoo of war to Mr. Savinkoff assistant minister
s. of war, who all along had suppoFVeu nol'-"
b mands. Mr. Lvoff added: ,,
= IF you agree we invite you to come to headquar,
ters and meet General Korniotf, giving you solemh
8 guaranty that you will not be arrested.
Premier Kerensky replied that he was amazed anu
described Kornioffs utmaum as an act Oh eilron'e S
leye his ears Therefore he resolved first 10 COM
s municate with General Korniloff direct In an ex-
Mr. Kerensky then announced to Mr.. Lyoff that
the provisional government would not consent 70 sue
demands and would take every possible step 10 CRUSH
Korhilons criminal conspiracy. Lvon was tnen
plac, under arrest and subjected to severe exam
nation during which he gave the details OF tne con
spracy and the names Of the prominent men involved
Premier Kerensky then ordered General korni.
loft TO surrender his command, and declared state
of war in the town and district of Petrograd He
aso issued proclamation to the army, the fleet and
the nation describing the attempted coup, and de-
nouncing General Korniloff and General LokomsEy,
chief of staff, as traitors. Among other things the
proclamation said 1.-THE problem of the army
scommittee is to maintain the provisional govern
ment, to Illustrate the criminal designs of General
Kornioff and to apply all measures to prevent his
conspiracy from rejecting itself disastrousy on the
stability of the front" '.@@ .s.s>
General Kornilof, leading his troops toward the
capital, also issued procamations in grandfoquent
diction, citing his humble origin to influence the
masses In one of these manifestoes he said in
part:
l. General Korniloff of peasant and Cossack,
declare to all that require nothing personally, moth.
ing except the salvation Of mighty Russia and
to lead the nation by the road OF victory over the foe
to constituent assembly through which the nation
will decide its fate and choose the organization
of it's own political life. But shall never betray
Russia into the hands Of its traditional foethe Ger
Germany prefer to die on the field of honor and
battle rather than to witness the shame and infamy
s of Russian land.
!. Korniloff's troops, however, as they approached
Petrograd began going over in masses to the provi
sional government, and on September 13 the rebel
leader agreed to an unconditional surrender.
ALEXANDER Trachtenberg of the Rand school of sci
sence New York, who was formerly Russian Off
GER gave an interview on the rebellion to the New
York Sun which is quoted by the Literary Digest,
an extract therefrom reading thus:
A monarchist counter.revolution has long been a Il
dead issue The monarchists thoroughly discred
cd and could not raise corporas guard to fight their
battles In the revolution Of General Kornoff capital
ism is making its last stand in Russia, because al
though the revolution that deposed the czar not
social one II has moved thus In direct opposition
to the interests bourgeoisie Failing to stem
the tide by political action the interests have resorted
to the sword. But with Premier Kerensky rapidly
realizing his and the certainty all Social
lists will flock to the standards of the provisional gov
eminent and with the army overwhelmingly in favor
of peace. the revolution viii weather the storm
The situation is further Illuminated, the review
states, by Jacob D. Baum of Petrograd, member
of the Russian council of workmens and soldiers
delegates, in an interview given to the Evening
Post while he was mission to the United States.
Mr.. Baum said in part: .@-..s. a..
Kerensky had behind him the real forces of the
! country-the whole army and the workingmen and
peasants Of Russia. No government in Russia could
exist hour If it did have the support of
these bodies. know the power Of these forces
During the six months since the beginning of the
revolution. Russian democracy has made wonderful
progress in organization. The army always was an
organized body Now it is also organized from
democratic viewpoint, because soldiers committees
penetrate the army through and through. And the
workingmen are completely organized in councils
There is not one city in the country where the SOL
diers and workmen not organized When the con.
fct between Kerensky and Kornoff broke out the
entire revolutionary democracy powerful aroused
Ks uoff he
s councils.
ON the other hand. General Kornoff had but a few