Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-24
RUSSIAN PAPERS
BLAME KERENSM
Intimate That Savior of Coun-
try Framed UP to Put
Down Local Rebellion.
CHARGES ARE NOT DENIED
Thinking Message Referred to
One Condition, Leader Of
Revolts Reply Negative.

PETROGRAD, Sept 2S.--The Kor-
niloff mystery arising from the recent,
revolt, has developed dimensions
which threaten the existence or the
cabinet particularly the position OF
Premier Kerensky The newspapers
representing the left and right par
ties demand an investigation from the
government while the Bollsheviki or
gans openly accuse the premier, in the
words of Nabotchpoot, of being in IA
conspiracy with Korniloff ito - usn
the Petrograd proletariat and the
workmen's and soldiers delegates
v ith the help of cavalry corps sent
against Petrograd."
The newspaper asks why, If the
published documents are forged, III
denial has been issued. Maxim 10
ky's paper, Novaia ZhiZn, which, be-
ing unfriendly toward Kerensky, must
be taken with reserve, declares that
the affair is causing a sensation in
the ranks of the government and
that NJ. Terestchenko. the foreign
minister, yesterday conversed by tele'
phone with NJ. Kerensky about this
matter, whereupon Kerensky pre-
pared his return to Petrograd. the
newspaper adds that the members
OF the government had decided that
NJ. Kerensky ought to make state
ment on the subject.
A more serious indication of trou-
bile that the Bolsheviisi group. in the
bureau of the central workmen's and
soldiers delegates has carried by an
overwhelming majority a resolution
demanding an explanation. The rcs-
olution refers to revelations concern
ing the action of members and agen.s
of the provisional government in con-
nection with the preparation in ueh-
eral Korniloff's headquarters of a
conspiracy against the revolution,
and continues:
THE plan was to announce an in :
dividual or collective dictatorship, at
the same time declaring Petrograd un-
der marital law, then mercilessly 20
break the Petrograd revolutionary and
workine-class organizations under the
pretext of crushing an imaginary
Bolsheyik plot"
PETROGRAD, Sept. 23.-The con-
tioversy over the source of the re-
cent Kornliff rebellion has proved to
he the sensation of the day. Petro-
grad newspapers publish columns oil
revelations and interviews with the
chief actors in the revolt and, while
much is inexplicable, 1t is agreed
that negotiations between Premier
Kerensky and General Korniloff for
the establishment of a strong govern
nent at Petrograd preceded the re-
bellion. The march of General Korni-
lofts troops on the capital is said
to have been part of scheme.
The Russkia Voltya says the revela-
tions have been an overwhelming inn
preston on the members of the gov
ernment who were not initiated into
the plan, and that the ministers are
awaiting Premier Kerenskys explana-
ton. General Savnkoff, ex-director
of the war department and later COM
mander of the-Petrograd troops sent
against Korniloff, declares that he was
Matched to General Korniloff by
Premier Kerensky. who had resolved
TO proclaim martial law, to ask the
Russian commander in chief to send
to Petrograd a cavalry corps and the
Savage" division under command of
n general other than General Krymoff,
who was in bad political repute.
Kormiloff the Traitor.
General Korniloff broke the agree
ment by sending both Krymoff and
the Savage" division toward the
capital.
The Rech says that General Korni-
loft drew up plan for the salvation
of the country comprising military
revolutionary courts, the militariZa-
ton of railroads and war workshops
and the restoration of officers dis
ciplinary powers, which Premier Ker-
ensky rejected. Nevertheless Korniloft
promised General Savinkoff that he
would give full obedience to Keren-
skv. In order to make possible pro-
clamation OF martial law General
Savinkoff ordered dispatch of cavalry
to Petrograd.
Then Vladimar Lvoff arrived at
army headquarters. the Rech says
with three alternative proposals from
Premier Kerensky. The first was the
resignation of Kerensky. the second
was the formation of a directory with
in the cabinet with the participation
of Kerensky and Korniloff. and tno
third provided for the appointment
of Korniloff as dictator.
General Korniloff. the newspaper
says, chose the directory. but M. Lvoff
falsely announced to Kerensky riia.
Korniloff had commissioned him to
present an ultimatum demanding that
he be given sole dictatorship. The
Move Vremya publishes similar
story and adds that when Premier
Kerensky. having received the ulti-
matum. telegraphed. to General Kor-
niloff. "Do you insist?" Korniloff.
thinking the question referred to the
second alternative, answered. "Yes. I
insist" Thereupon Kerensky imag-
lining that Korniloff had demanded a
dictatorship under the threat Of civil
war. broke off ~ negotiations.
The correspondent OF the izvestrya
reports that General Korniloffs
sstrking battalion" still is defiant.