New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-02

which deprived soldiers Of all sense Of mill
tsry duty, and will struggle theoretically
against the Maximalists, against all attempts
by them to corrupt discipline"
~ erensky. 1t Is Claimed.
II Satisfied No Party
The Premier also warned the national
tiles seeking to secede from Russia that the
bring them to reason, while he reiterated
Russia's determination to fight the war to
the end And yet he satisfied none Of the
opposition factions, according to the cor
respondent of the London Exchange Tele-
graph Company, Who cabled:
premier Kerensky's speech in opening the
national conference did not satisfy a single
party or succeed in uniting the different
groups in mutual service for the country.
The democrats are dissatisfied with the die
tstorlike government. The anti-democrsts
expected a practical programme for the carry
ing out of measures 10 put down anarchy
They also are dissatisfied with the Prsmier's
declaration regarding the impossibility Of
imagining a country without freedom, saying
this is no time to talk Of freedom and social
reforms"
The dissatisfaction with Kerensky's
speech was but natural. He showed no
favoritism toward any Of the elements rep
resented at the convention. But his ad-
dress opened up torrent OF talk. On the
27th of August, the second day of the con-
ference, various party leaders aired their
grievances and protests. The extremists
wanted the abolition of the death penalty
IN the army. while the conservatives cried
for strcter discipline and punishment. All
eyes turned toward General Korniloff, the
ruthless commander in chief. Only few
days before he had demanded the miltari-
cation of the railways, being backed by the
Cossack congress. The Left expected his
coming to Moscow with fear The Right
hoped to gain his support. His arrival at
the ancient capital was the occasion for a
mighty celebration. The masses greeted
him like national hero. At the confer
enco he spoke the brutal truth, saying:
9TH. situation on the from. Is bad. We
have lost the whole of Galicia. the whole Of
victories At several points the enemy has
crossed our frontier and is threatening our
fertile southern provinces. He is endeavor-
ing TO destroy the Rumanian army and is
knocking at the gates of Riga II our army
does not hold the shore Of the Gulf Of Riga
the road TO Petrograd will be opened wide.
1.-THE old regime bequeathed to Russia an
army which, despite all the defects in its or
ganization. nevertheless was animated by r
fighting spirit and was ready for sacrifices.
The whole series Of measures taken by those
who are completely foreign to the spirit and
needs of the army has transformed it into q
collection of individual groups which have
lost all sense of duty and only tremble for
their own personal safety.
III Russia wishes 70 be saved the army
must be regenerated at any cost We must
Immediately take measures such as ] have re-
ferred to, which have been approved in their
entirety BIZ the acting Minister OF War"
Free Russia Must Act
/ Now or Perish
korniloff's words put the issue Of the
crisis squarely up to the Moscow assem-
bly,. Either the Russian army is TO drop
experimenting in socialism and become
again a fighting organization, or it is to
continue disintegrating, leading Russia to
complete ruin. This contains the essence
of the disease affecting Free Russia. The
country must use experience in place Of
experimentation. IL must avail itself Of
tried methods Of government instead Of I'M
tried theories. 1t must postpone doctrn-
aire reform movements, or perish. All
these things the present conference has
emphasized.