The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-15
Gen. KORN|LOFF
MUST Die FOR
LEADING REVOLT


ftrenceh on what puhlhhin'ut
should be given tho rebel leader as
TO internal conflict
Suicide or Surrender
nut petfograd ia demanding one
OF only two courses for korniloff-
suicide or surrender. The one
means death Just as certainly ms
the other In tho view of the popu-
/ lace
korniioff himself desired punish.
ment for reyoltera. II was the
main issue which he projected into
the Moscow convention. lie put II
/ into effect at onee. Probably n
number OF Russian private soldiers
have already paid tho penalty for
infractions OF discipline.
II was at tho Moscow conference
that korniloff planned his coup.
believe the idea sprang fun grown
/ into his brain at tho dramatic mo-
mcnt when the great army com.
mander stood on the platform In
the city hall OF Moscow. acclaimed
hero In a fivemlnutc demonstra.
/ ton.
OVATION Spoilcd rim
I A splendid audience OF bankers.
merchants, manufacturers and In
{ tellectuals In confidence arose
I from the boxes and galleries.
I They cheered the militant figure
( tumultuonsiy. For five minutes
the noise continued undated. Even
! Kornilogf's stoicism melted under
I the warmth lie vislhly expanded.
That was the moment as | zee II
I today. that the idea OF power was
established tn his mind. He be-
Z licvod tho cheers were those OF all
Russia
+ Hut in one corner ~ the vast
( hall. 900 men--oniy tenth of the
great assemhlage--sa grim and al
+ lent turnout the cheering Tn.
frenried ones jeered at them. Yells
I demanded they arise and ioin. but
T they sat silent.
Ne MlsIudged Majority
/ kornlloff. the general. the mill.
I tnry man par excellence. did no,
know them. lie was ignorant Of
I what was happening away from
/ the battlefront. Constantly sur
rounded by military affairs. con.
stantiy studying military strategy.
ever thinking IN terms Of army life.
7 the generaiisslmo thought all tho
voice OF Russia spoke to him In this
great demonstration.
I II Korniloff thought At all about
tho silent 800. he thought they
we're q minority. lie was wrong
/ They represented the armed citt.
gems OF Russla--the majority. Ev.
cry man OF the 900 had been elect.
cd by the vote OF thousands OF sol
dlers at the front and by workers
turnout the nation.
Il To them. korulioff represented
everything In Russia that they had
overthrow BY tho revoiutlon--thc
cold power OF military force.
His Soldiers Loyal 20 Nation
Yet Korniloff disdalnri TO look
at them In his ears there re.
sounded the sweet sound of 2.70o
wildly acclaiming delegates. and
no forgot the chorus was not Join.
cd by tho grim 800 II must have
Nrfu NJ hu(s NFhmaAtf A31hl'HA AHsk
the idea OF revolt came to
! kornllosf
Thus II happened when Kornil.
offs troops met those Of the pro.
visloual government a. miles from
Petrograd. there was no fighting.
On the contrary. the men on tho
two sides fraternizei. No, a shot
was fired
Men in the ranks OF both sides
understood each other. They con
ferred at length and then returned
to their comrades. Before Rornil.
offs own eyes. his common soldiers
arbitratcd the differences Of ma.
ton. KorniIoff and his officers
were powerless.
People unesclted
Meanwhile. on Russla's front.
headquarters stood hack. looking
for civil war as much as for war
from the Germans.
Petrograd never lost its nerve
turnout the great mistake. There
were crowds on the streets. but no
panic. They merely damned the
{ tOf Hft6 anu NRAt'H bu AliF ANFFNAN
prospeckt. and eagerly awaited
meager newspaper reports.
On Tuesday and Wednesday.
when Korniloffs mistake appeared
for q moment not to be n mistake.
the populace was unmoyed They
made n new record for patience
and fortitude. The two GAYS wer.
formally observed. as usual, as
church holidays. All business was
closed
kerensky Organized Nation
At the winter palace. however.
strong guards and tremendous ac-
tivity betrayed the people OF Rus.
sia fighting civil war. There
Kerensky received ministers, talk.
ed over the telephone and by tele-
graph to distant parts OF Russia.
and collected the vast forces OF the
republic to crush the rebellion.
In the room OF Breshko Bresh.
kovsky ! sought the grandmother
of tho revolution" on one OF these
days of unexclted preparation. She
was gone. but gentle white haired
lady who sat there working de-
clared
THE grandmother OF the revolu-
ton says we mustn't make terms
with Korniloff. We will not"