The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-22
GUILLOTINE SPIRIT RAMPANT
German Spies More Destructive
Than German Soldiers.
Russian Army Holding 1851
900 TeutOns at Bay.
BY WILLIAM C. SHEPHERD

OOO 1eutOnS at Bay.
BY WILLIAM G. SHEPHERD
Copyright 1917 by the United Press
Stockholm. Sept 22-Russia has
reached the reign of terror period.
Today the cry is for blood-for whole
sale executions
Bolsheviki members OF the Petro-
grad council OF workmen and soldiers
are demanding the lives of form ct For
eiEn Secretary Paul y AliliukoH.
Michael Rodzianko. president Of the
duma. and twenty other duma mem
bers-
Nothing could more strikingly show
the horrible distortion of mental per
spective developed by German propa-
Eanda Of incalculable strength than
this growth of the guillotine spirit IN
Russia The Bolsheviki. as pacinsts,
demand universal brotherhood and an
end 10 killins- To insure this. they
demand executions
Is German Propa sanda.
Germany's propaganda more than
Germany's armies menaces the life Of
Russian democracy today
The Teuton intrigue is reaching
even into the winter palace 10 attempt
Premier Kerensky's life.
Il tempted KoTnilo1 TO revolt Il
is spreading unbelieVably sea ndaIous
stories OF Russia's great leaders. 10
create diss=nsion in the new democ-
racy.
Il has succeeded in befuddling the
Russian public almost 10 the point of
hopelessness when I left-ro the
point where the insane CRY is for
blood.
Russia's armies are holding at bay
ninety and q half divisions Of German
tToops-l-85 900 melville Ger
many concentrates on her intrigue
Russian army officers are keeping to
gether enough Of their forces 10 stop
the German war machine. They are
super heroes.
At home, Premier Kerensky is an
open target Tor concentrated cam
paign Of malignant v5llifcari scan
oal. intrigue and even attempted as
sassination-
German intrigue in Perrograd stops
al nothing II fostered a mysterious
a morphine fiend. having contracted
the habit following an operation q
year ago.
Premier Didn't Wed Actress.
Another lie which the kaiser's
agents indUsrri6usly circulated was
that kerensky had divorced his wife
and married an actress. Utterly IN
true. these scandalous insinliations
found some credence. One small
newspaper even published them
kerensky's latest picture showed
him standing with his cotton gloved
hand resting Napoleon-like on his
chest No sooner had these been put
on sale than the city was permeated
with angry whisperings about Keren-
SKY. the dictator Germany agents
increasingly whispered. playing on the
distorted psychological bent Of the
tense Russian mind Kerensky's pic
ture vaguely suggested Napoleon.
therefore Kerensky was new Napo-
leon
Not alone did the German agents
attack kerensky by word Of mouth.
They even sought his life
The winter palace. Of dreadful mem
DRY OF the old autOcratic days. Is to-
day q gruesOme place Of death and
tragedy and mystery Its lower win
ooH-s are now all blown out Lower
rooms closets and the Kerensky works
were charred in a mysterious fire TWO
weeks ago.
A. the time when Korniloff was
marching on Petrograd- German
British government favored his revO-
luton and the pulling down Of Ker-
ensky- How well they did their work
is indicated in the fact that the Brit
ish government actually sent q guard
Of sixty soldiers 10 the embassy fear
ing possible attacks by Russians en-
ragged al the thought that Kerensky
was menaced-
The eFzn Of the German secret serv-
ice even reached out TO Russian grand
army headquarters General Korni-
loft himself was deluded into the be-
lief that all the allied ambassadors
would favor his revolutionary move.
That belief was in no small measure
responsible for his open rebellion And
koruiloffs bitter enmity toward Ger
many is known 10 every Russian.
week after Alexieff was appointed
commandments % Ru-siG's arm
les when Eerensky felt Korniloff was
slipping in his allegiance. Kornlloff
refused TO reinquish p command and
carried out a brill II but small ad-
vance Of his Russian troops toward
Riga
With Korniloff a prisoner. Kerensky
now faces a trying question @ what
10 do with him The premier j
either unwillin OF unable TO subject
the former commander-in-chie to the
death penalty
Kerensky's Position Grave
Apparently capita, punishment in
the whole army has been abolished
Premier Kerenslly finds il impossible
further TO carry out his policy Of
iron handed discipline in the army.
Capital punishment has again been put
in the hands Of the soldiers commit
tees-and that means its total aboli-
On.
Kerensky's bravery and idealism in
the face Of unparalleled criticism.
SANDER. and attacks on his Ife. Is
uncuestioned. but his surrender Of
concessions to the Bolsheviki-the
fsnatical extremist group who al any
time may start an armed demons1ra-
ton in favor Of peace-is in5uring the
progress Of the war
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