The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-28
CROWDS HAIL
KORN|LOFF AS
new "SAvI0R
OF RUSSIA"
General Commanding All
Forces is Given Triumphal
Welcome When He Arrives
at Moscow Conference.
CLASH IS imminent

MOSCOW, Sunday. Aug. 26-(De-
layed.)-A conflict at the national
conference between Premier Keren-
sky, backed by the moderate socialists
and majority Of the Council Of Work
mems and Soldiers Delegates, and the
Constitutional Democrats and other
non-social parties, the Moscow indus
trial group and that part of the army
which stands for ruthless army dis
clpline is approaching.
| The opposition to the premier looks
to General korniloff, the commander
in chief of the Russian army, as it's
champion. The lineup of the dele
gates to the conference is indicated in
interviews The Associated Press has
had with members OF all groups repre-
sented at the conference.
Moscow is Represented.
In this connection. the newspapers
remark that Petrograd is being
brought into sharp opposition with
MOSCOW. This opposition is emphasiZ-
ed by the fact that the Moscow com,
mtttee Of public work. which met
| temporarily to organize Moscow's rep
| reSentation at the conference, today
| declared that it intends to sit perman-
emily.
At present the name OF General Korni-
| loft is on every tongue. His coming
was awaited with something akin to
fear by the Extreme Left, which still
tnc1tes against discipline in the army,
and with open exultation by the op-
position group.
The latter group today made the gen.
erals arrival the signal for demon
| strauon seldom accorded even to a
general victorious in battle. The i'm
port OF the demonstration is emphasiz-
ed by the fact that not one member Of
the cabinet was at the railway staion
but instead there was an imposing
display by the military and civilian adj
mirers OF General Korniloft.
.. Pictures Are Given.
During the morning. General Korni-
! lofts biography and his photographs
were distributed free by the organiz-
ers OF the demonstration. Officers
went about the streets exhorting veter-
ans Of the war and particularly caval-
1ers OF the Order OF St George to go
to the railway station, explaining to
them that duty compelled every pa
tr1ouc man to support the "desined
savior OF Russia" from foreign defeat
and internal disintegration.
At the station when the Russian
commander in chief arrived was Gen.
eral Verkhovsky. commander in chief
OF the Moscow military district; May
or Rudneff with deputation from the
municipality, group of socialist mem
bers Of the conference. headed by NJ.
Rod1tchef, the veteran mlnber OF the
duma, as well as leaders OF Moscow's
industris.
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peared to be the necessity OF support
ing General Kornilofrs demand for
strong measures, including capital
punishment among the forces of disor-
Ger In the rear of the fighting army.
Special Guards Present.
The station was filled with deputa-
tons OF Cossacks and guards of hon
or, the chief guard of honor being COM
posed OF the much decorated Cavaliers
OF St George, youths from a military
academy and Cossacks. Every man
OF the guard of honor, following the
Russian army practice when welcom-
ing specially loved commander held
rose and another flower.
There was also present group OF
seven boy volunteers none over 1s
years old, all of whom had fought
since the beginning Of the war, and a
girl volunteer who had been wounded
twice on the field of battle.
General Korniloff alighted from the
train soon after noon. followed by a
bodyguard OF Terak Cossacks, gigan-
tic Asiatics in prune colored caftans.
leather belts and vast, shaggy sheen
skin BUSHES.
Looks Like Japanese.
General Korniloff, who is Of Cossack
parentage, resembles japanese. He
is below middle height and of medium
size. He has small black eyes and a
sparse Tartar beard. His manner was
grave and modest as he inpected the
guard OF honor. He spoke to some Of,
the soldiers and each soldier threw a
flower under his feet as he passed.
Mayor Rudeneff welcomed General
korniloff on behalf of the city of Mos
cow. The mayor declared that the
general was not only the destined vic
tor at the front but the savior of Rus
sia from ruin at home. AS General
korniloff marched between lines OF
soldier toward NJ. Roditcheff, the Of
ficers drew their swords and the band
played the Marseillaise. Addressing
the Russian commander, NJ. Roditcheff
said:
Russia has an her army wants,
arms. supplies and a brilliant COM
mander. All she lacks is a fighting
spirit in her soldiers. 1t is you, gen.
eral, who have the will and the means
to restore that spirit
korniioff Kisses I'm.
After kissing NJ. Raditcheff, General
Kornilof made a brief speech. roughly
phrased, but Impressive by its unpre.
tentiousness.
1--WE expect from Moscow General
Korniloff said, "a message to the
army. That message, hope. will not
in this grave crisis be of liberty and
equality in the name of which, falsely
Russia's people have been
driven off the right track, but mes
sage of victory and order. For myself,
at any sacrifice, ! shall do all in my
power to turn that message into real.
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