The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-28
In Month Soldiers Have Killed
Four Commanders.
Lost All GaIicia and Fruits of
Recent Victories.
GENIUS WILL SAVE THE NATION
General kOrniIOff Sees Ray of
Hope in Citizenship.
Council of COssacks Wants
Complete Allied Union.

Moscow. Aug. 27, Monday.-The
second general sitting of the national
conference was held this afternoon.
General Korniloff, the commander
in-chief. entered the hall in company
with Premier KeIensky. His appear
ance was the signal for prolonged
ovation. All the delegates cheered
for Russia, the revolutionary govern
ment and the army.
Vladimir Naboukoff. a prominent
Social Democrat, speaking in The
name of the first duma, declared the
country aimed at the establishme-.t
of a strong and independents pow er.
uninfluenced by political parties;
power which, based on Democratic
principles would establish obedience
to the law, civil liberty and personal
security The speaker emphasized the
absolute necessity of the independence
of the high command of the army
from every private influence
NJ. Naboukoff said the members of
the first duma repudiated with indig-
nation all thoughts of a separate peace
and that if they were to have peace,
they did not desire ii to be the result
of German victory, but the conse-
her allies.
Evils In Army.
A similar declaration was made on
! behalf of the second duma- General
Korniloff said the death penalty res
toration of which he had asked, to-
gether with other measures. constr
tutes only small part of what was
necessary in an army stricken with the
terrible evils of disorganization and
! characterization.
In the present month, General
Korniloff said. soldiers had killed
four regimental commanders and 9TH
er officers and ceased these outrages
only when they were threatened with
being shot. Quite recently. one of the
regiments of Siberian rifles. which
had fought so splendidly at the be-
ginning of the revolution. abandoned
| it's positions the Riga front Moth
ing except an order to exterminate
the entire regiment. availed to cause
/. it to return to its position.
Thus we are implacably fighting
anarchy in the army" the commander
| continued. Undoubtedly 1t will final
| ly be repressed but the danger of
! fresh debacles is weighing constantly
on the country.
THE situation on the front is bad
| We have lost the whole of Galicia.
! the whole of Bukowfna, and all the
/ fruits of our recent victories. At sew
eral 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
| If our army does not hold the shore
| of the Gulf of Riga, the road to Petro-
grad will be opened wide"
| Old Army of Fighters.
| ''The old regime bequeathed to Rus
sia army which despite all the de-
| fects in it's organization nevertheless.
| was animated by a 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 trans
1 formed it into collection of indfvfd-
ual groups which have lost all sense
of duty and tremble for their own per-
| sonal safety.
''If Russia wishes to be saved the
army must be regenerated at any cost
/ We must Immediately take measures
such as 1 have referred to which have
been approved in their entirety by the
acting minister of war"
! General Korniloff then outlined the
most important of these measures in
! addition to restoration of the death
| penalty, which are: First, restoration
of discipline in the army By the
strengthening of the authority of Of
ficers and non-commissioned officers.
second, Improvement of the financial
position of officers who have been In
a very difficult position in the recent
military operations: third. restriction
of the functions of regimental COM
| mittees, which. altho managing eco
nomic affairs of the regiments must
not be permitted to have any part in
decisions regarding military operations
or the appointment of leaders
Work in Rear. Also.
"The strength of every army de-
pends upon conditions in the district
in its rear" General Korniloff con.
tinued- THE blood which will fney-
itably flow during the restoration Pc
riod may be shed in vain il the army
having been reorganized and prepared
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