The Washington herald., 1917-09-15
life UNCERTAIN
FOR KORNILOFF
.Generalissimo and Rebel
Commander Dickers
with Death.
CBy the international News serviee.)


Petrograd- Sept. i'll G. Korni-
lon. generalissmo for . month and
rebel comma ader for two days, ts
still dicker!ng with death. His army
of Caucasian tribesmeu has, for the
greater part. Gisbauded. most OF its
officers are under arrest His COM
mander in the field. Gen. Krymon.
tried today 20 XIII himself as an al
tentative for being shot as a trail
tor He hac pleaded vainly with
Kerensky. The premier, unmoved,
announced that the days Of blun
and bargain arc over. Blood and
iron" will hencefoTtn be more than
a threat
Deserted b. his army. facing the
death penalty. which he himself
was the first 20 advocate at the
Moscow conference. Kornilon is
trying to treat for pardon. He re-
fuses to surrender unconditiUnaIly.
which kerensky has announced. he
must On the way to chief head
quarters TO persuade the rebel gen
eral 20 surrender is Gen. Alexiel,
former and present chief OF stan.
Upon the outcome Of the confer
ence between these two men hinges
more than the fate Of Kornflon.
AleNief, the rebel CHIEFS supporter
in the first phase Of the counter
revolt. is now Kerensky's military
right hand. But he is also one Of
the main pillars OF the moderate"
movement OF the constitutional
democrats. The latter are again at
logEerheads with the socialists. The
socialists. however. are the main
spring OF Kerensky's power.
Resign from Cabinet.
All constitutional Democrats but
one have resigned from the Cabinet.
kerensky is strcnuuusly endeavor-
ing to bring about a satisfactory re-
organization Of the government.
Without representation Of both the
constitutional Democrats and the
Socialists il is, however. frankly
conceded TO be impossible. 4 bit
ter controversy reyolves around the
punishment that is to be mcted out
to kornilof. kcrenSlSy insists on
death. But II he is shot a rcw
storm is expected to rise, FOR MIL
lions believe him a patriot who
turned rebel only a. a last resort
to save his country. The anomal-
Gus situation in which the Kcrcn-
sky regime finds itself is that 10
Korniloff is WRONG the government.
20 be consistent, must execute him.
II he is allowed to live. blood and
iron are again proved 70 he =
bluff II he is eNiled his sdherents
who still are legion. il IS feared,
will make new trouble.
Changes in the cabinet are 50
rapid that no tentative state Of the
new ministry can be foreseen. For
the moment the eyes OF all Rus
SLAMS are fixed upon chief head
quarters in the field. somew here be4
hind the Southwestern front. NsT-
niloff, rebel or convert, deed or
alive, holds the key out Of the
chaos.
Three "h" Alliance Falls.
The once 50 powerful alliance ot
the three K's-Kercnsky. Komilo1.
Halediue-is hoQelessly shot 10 pieces.
Gen. Ealedine, chief comma nder OF
the Cossacks. has been arrested. Il
was reported tonight. II true this
new action spells new dangers. for
the Cossacks idolize him with q fer
vor different from that which ~
the savage division" follow EoN a
ilof. These semi-wild tribesnl,>pr
developed today. marched on Petro-
grad chiefly for two reasons: First.
they thought they were 10 fight the
Germans; second. they had been
promised that after capturing the
capitol they would be allowed to wor-
ship Allah in the Mosque begun
years ago in Petrograd. -
Law and order again prevails here.
The atmosphere on the whole is one
Of confidence. but there is an under
current of anxiety.