Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-28
GEN. KORNILOFF'S FOES
ARE TO BE HIS JUDGES
They Will Also Probably Bells EecutiOners, As the
Sovets Who Are To Try Him Have Bitter Hatred Against
Him--He May Have Made Mistakes But the World Does
Not Doubt His Patriotism That Is What Has Brought
Him Into Disrepute with Paci6sts
(By William G.. shepherd)
nited Press Staff Correspondent

\ AOIAAtCO ICco QUILL
Stockholm, Sept. 2s.-The courtmar-
tial of General Korniloff will probably
result in tragedy.
Korniloff is to be judged by those
whose scheme of making the army sub
ject to civilian control stung him to
revolt.
Men under domination of the Soviet,
or all-Russian council of workmen and
soldiers, will constitute the courtmar.
tial to try the former commander-in-
chief.
It was the Soviet influence which
Korniloff, the soldier, the fighter, the
man unskilled in politics, feared was
crumbling Russia army away. The So
Wet hates Korniloff.
One of the main reasons why General
Korniloff attempted the overthrow of
Premier Kerensky was the provisional
government s appointment at dictation
of the Soviet of thirty eommissaires "
who went to the front representing the
government and who possessed more au.
thority than the generals of the army
themselves. The "commissaires" were
all civilians and frequently they were
all politicians.
The commissaires protected the sol
diers against their superior army COM
manders. Russian Officers invariably
called them 'Kerensky IS spies. Army
commanders were compelled to submit
their military plans to the judgment of
the commissaires.
With one army, the commissaire was
Kerensky's rephew-a youth in his
twenties. He had the final word over
all troops there. He lived like a lord
Limousines were at his disposal He
felt his power and he exercised 1t. More!
over, he always protected the soldiers
against their officers.
Korniloff saw this system work
ings. Stern disciplinallan that he was,
he decided it was impossible to lead
any army so formed and controlled. He
held it the most grotesque system in
history. 1t was unthrnkable, in Korni-
loft IS view, that an army so weakened
in discipline and so controlled by civil
ians who knew nothing of strategy
could ever protect Russia i'll her new
found freedom.
Therefore, Korniloff revolted. 1t was
his idea of patriotism to his country,
to save the ration from such an army s
disintegration.
was in Petrograd during these de-
velopments and can attest the untruth
Of the statement that allied citizens
there were against Korniloff. On the
contrary, he represented to them a new
hope of re-invigorated Russia. They
reioiced as bulletins told of Korniloff g
army's approach toward the city.
Not even the possibility of bloody
battle in the streets deferred the in
dividual, that a new Russian army
might be born.
Foreigners in Petrograd all knew
Korniloff could not restore the Roman
offs. They did believe he might furnish
an iron hand for Russia-develop INTO
a man of the hour, like leaders which
have developed in other countries, who
could dominate.
If one desires glowing optimism Of
Russia Is situation, he can obtain 1t IN
Stockholm. It is evident there is con
eerted German propaganda drive to dis
arm the allies anr particularly America
into belief that everything is rosy IN
Russia.
Representatives of Lithuania appeal
ed to American Minister Morris here