Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-28
ALL FACTIONS IN
RUSSIA FAVOR AN
ACTIVE WARFARE
Country Gets Behind Strong
Policy of the Minister
of War
MUST WIN FREEDOM
Army Commander Shows
Troops Germans Are
Fooling Them

Petrograd, May 2S. - Virtually
all the divergent political factions,
all class organizations, councils and
even the Socialist leaders, with the
exception of the Extreme Letters,
to-day re-echo the appeal of Minis
ter of War kerensky to the troops
and applaud the new order of the
day, advance" 1t remains to be
seen how the army itself will receive
this final eXhortation to patriotism
and the defense of Russia's newly
won freedom.
Constant efforts have been made
during the past two months by rep
resentatives, not only of the govern
ment, but of the soldiers, to bring
! nome 70 the army that abandonment
of active warfare would not only
mean treachery to the allies, but the
| inevitable loss of all that has been
! gained in the revolution. 1t is con-
| fidently believed that this last call,
/ supported as it is by almost every
| element of society, will move the
army to a realization of the situa-
! tion. All the commanders have add
! ed their appeals to the order of Min
| lister Kerensky. They all emphasize
the necessity of not only defending
the country against the enemy, but
! of an immediate advance to relieve
| the pressure upon the allies, which
\ Germany has been able to exert by
! transferring the bulk of her troops
/ from the eastern to the western
! front.
General AleXieff says tersely:
Forward. Advance to attack the
| enemy"
Must Defeat Enemy
General Brussiloff says: 'It is
necessary to conserve and consoli-
/ date freedom. The soldiers must
! overthrow and defeat the enemy.
Shame and dishonor to those who
have weak spirit"
General Dragomiroff is less la
! comic. An advance upon the enc
N.Y." he says. lis an immediate ne
cessity. The enemy is taking ad-
vantage of our passivity to leave this
front open and send forces westward.
! The French and British are honestly
doing their duty as our allies. They
are saving our new freedom which
otherwise we would lose. But soon
their advance must wear itself out
and then there will be no one to help
us"
The newspapers contain similar
appeals from the heads of the gov
ernment. Premier Lvoff writes:
Honor Demands Activity
Honor demands our activity. We
are drowned in speeches and words.
| The muscles of our organism are be-
ing atrophied. Further passivity
will mean ruin" NJ Skobelef, the
new Socialist minister of labor, joins
the chorus with the declaration:
"Our present task is to advance"
In a new order to the army Gen
eral AleXieff explained why it is inn
possible for the soldiers to receive
emissaries from the German lines
seeking peace conferences. Even
the COMMUNICATIVE chief" he said,
lis prohibited by law from receiving
peace delegates and every man from
the commander down who does this
is a traitor. Only the government
knows when it is time to stop war.
Such conferences never take place at
the front except between authorized
diplomats. The Germans know this
and send representatives only to
learn the disposition of our troops
and to provoke dissensions among us,
to create i'll feeling between the SOL
dierS and their commanders.
Il appeal to your intelligence and
your heart. If the enemy really
wanted peace he would know how to
go about it. Wake up! Peace will
be reached through victory. Trust
your commanders"