New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-15
Kerensky Must Join With
Bourgeoisie Element to
Save Nation
Savinkof Is Popular
New War Minister Once Was
Lieutenant Of Defeated
Rebel
By Isaac Don Levine


t.rian Dictatorship or compromise
with tho conservative bourgeoisie rs
tho dilemma beoucathcd TO the gov
eminent Of kerensky by the kornilon
revolt Russia has to choose between
the two, and choose Immediately The
choice Of the first would mean disas-
ter. Of the second safety.
Kornlof himself is the crux OF the
dilemma. What should be done with
Kornilof? Should he he arrested and
punished as n traitor or should he be
treated as patriot who committed
grave blunder? This question must he
answered Immediately. The govern
ment Of Kercnsky has declared korni-
loft a traitor. II openly committed
itself 20 the idea Of punIshinC him as
such.
Now. tho fact Of the matter is that
KorriloF is not traitor. Russia
knows it. Kcrensky himself feels 1t.
There is considerable sentiment in Rus
STA back of Kornilof.
korniloH Strongly Backed
That sentiment is bound to grow il
Kornioff is punished. To curb horni-
loft it is necessary also TO curb the
country's great newspapers, such as the
"Retch," Of Petrograd; "RuSskoye
Slovo," of Moscow; "Kievlianin," OF
Kief. and others The Provisional
Government started out along this path.
II suppressed the latter paper, and
placed Shulgin. its editor, under arrest.
Il placed the "Retch" OF" Millukof
under a severe censorship. But that
only made the problem more acute.
Where should the line be drawn?
If Shulgin is arrested, what should
be done with the thousands OF those
Shulgins who are scattered throughout
the country and dare speak out as
boldly as he did? If Gutchkoff is ar
rested, what is to be done with Paul
MiliukoF. Michael Rodzianko, Prince
Lvoff and the hundreds of thousands
who hold similar views? Obviously,
from Kerensky's announced standpoint,
TO prosecute them all. which is equiv
alent 70 reign Of terror
Compromise Only Way Out
Such solution is, however, not all
to the liking of Kerensky. He, as wei!
as the leaders of the moderate section
of the Council OF Workmen, knows but
too well that persecution breeds rebel
lion, that the suppression Of kOrniIo'
and Guechkof and their followers
means planting seeds Of new revolt
H.,
out; compromise, Russia's safety lies
in union. The moderate Social
lists now ruling Russia know this
kerensky's government must therefore
retreat from the position il occupied
a couple of days ago, and make peace
with the elements Il branded as trait
crs"
Il is a difficult NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
that Kerensky is now forced 70 make
if the new Russia is to be saved from
T. reign of terror. He may yet, at the
last moment. take this maneuvrc. But
tre logical and natural thing for him
10 do would be 20 resign. This course
j. foreshadowed in the latest dispatches
from Russia.
The new government reported 10
be in the process Of construction is
just of the kind for which Kornilof
has been battling. a national govern
ment, composed OF the strongest lead
ers of the bourgeoiSie and the prole-
tariat
Savinkoff Supported kornilof
Boris Savinkof, reported a. sue
cessor 10 Kerensky, as Acting War
Minister supported Kornilotf's de-
mands for the reorganization Of the
army. And yet Savinkof is a Social
Revolutionary, a member Of the party
TO which Kerensky belongs, and
revolutiorarist with an unimpeachable
record, for il was he that stood at
the head of the famous terrorist or
ganization under the old regime. The
assas sinations of Won Plehve, Grand
Duke Sergius, and many other hated
bureaucrats were carried out under
his direction.
Savinkof is popular. He is So
cialist, but emphaticslly nationalist.
He is for stern measures TO restore
discipline in the army and the rear.
At the same time he is for radical
agrarian reforms, so that he can sat-
isfy the peasantry. Savinkofr as
Premier. with ex-Foreign Minister
Miliukofr and cx-Premier Lvof in the
Cabinet. would constitute the strongest
possible government for Russia to-day.
II would treat Korniloff with consid-
Grafton, satisfy the increasing patriotic
sentiment in the country. and would
have the support of both conservatives
and radicals.