The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-24
Obligatory Fundamental 'Edu-
cation Planned With Five.
Year Minimum Instruction.
STRICT DISCIPLINE
FOR ARMY AND NAVY
New Order Emphasizes Loy-
atty Of Vast Majority to Re-
public Dangerous Contro-
versy Explained

Retrograd. Sept. 23,--The commit
lee of public instruction has worked
out legislation providing for obiiga'
tory Fundamental education for al
Russians. The plan. which stipulates
Eve years as the minimum period ol
public instruction is TO be realized
jointly by the ministry OF education
and the local autonomous administra'
tions.
The minister Of the interior Is bus
tly engaged working out preparatory
details for the constituent assembly
The number of prospective voters
estimated at 100000,
The provisional government has
issued an order to the army and navy
Insisting upon the strictest discipline
and subordination admittedly weak
ened as result OF the recent hor'
rilosY affair. The order emphasize:
that the vast ma 3ority Of Russia
army and navy officers have proved
absolutely loyal TO the Ideals or ths
republic II announces that every ar
hitrary act against superiors Will h'
regarded as counter revolutionary
manifestation and the guilty Will os
punished by the most severe meas
ures.
The newspapers Novoe Tremya and
Novoe yzn Maxim Gorky's orsani
which ' IRE suppressed during tbs
Korniioff revolt have received per
mission to resume publication.
It Is now possible to give a DE
tailed account of the controversy be
tween the Council OF Workmen's anc
Soldiers delegates and the Don Cos
sacks. which for time last week
threatened to plunge Russia into civil
war just when the counter revolu
ticnAry attempt of General Kornslor
had been frustrated
The trouble began with an "ulti
matuni sent to the acting eonaman
der OF the Don Ccssarks, General Bo'
gaievsky. nv the central committee OF
the council. The telegram read al
follows:
The central committee. represent
ing the revolutionary democracy. In
sists upon three points:
Il That the directing authorities
OF the Don Cossacks categoricaliy de,
clare their complete submission to this
provisional government.
q. That they Immediately order ths
discontinuance OF troop movements
undertaken without specific orders
from the provisional government
% That an official inquiry be made
into the conduct of General kaledine
who IL accused OF mutiny,
Kalcdine VIII he Tried.
General Kaledine and his accom-
piices are TO appear before q trieuna
TO be named by the provisional gov
eminent.
In order 10 avoid further friction
the central committee finds II desir
able to exchange delegations from,
/, the council with delegations from ths
Don Cossacks"
General Bogaievsky replied tina
the provisional government had al.
ready been informed that the move
ments OF Cossack troops had been un,
dsrtaken for purely strategic purposes
and had only local significance. He
added that the speech made at the
Moscow conference reelected the feel
ings Of all Don Cossacks and thai
the Cossacks themselves were ener.
a9ettcally combating disintsgration OF
discipline.
The Cossaoks. General Bogaievsky
stated IN his reply. were absolutely
1 loyal to the cause OF free Russia. hu,
sat the same time must protest axains,