The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-09-26
GOurkO Returns
From Long Exile
BY JOSEPH SH.APLEN.
(fnited Press Correspondent.)

NEW YORK, Sept 1S.-The report
ed arrival of Gen. Gourko, formerly
commander of one OF the Russian
armies on the Eastern front, at Muir
man. brings to mind his conflict with
Kerensky, which resulted in his exile
from Russia. Gen. Gourko, il is
announced, has arrived at Murman
from the Western front. and will take
command of the Allied operations
against the Finno-Germans and Boil
sheviki in that region.
The revolution found Gourko in COM
mand of one OF the northern armies
The famous order No. l, proclaimed
by the revolution to the army, which
abolished virtually all rank distinc-
tions, created a most unwclcome i'm
preston on Gourko. Gourko's opinion
was shared by many Russian generals.
among them Gems. Alexieff, Kornilof
and others. The question was so
important that it was decided to call
meeting of all big Russian generals
at the Marinsky palace in Petrograd TO
discuss it and if possible to prevail
upon Kerensky and the Council of
Workmen and Soldiers to countermand
the order. Among those present were
Gourko, Alexieff, Brussiloff, Drago-
miroff and others.
Opposes Radical Step.
At the meeting Gourko fought bit
terly against the order. This order
means the end of the Russian army"
he warned.
Gourko's attitude caused a breach
between him and Kerensky, although
the two men up to that time We're on
good terms. GourlSo soon resigned.
Kerensky. however. refused to retire
him and appointed him as special ad-
jutant at the ministry of war;: From
that moment the conflict between
Gourko and Kerensky grew sharp.
Gourko's health, however, began to
fail and he decided 10 so to the Cau-
casus for a rest.
In July. 1917, an important meeting
of the general staff took place. Ker-
ensky requested Gen. Brussiloff to
take the chief command and asked
him to choose his own aids. Brussi-
loft named among others, Gourko.
Kerensky grew pale with rage and
shouted:
Either he or II
Gourko is Arrested.
On receiving Brussiloff's invitation
and on hearing of Kerensky's attitude.
Gourko decided to go to Petrograd for
an explanation. with Kerensky. While
stopping at the home Of a friend one
evening. the house was surrounded by
soldiery and Gourko was placed under
arrest The order was issued by
kerensky himself. who charged that
a letter of Gourko's to the former
Gar had been intercepted by the gov
ernlnent. The letter. 1t was charged.
pledged Gourko's loyalty to the Car
and the Romanoffs and vowed opposi-
ton 10 the revolution. Gourk was
taken to the fortress of st. Peter and
Aesof- s9pOu ditti IstIcHEhy
Savinkoff, the assistant secretary of
war. to exile Gourko from Russia. Ker-
ensky was SO insistent upon Gourko's
leaving Russia that Gourok decided
TO go. He requested the aid of Sir
George Buchanan. British ambassador,
who put a British guard at the gen
erals disposal. The guard accompa-
MED the general TO Murman. where
he boarded ship for England.
In England he was received by King
George and given command on the
Western front where he remained until
recently.
With the organization of the anti Boil
shevik government in the north he
hastened back to Russia.