Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-09

policies were too altruistic and ideallstic
to succeed. Kornilon's treachery drove
kerensky 10 radical action. He ordered
Korniloff's arrest, which was accom-
plished and also sent a telegram to
Novo Czerkursk. ordering the arrest of
Kalcdn THIS order was not executed.
The Cossacks, strongly organized and
supreme in their own territory. refused
to rermit Kaledin's arrest. They agreed
to follow him wherever he might lead.
This was the first great blow to break.
Kerensiy's power 1t foreshadowed the
end. though II gave no intimation OF
the dread details Of the anarchy which
was to overwhclm the country.
Korniloff. after his arrest, declared
that he opposed Kerensky only because
of his failure to rule with power In
stead of with altruism. II believe in
all of Kerensky's principles" he said,
but Nerensky is allowing the country
to drift toward ruin instead of dragging
II toward salvation. am trained
soldier, able TO maintain discipline ana
To enforce rules. Let me establish order
and | will place Kerensky in power as
the head of our political state.
The people however. still believed in
Kerensky and Kornloffs words were
not needed. After this the BolsheNili
movement swept over Russia, growing
in strength from the time of the first
outbreak. the dreadful night of June o.
in petrograd. which L have described.
The forces at Kerensky's command
had he only hearlened to kornilons S ad'
advice or had he only carried within MN
qualities less tender and more practical
would have saved Russia. ON the night
Of June .. when fought my way with
bayonet from the clutches of the Boil
shvik mob in the streets of Petrograd
leaving my friend and sister soldier
NusSa POpova, to a fate worse thar
death. an armored automobile, seized by
the Bolshevili swept through the streets
hurting leaden death against all who
pursued The temper of the soldiers
who We're then kerensky's was shown II
this incident, Relentlessiy they pursued
the black monster. hundreds OF then
fell dead or wounded. but others pushed
forward TO take their places. The cal
was followed to the very end Of its jour
ney. Il farmhouse near the city. where
the temporary leaders Of the Bolshevilt
had established headquarters. keren
sky's men, defying the deadly fire which
came from the house, surrounded ant
swept up to and through IT, Every on'
Of the rioters was seized and trans
ported to the city prisons to await thu
judgment of the kerensky government
II wanted only Il leader with iron deter
mination instead of tender charity il
his heart to head such soldiers in
movement which would have quickly ant
utterly crushed Bolshevism.
But Kerensky was not such a leader
While he sat in the Winter Palace tn
BolsheviN took the city. Their commit
tees went about among the dwellings o
the well-to-do. first taking five pound
of sugar where there were ten and on
pair of shoes when n person owned two
, and thus preserving II semblance of rgh
and justice. But soon complete anarch
, and robbery and rapine followed Their
was no power to check ii. The govern
. ment, which began with the highes
, principles of human right and justic
: ever known in an organization for Il,
! good of society, ended In violence an
blOCdshed and horror, because the worl
q was not yet good enough for govern
ment like that