New-York tribune., 1919-12-01
recommendations of Minis
tcrs Designed to Placate
the Antagonistic Elements
Are Complied With
Hopes to Survive Crisis
Control of Military Over
Civil Affairs TO Be Elim-
mated Under New Regime

1RKUT X. Nov. 30 (By The Asso-
eiated PressN -Vic,cr Pepeliaeff for
merlv Minister of the Interior of the
Kolchak government, who has been in
trusted with the formation of a new
Cabinet, has been instructed to organ
ize one with the greatest possible
Socialistic tendencies compatible with
Admiral Kolchaks stand against Bol-
shevisnl.
1t is proposed to give larger powers
tothe recently created Zemstvo Con-
cress, and every effort VIII be mad to
plscatc the Cossack atamans and the
Czechs. With this program Adniral
Kolchak hopes to be able TO survive
the crisis brought about by the col
lapse Of his military campaign in the
west and the outburst of social revolu-
tioaary activities in the east.
IN reforming the Cabinet it is pro
DO ed 70 eliminate entirely the in~
Auence Of the military over civil mat
,ers. which is generally conceded to
bsv - orc Of the notable weak
ne. 50 t. kolchax government.
or p on,,se gram Advised
e Il Ko! ak ministers arrived
xt 41Au.sn November 10. with their
armies fleeing before the REDS and
tn Gaida revolt progressing az Nladl-
vostoH. they found most serious op-
position on the part of the social
revolutionary elements here to con-
tiruance Of the functioning of the
pr sent government.
This and the political aspirations of
General Semenotf impelled the min
istsrs to telegraph to Admiral Kol-
chak an outline of reforms which were
considered essential
Admiral kolchak, according to John
Soukine. the Acting Foreign Minister,
has gwen his assent to the program,
which NJ. Soukine hopes will result in
formation Of coalition Cabinet which
viii gain the support OF all factions
Selections of Cabinet members have
not yet been announced by NJ. Pepe-
liaetf. but it can be stated on good
authority that virtually half of the
former ministers viii be replaced.
Admiral Kolchak still is at Novo
Nikolaevsk. whore he is expected to re-
main until the military situation clears
up Al the present time the Bolshe-
wiki have advanced sixty miles east of
Omsk, the furthest point of the ad-
vance lying northeast of Tatarskai
kolchah Armies Reorganizing
Efforts to reform the Koichak armies
there are meeting with some success,
it is reported. kolchak still has a
force of reserves which has not been
utilized
Details of the retreat from Omsk
show that the Reds" captured approx
irately 5000 railroad cars and eighty
locomotives. Refugees experienced great
hardships. being stalled for long pc
rlods in unheated box cars. The per
sonnel Of the ministry was fifteen days
OF the road to Novo Nikolaevsk.
4 number Of deaths occurred as a
result Of exposure. Locomotives, run
ing out Of fuel and water. stopped
with several trains in the midst of the
prairie, whore the weather was ex-
tremely cold
n. Oustrogof, Minister of Commune
cation. barely escaped capture. fleeing
iron a stalled train in an automobile
The presence of approximately 10000
Czechs at lrkutsk is regarded as a
guarantee there Will be no serious dis
turhance here over the political situa-
tor This fact has impelled Ernest L.
Harris, American Consul General, who
mas Just arrived, TO countermand or
de- issued by Colonel George H. FINER
sor OF the American Railroad Nj sion,
dll ting evacuation to Nerkhniudinsk
OF American nurses still At Ir-
ku Thirty nurses already have left
lrk SIX Cor Verkhniudinsk.