THE KORNILOFF-KERENSKY SENSATION

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 2, 27 September 1917, Page 5

THE KORNILOFF-KERENSKY SENSATION

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SOCIALIST MISTRUST AND INSECURITY ROUSED

By Telegraph-Press Association- Copyright ml _ , j , London, September 25. The Petrograd correspondon t of the "Daily News" states that tho publication of tho documents concerning tho Kornitoff jimitiny has caused a sensation. They show that M. Savinkoif (Assistant War Minister), apparently in M. Kerensky's name, offered for General, Korniloff's consideration three variants of a dictatorship, and discussed the participation of General Kornil'off, M. SavinkofT. M. Filomenko. and Jf. Keronslcy, in various combinations. Tho announcement of an individual or collective dictatorship was to coincide with the declaration of martial law in Petrograd, and with a merciless destruction of tho revolutionary organisations responsible for the Bolshevik plots. The documents show that the Government contemplated bringing the Third Cavalry Corps to Petrograd. which would be the signal that the repressive measures demanded by General Korniloff would be realised. Tho Government is preparing a statement on the subject, to be issued on M. Koronsky's return. This, however, is delayed, owing to the Germans' activity at Dvinsk. No statement is likely to destroy the fooling of profound mistrust and insecurity aroused among the Socialiste.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn.

THE TRIAL OF THE SUKHOMLINOFFS < .;; PASSIONATE ADDRESSES BY ACCUSED. (Rcc. September 2G, 10.25 p.m.) Petrograd, September 26. The Sukhomlinoff trial concluded with passionate addresses by the ex-Minis-ter and his wife, both bursting into tears. Sukhomlinoff declared that his predecessors had left the Army in a state of chaos, rendering his four years of office insufficient to reorganise it effectively. Nevertheless, the Russian mobilisation was sufficiently effective to surprise tho Germans, and save Paris. Ho might have been guilty of mistakes, but not crimes. The jury we considering on twelve indictments against Sukhomlinoff, and two against his wife.—Router.

VIOLENT ATTACKS' ON THE RUMANIANS. (Hoc. September 20, 9.10 p.m.) i London, September 26. A Rumanian offioial report states:—"Two gas .attacks and violent artillery attacks on tho heights •north of w ere launched by the enemy, but the wind changing; the attackors wore themselves gassed. The Rumanian infantry repulsed two attacks on the Munneo sector. Tho sttaion at Galatz, which was bombarded on September 21, was not da maged."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter. (Rec. September 26, 8.15 p.m.) London, September 55. A Russian official report states-.—"Wo repulsed two counter-attacks southward of the Pskoff high road, in the Riga rogion."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter.