y threatened to resign unless this was done. On that
same date the government authorized the Minister of the Interior to
suspend the publication of periodicals that incite to insubordination or
disobedience to orders given by the military authorities. By July 28th
the situation had become more hopeful. On that day General Ruzsky,
formerly commander-in-chief of the northern armies of Russia, and
General Gurko, ex-commander on the Russian southwestern front, were
summoned to Petrograd. Each had retired on account of the interference
of the Council of Workmen and Soldiers' delegates. Their return to the
service was a hopeful sign. The Soviet also passed by an overwhelming
majority a resolution censuring Lenine, and demanding that he should be
publicly tried. Charges had been made that Lenine and his associates
were working under German direction and financed by Germans. On August
2d, Kornilov became Commander-in-Chief of the Russian army. A
disagreement in the Cabinet led to its reorganization. In the new
Cabinet appeared again representatives of the Constitutional Democratic
party. Conditions began to show improvement from this time forth.

An extraordinary National Council met at Moscow August 26th, 1917. This
conference consisted of 2,500 delegates representing the Duma, the
Soviets, the Zemstvos, and indeed all organized Russia. Kerensky opened
the conference in a speech of great length in which he reviewed the
general situation, declaring that the destructive period of the
Revolution had past and that the time had come to consolidate its
conquests.

Perhaps the most important address before the Council was that made by
General Kornilov, Commander-in-Chief of the army. General Kornilov was
received with prolonged cheers, which in the light of his subsequent
action were especially significant. General Kornilov described with much
detail the disorganization and insubordination in the army, and
continued:

"We are implacably fighting anarchy in the army. Undoubtedly it will
finally be repressed, but the danger of fresh debacles is weighing
constantly on the country. The situation on the front is bad. We have
lost the whole of Galicia, the whole of Bukowina, and all the fruits of
our recent victories. If Russia wishes to be saved the army must be
regenerated at any cost." General Kornilov then outlined the most
important of the reform measures which he recommended, and concluded: "I
believe that the genius and the rea