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Show LANSING REFUSES TO AFFIRM NOTE Pope's Proposals Present No New Aspect While Germany Claims Victory. WASHINGTON. Aug. 28. Secretary Lansing in response to questions today to-day would neither deny nor affirm that a reply to Pope Benedict's peace proposals had gone forward from tho United States. Mr. Lansing's refusal to discuss the subject, however, was not interpreted as 'meaning that a reply re-ply is on its way, because he previously previous-ly had taken the position that the best interests of tho United States would bo conserved by no discussion of the subject in the newspapers at this time. It was generally expected that the subject would be explained at today's cabinet meeting and that the government govern-ment by this time has had the advantage advan-tage of knowing what replies would be made by the Entento allies. Obviously, Ob-viously, tho United States will be In tho position of endorsing some of the things the popo says, for thoy are nothing less than principles previously enunciated by President Wilson. There is no change, however, In tho opinion that Popo Benedict's proposals offer nothing to proceed on while Germany assumes the role of victor. ' and civilian admirers of General Korniloff. Kor-niloff. During the morning General Kornil-off's Kornil-off's biography and his photographs wero distributed free by the organizers organiz-ers of the demonstration. Officers went about tho streets exhorting veterans vet-erans of the war and particularly cavaliers cav-aliers of the Order of SL George to go to tho railway, station, explaining to them that duty compelled every patriotic patri-otic man to support the "destined savior sav-ior of Russia" from foreign defeat and internal disintegration. At the station when the Russian commander-in-chief arrived was General Gen-eral Verkhovsky, commander-in-chief of the Moscow military district; Mayor May-or Rudneff with a deptuation from the municipality; a group of Socialist members of the conference, headed by M. Rodltcheff, the veteran member of the duma, as well as leaders of Moscow's Mos-cow's industries. The sole subject of conversation appeared to be the necessity ne-cessity of supporting General Kornll-off's Kornll-off's demand for strong measures, including in-cluding capital punishment among tho forces of disorder in the rear of the fighting army. Guard of Honor Brings Flowers The station was filled "with deputations deputa-tions of Cossacks and guards of honor, hon-or, tho chief guard of honor being composed of tho much "decorated cavaliers cav-aliers of St. George, youths from a military academy and Cossacks. Every Ev-ery man of tho guard of honor, following follow-ing tho Russian army practice when welcoming a specially loved commander, command-er, held a roso and another flower. There was also present a group of seven boy volunteers, none over 16 years of age, all of whom had fought sinco the beginning of the war, and a girl volunteer who had been wounded twice on tho field of battle. General Korniloff alighted from the train soon after noon, followed by a bodyguard of Terak Cossacks, gigantic gigan-tic Asiatics in pruno-colored caftans, leather bolts and vast shaggy sheepskin sheep-skin busbies. General a Cossack General Korniloff, who is of Cossack parentage, resembles a Japanese, Ho Is below middle height and of medium size. Ho has small black eyes and a sparse tartir beard. His manner was grave and modest as ho Inspected the guard of honor. He spoke to somo of tho soldiers, and each soldier threw a flower under his feet as ho passed. Mayor Rudneff welcomed General Korniloff on behalf of the city of Moscow. Mos-cow. The mayor declared that tho genoral was not only the destined victor vic-tor at tho front but the savior of Russia Rus-sia from ruin at home. As General Korniloff marched between lines of soldiers toward M. Roditchoff, tho officers of-ficers drew their swords and tho band played tho "Marsolllaise." Addressing the Russian commander, M. Rodltcheff said: "Russia has all her army wants, arms, supplies and a brilliant commander. com-mander. All she lacks is a fighting spirit in her soldiers. It is you, general, gen-eral, who have tho will and the means to restoro that spirit," After kissing M. Rodltcheff, General Korniloff made a brief speech, roughly phrased, but impressivo by its unpre-tentiousnoss. unpre-tentiousnoss. "Wo oxpect from Moscow," Genoral Korniloff- said, "a mossage to the army. ar-my. That message, I hope, will not, in this grave crisis, bo of liberty and equality, in tho name of which, falsely Interpreted, Russia's peoplo havo been driven off the right track, but a message mes-sage of victory and order. For myself, my-self, at any sacrifice I shall do all In my power to turn that message Into reality. I bellevo In and I predict tho rcsurroction of our army." Given TrcmendouB Ovation As General Korniloff left tho station ho was given a tremendous ovation by tho military and civilian population. The working classes, howovor, were absent. In vlow of tho sharply defined attitude atti-tude of Genoral Korniloff toward the cabinet and the Socialists his declaration declara-tion to tho conference tomorrow Is nwaltod with, tho itcenestdntcrost, |
