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Show I . oo KORNILOFF IS THE MAN Dispatches from Petrograd reporl that General Korniloff has entered the capital and haa beten joined by tho soldiers. k On Sunday Korniloff was released from prison at Moscow by the Cob-sacks. Cob-sacks. He is the one man who now seems to offer to Russia a government capable of holding together during the period of transformation. Tho Standard would be pleased to hear of his complete victory over the opposition, with the setting up of a military dictatorship. Russia today needs, more than anything else, a stronghand of government, govern-ment, and a man at the head of affairs with a sound heart, rich red blood in his veins and a determination to rule at all cosL The cowardly and the rebellious re-bellious must be shot, and tho shooting shoot-ing must proceed until Iron discipline is established. Then Russia once 1 more can take a creditable part in the war. This all can be brought about this winter, while the Russian front is comparatively secure from attack and, by spring, the nation rejuvenated and the army re-established may prove Russia's right to the respect of the allied al-lied fprees. Korniloff is the"" general who de-" manded capital punishment in the army. His revolt against Keronsky, which ended almost in a day, was for the avowed purpose of making the , military arm supremo and forcing rigid discipline in the army. Korniloff can save Russia from chaos. . oo 1 |