The Revolution in the Armies
to him in the re-establishment of discipline in the army, and that "it was a pleasure, moreover, to have personal dealings with a man possessed of such good common sense." Also, if one were to judge by the manner, both firm and prudent, in which he had conducted the affair of the 7th Siberian Corps, Savinkoff, who was soon to become Minister of War, deserved this flattering appreciation. We learned some days later that the question of the 7th Army Corps had been, thanks to his diplomacy, settled in a satisfactory manner. As soon as the Government had shown that it was ready to employ force, if necessary, to reduce the rebels to obedience, they had yielded at once and abandoned their resistance. In order to punish them, and at the same time to act justly towards the loyal troops who had refused to serve again in the same units with the traitors, they were immediately sent to the front in small groups, separated among various units.
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One hour in the automobile brought us, through Monasterjiski, to the little hamlet
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