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"Very well," said Sokolov. "Who is this addressed to?"
Grigori was baffled again. He was about so say To the world. But a soldier said: "To the Petrograd Garrison. "
Another said: "And all the soldiers of the guard, army, and artillery. "
"And the fleet," said someone else.
"Very good," said Sokolov, writing. "For immediate and precise execution, I presume?"
"Yes. "
"And to the workers of Petrograd for information?"
Grigori became impatient. "Yes, yes," he said. "Now, who proposed elected committees?"
"That was me," said a soldier with a gray mustache. He sat on the edge of the table directly in front of Sokolov. As if giving dictation, he said: "All troops should set up committees of their elected representatives. "
Sokolov, still writing, said: "In all companies, battalions, regiments. . . "
Someone added: "Depots, batteries, squadrons, warships. . . "
The gray mustache said: "Those who have not yet elected deputies must do so. "
"Right," said Grigori impatiently. "Now. Weapons of all kinds, including armored cars, are under the control of the battalion and company committees, not the officers. "
Several of the soldiers voiced their agreement.
"Very good," said Sokolov.
Grigori went on: "A military unit is subordinate to the Soviet of Workers' and Soldiers' Deputies and its committees. "
For the first time, Sokolov looked up. "That would mean the soviet controls the army. "
"Yes," said Grigori. "The orders of the military commission of the Duma are to be followed only when they do not contradict the decisions of the soviet. "
Sokolov continued to look at Grigori. "This makes the Duma as powerless as it always was. Before, it was subject to the whim of the tsar. Now, every decision will require the approval of the soviet. "
"Exactly," said Grigori.
"So the soviet is supreme. "
"Write it down," said Grigori.
Sokolov wrote it down.
Someone said: "Officers are forbidden to be rude to other ranks. "
"All right," said Sokolov.
"And must not address them as tyi as if we were animals or children. "
Grigori thought these clauses were trivial. "The document needs a title," he said.
Sokolov said: "What do you suggest?"
"How have you headed previous orders by the soviet?"
"There are no previous orders," said Sokolov. "This is the first. "
