TROTSKY AND THE ALLIES

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 63, 7 December 1917, Page 5

TROTSKY AND THE ALLIES

DISCOURTEOUS ATTITUDE TO THE AMBASSADORS OF THE ALLIES INTERNATIONAL PRINCIPLES IMPUDENTLY IGNORED (Kec. December 6, 7.30 p.m.) Petrograd, December 5. Mr. Bourchicr states that M. Trotsky, replying to a statement that tho nrmistice negotiations were ordered nineteen hours before, tho Ambassadors were informed of the Soviet's declaration, says that ho had sufficiently informed the Allies. Ho did not regard their views as important, boing guided only by the principles of democracy and the interests of tho workers or the world. He desired a general, not a sopnrate peace. Tho Bolshcviki have arrested many hostile journalists for alleged plottine, while other arrests of anti-Bolshevik people are continuously being made. The remnant of the Provisional Government has appealed .to the ■ Army and the citizens to defend the Constituent Assembly and eject the usurpers. The armistico would lead only to ruin and economic slavery.— "Tho Times." RED GUARDS INSTITUTING A REIGN OF TERROR (Kec. December 6, 11.40 p.m.) Petrograd, December 5. The Bolshevik Government has drafted a law abolishing church marriages and substituting civil ceromonios; conferring equal rights on. legitimates and illegitimates; providing easy divorce; and permitting'.burials on consecrated ground without ceremony. Tho Bed Guards arc leading a reign of terror, arrests being apparently instituted as a pretext for plundering and looting the houses of tho wealthy. The newspaper "Novoe Vremya has been seized*.—"The Times." VATICAN WILL NOT ASSIST IN SEPARATE PEACE MOVE (Rec. December 6, 11.40 p.m.) Rome, December 5. The Vatican is not assisting, and will not assist, in the separate peace movement between Russia and the Central Powers.-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. GENERAL KORNILOFF ESCAPES MOVING SOUTH WITH COSSACK SUPPORTS. London, December 5. General Korniioff has escaped, with the connivance of his guards, and has gone south with four companies of Cossacks.—"Tho rimes. GERMANS ASSERT SPREAD OF ARMISTICE MOVEMENT TO RUMANIA. London, December 5. A German official report states-.—"Negotiations for an armistice are spreading to tho Rumanian troops."-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter. SWEDEN DENIES MEDIATION. Stockholm) December 5. The. Foreign Minister denies that the Swedish. Legation in Petrograd is mediating in the Russian and German peace negotiations.—Auß.-N./i. Cable Assn. THE BOLSHEVIK RAIDS ON PRIVATE CAPITAL petrograd, December 5. An official telegram states that tho Government intends to abolish the autocracy of capitalists and manufacturers, also to diminish profits. It is arranging for workers in each workshop to elect a committee to control production and labour conditions.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. STILL SOME PORTIONS OF THE ARMY ASSISTING THE ALLIES USEFUL CO-OPERATION IN MESOPOTAMIA. London, December 5. Router's representative learns that the British army in Mesopotamia is in touch with tho Russian forces which are assisting their operations, showing that there is still some portion of the Russian Army willing and able to°fight.— Reuter. AMERICA'S BREAK WITH AUSTRIA MOTION FOR WAR DECLARATION IN THE HOUSE AUSTRIA ACCUSED OF AIDING GERMANY AGAINST AMERICA Washington, December 5. A motion for declaration of war against Austria-Hungary from Dumber '6 and making all resources available for such an event, has been introduced'into the House. The motion declares that Austria-Hungary has aided Germany both on land and sea to prosecute war against the United States, and that the former has adhered to ruthless submarine warfare.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ___ RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE. New York, December 6. The Foreign Affairs Committee of tho House unanimously adopted the re-solution.—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. PRESS OPINIONS ON THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE . UNANIMOUS NOTE OF ACCLAMATION. New York, December 6. , Thfl newsmners throughout the country hail the President's Message as a ■ grealspeech, and as another wedge between the German Government and the Pe ° P The New York "Times" says :-"President "Wilson's address is inspiring, rt .hah the li°ht of truth and reason on our path; it nssures the Allies of «• « d iM * to im - PreS T?ta S tk "Tribune":-"There will be vast territorial reconstrucN.Z. Cable Assn. . HALF A MILLION UNNATURALISED AUSTRIANS. • Washington, December 5. It is estimated that there'are half a million nnnaturalised Anstrians in tho United States.-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. RELATIONS WITH BULGARIA (Ree. December 6, 11.40 p.m.) Washington, December 5. The Bulgarian Minister here has asked tho State Department to transmit President Ikon's statement direct to Bulgaria. He believes that there is small ctnec of the United States breaking with Bulgam.-Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn.