MOVEMENT AGAIMIST SEPARATE PEACE

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 92, 11 January 1918, Page 5

MOVEMENT AGAIMIST SEPARATE PEACE

POLICY OF LENIN ANDI TROTSKi CONDEMNED. (Rec. Jauuacy 10, 7.20 p.m.) Paris, January 1). The Zurich correspondent of llio '"Echo do Paris" snys tbo Soviet and all the Socialist groups at I'etrograd hari3 issued a proclamation against tho Bolshoviki agreeing to a separate peace,; and declaring, "A. general peace might save .Russia from the political ami eiHinomic catastropho of a civil war. The Bolshcviki began the peace negotiations without waiting for tho Constituent Assembly or consulting the people." fiWeral divisions of infantry and cavalry passed a resolution, condemning Lenin an d Trotsky's policy.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. niVEBGENT OPINIONS OF -AUSTRIAN AND GERMAN DELEGATES. (Rec. January] 10. 7.20 p.m.) Rome, January 9. The Stuttgart "Tagehlatt" states ttbat .there sre grave divergences of opinion between tho Austrian and Gcrfpian delegate.? at Brest Litovsk.—Aus.X.Z. Cable Assn.

TEOTSKY OPPOSING GERMAN I'M ILITAEY CONTROL IN OCCU,J PIED DISTEICTS. New Yorli, January 9. An American correspondent in Petrti grad states that M. Trotsky's purpose in going to Brest Litovsk is to unswervingly oppose German military control in the occupied districts. Trotsky will force the clear issue of 1 peace or war when the Constituent Assembly meets on January 18.—Aus.-Nl Z. Cable Assn. KERENSKY REPORTING TO THE CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY

EXPLAINING HIS ACTIONS AND>THE FALL OF HIS GOVERNMENT. '■ ... (Rcc. January Klj, 8.10 p.m.) ■ Stockholm, January 9. Kerensky is drafting a report for thej Constituent Assembly, explaining why he refrained from participating in tlifo also the reasons why the Tsar was sent to Tobolsk, and the circumstances which caused the fall of his own Government.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Af|sn.

POLISH NATION'S LONG ACHERISHED WISHES

KAISER'S ACTIONS REGARDED [AS THEIR REALISATION (Rec. January 10, i 8.10 p.m.) Amsterdam, January 9. The Kaiser, replying to Prince- Luboraiirski, the spokesman of the Polish Regency Council, said lie learned with liveb' satisfaction that the actions of himself and his ally were regarded as the, 'realisation of the Polish nation's long cherished wislies.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable >Asin.

NEGOTIATIONS WITH PERSIAN GOVERNMENT REGARDING THE WITHDRAWAL OF TROOPS. (Rec. January 10;> 151.55 p.m.) London, January 10. A Russian wireless message states:—""Trotsky has initiated negotiations with the Persian Government relative to the withdrawal of the Russian forces from Persia, • conditional on similar;' arrangements being made with tho Turks, in accordance with the Brest tiLitovsk treaty of December 15." —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter.

FINLAND DESIRES BRITAIN'S OF THE REPUBLIC

(Rec. January 10, fftlO p.m.) Copenhagen, January!). A Finnish delegation has left ,for Englra.id .in order to influence Britain to acknowledge the Republic. Later it will France, Belgium, Italy, and Switzerland.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.