SIBERIA AND THE BOLSHEVIKI

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 183, 23 April 1918, Page 5

SIBERIA AND THE BOLSHEVIKI

AN OPPOSITION MOVE

, t . ,■. New York, April 21. the Washington correspondent of the how Yoric Times" states that'advice has been received that tho Siberian Zemstvus governments) liavo formed an ftiiti-li.Mshevik Government which has t ' lo representatives in Russia that its objects are to establish order and to preserve the territorial integrity arid economic snd*j>endenco of Siberia and to resist tho German-Bol-shevik: peace terms. It must hava activo assistance l'rom tho Aliies. Tho new body also states that a report has been received that the Bolshevik Government intends to remove stores from Vladivostok to European Russia.—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. THE TRUTH OP THE MATTER. London. April 21. The "Times" correspondent at Odessa, who has travelled across Siberia, cables from Tokio that it is useless to expect oven passive resistance to the German penetration. Nothing will indueo tho Rue. sian soldiers to return to tho firing line. Tho adherents of Bolshevism would promptly secodo if Bolshevism meant war. Tho Russian cities are starving, but. tho Gormans will probably bo ablo to securo largo supplies of grain from tho peasants, many of whom have buried stores. Tlioro is no doubt that tho Germans will get plenty of assistanco to put the Government's machinery in work, ing order. Millions will welcome them, If the Allies decided to striko through Siberia, they must striko hard, decisively, and impressively.—"The Times." fighting¥finland Potrograd, April 21. There has been fighting between anarchists and tho Bolsheviki at Voroness, Snnbirsk, and Rostoff. Tho Whito Guards and Red Guards have been in conflict north of Viborg, which is the only important Finnish town remaining in the hands of the Red Guards.—Router. RIOTS IN CRACOW. Berne, April 21. Sanguinary riots are reported from Cracow. The mob looted the Jewish quarter, and there were conflicts between the mob and tho troops, in which 21 were killed or injured. Many, arrests wero made.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. GERMANSIJHE CRIMEA (Ree. April 22, 8 p.m.) London, April 21. A German official report states; "We have opened the way to tho Crimea after overcoming resistance."—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn.-Reuter. FRANCO-BRITISH LANDING ON ARCTIC COAST (Rec. April 22, 10.55 p.m.) Moscow, April 22. British and French troops were landed on April M at Mountmausk, on tho Arctic Ocean in the Kola Peninsula, to reinforce tho British marines there. The Entente Allies aro co-operating with the Bolsheviki to protect the coast railway against tho Finnish "White Guards.— Renter.