THE RESTORATION OF RUSSIA

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 213, 28 May 1918, Page 5

THE RESTORATION OF RUSSIA

DECISION LIES WITH AMERICA

"NO DELUSIONS SHOULD BE NOURISHED"

London, May 26. It is understood that the Allies are seriously considering how to re-establish Kussia.' Tho situation is not regarded as hopeless. America will decide the manner in which.Allied assistance can Dost be given.—Aus.-N.Z Cable Assn.

JAPANESE INTERVENTION VITAL . Paris, May 2G. M. Marcel Sembat, writing jn tho "Journal Humanite," says:-"No delusions should be nourished. Tho Germans, although limiting' their ambitions to Irkutsk, could from there dominate- tho whole lino to the Pacific, and could paralyse any attempted Japanese intervention. Japan's intervention is urgently necessary; and Japan is willing to begin operations the moment England and America say the word. The Russian peoplo would acoopt intervention with guarantees that Japan will seek neither territorial conquest, tho restoration ot Tsarisin, nor to take the land from the peasants."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

THE BREST LITOVSK TREATY COMMISSION ON OBSCURE POINTS. (Rec, May 27, 9.10 p.m.) London, May 27. A Russian wireless message, referring to tho fact that Germany has agreed to form a special commission to clear up obseuro points in connection with the Brest-Litovsk peace treaty, states that the Russian Foreign Commissary proposed that precedence be given to the situations in the Caucasus, tho Crimea, Estiionia, and Livonia, tho demarcation of the frontier, tho determination of which was Interrupted at Pwkov, owing to a Russo-German disagreement, and also tho misunderstandings regarding war prisoners and fundamental principles respecting inter-economic relations.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter.

PUPPET CROWNS PRINCE OF SAXONY FOR LITHUANIA. Amsterdam, May 2G. The "Leipzig Zeitung" announces that in accordance with the expressed wish' of tlie Lithuanian people the Kaiser and the King of Saxony have given sanction to Princo George of Saxony becoming King of Lithuania. It >a expected that lie will be enthroned before the end of tho war—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. PEASANTS' RISmW THE UKRAINE GERMANS DEFEATED. (Rec. May 27, 7.15 p.m.) Moscow, May 26. The peasants' rising has spread throughout the Ukraine. Tho authorities dispatched Gorman troops to disarm them, but the peasants in tho Novgorod district secured, artillery and machine-guns and defeated tho Germans—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. i SKOROPADSKY'S FORCES DEFEATED. . (Rce. May 27, 7.15 p.m.) Moscow, May 2G. The Caucasus Government forces hava recaptured Sukhumkole. A Bolshevik paper states that tho peasants and insurgents in tho Ukraine defeated Skoropadsky's German-Ukrainian troops. The Ukrainian railwayman struck to assist the peasants, and have beon replaced by Germans.—Heater.

FOOD RIOTS IN PROVINCIAL TOWNS STRIKERS PASS ANTI-SOVIET RESOLUTION. Moscow, May 26. Food riots have occurred in several provincial towns. There was serious rioting at Nijni-N'ovgorod, where 10,000 employees of tho Sormovo Works declared a one-day strike and passed a. resolution in favour of a Constituent Assembly and against the Soviet. The German authorities in some of the occupied Russian territories havo arrested a .dumber.of Austrian and German prisoners of war who had joined extremist political organisations. General Arnold shot several hundred Austrian and German Internationalists and prohibited prisoners of war participating in Bolshevik organisations.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. VANDAL PEASANT BANDS (Roc. May 27. 7.15 p.m.) Berne, May 26. Bands of Russian peasants arc traversing Tchernikov, Dicschin, Volhynia, and Podolia, destroying tho crops and plantations, and burning the. forests.—Aus.N.Z. Cablo Assn. ESCAPED FRoTsEBASTOPOL TWO RUSSIAN BATTLESHIPS AND EIGHT DESTROYERS. (Roc. May 27, 7.15 p.m.) Amsterdam, May 26. The "Cologne Gaimtte" reports that two big Russian battloships and eight destroyers escaped from Sebastopol before tho. Germans occupied the town. Tho Germans captured tho rest of tho fleet—Router. finlai^d"amd~germany AN ECONOMIC CONTROL TREATY. Copenhagen, May 26. It is reported that a commercial agreement between Finland ..nd Germany gives Germany economic control of Finland for twenty years. ; Germany will finance a number of Finnish factories, particularly those producing articles suitable for export to Russia. A defensive alliance has also been concluded, Finland undertaking to provide 100,000 troops to bo at Gormany's disposal in tho event of Russia rouewing hostilities. —Aue.-N.i. Cablo Assn.

Uuuiu noon. THE CAPTCREDROYALTIES ONE TO DENMARK AND THE OTHER TO MONTENEGRO. Pctrograd, May 26. The Gorman Embassy announces thai; the Dowager Empress of Russia mil shortly proceed to Denmark and tho Grand Duke Nicholas lo Montenegro-Aus.-N.is. Cablo Am. YON MACKENSEN IN RUMANIA TO CONTROL THE MILITARY SITUATION. Amsterdam, May 26. Tho "Westfalischo Zeitung's" Bucharest correspondent rtales that General von Mackcnsen lias assumed control of. tho military administration m Rumania.Eouter.