THE RED MENACE

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 155, 26 March 1919, Page 7

THE RED MENACE

NEW BOLSHEVIK CRISIS FACES THE ALLIES HUNGARY DECLARES WAR ACTION BY THE ALLIES By Telegraph-Press A6sociation--Copj"rtelt Vienna, March 23. The situation in Budapest is critical. Tho' Government has declined tho Entente's ultimatum, and lias signed a proclamation declaring that a state of war exists beween Hungary and tho En-tente.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

SPECIAL MEETING OF ALLIED WAR COUNCIL . MONITORS PROCEEDING UP THE DANUBE. Paris, March 24. A special session of .the Supremo Council is'considering tho crisis at Budapest. Important military decisions are pendirJß. Lenin has sent a wireless message to Budapest congratulating tho Hungarians on the overthrow of the bourgeoisie. The French and Serbian divisions at Budapest have been ordered to hold themselves ready to take the field. The Paris correspondent of the United Press states that Allied monitors have started up tho River Danube from Belgrade, ' towards Budapest.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. (Reo. March So, 5.5 p.m.) London, March 24. The Supreme War Council's official report does not mention Hungary—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. BOLSHEVIK AMYOF INVASION London, March 24. The Basle correspondent of tho United Press states that a Bolshevik army of 70,000 is reported to be crossing the Dniester, and to have entered Galicia.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

. ANOTHER REPORT. Vienna, March 24. A Bolshevik army of 70,000, under Colonel Gorgey, mostly Hungarian and Bulgarian prisoners from Russia, have crossed the- Dniester south of Lcmbcrg. All parties in German Austria are alarmed at the Bolshevik revolution in Hungary, and are convinced that the Budapest Soviet must be suppressed before it eon join hands with the Russian Soviet— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

CZECHO-SLOVAK WAR ON HUNGARY Berlin, March 24. The Cze-cho-Slovalw are reported to have dispatched an army against Hun-gary—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

A COMMUNISTIC GOVERNMENT OPEN ALLIANCE WITH RUSSIAN BOLSHEVISM. Amsterdam, March 24. The new Hungarian Government is openly communistic. It has proclaimed the socialisation of land, mines, railways, transport, banks, and important industries, and announces that it will raise a proletariat army to fight the capitalists and the bourgeoisie. It has sent a messago to tho Russian Soviet Government asking for armed intervention against the Entente Powers.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

ROYAL ESTATES SEQUESTRATED. Vienna, March 19. The Hungarian Government has sequestrated all land belonging to Archdukes and Princes living abroad, including the King of Bavaria aud the Archdnkn Fralorick.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

ANTI-ENTENTE DEMONSTRATION AT • VIENNA ; ENTENTE TROOPS DISARMED AT • HiaUPEST. (Rec. March 25, 5.5 p.m.) Vienna, March 21. • A groat anti-Entente demonstration was held in favour of the Soviet Republic, but the Austrian Central Workers' Council has rejected tho Hungarian overtures owing to Austria's dependence' upon the Entente Powers for food. Political circles 'fear an extensiou of Hungarian Bolshevism to Poland and tho Balkans. ]>r. Musaryk has resigned the Presidency of Czecho-Slovakin. It is reported that Hungary's Bolshevik Government is gaining support, and are determined to resist Polisli, Czecho-Slovak-ifm. and Rumanian encroachments.

The Communists disarmed 247 Entente troops at Budapest. Tho Entente Mission has departed.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

SPREADING TOWARDS THE BALKANS (Hcc. March 25, 9.15 p.m.) Vienna, March 21. The Bolshevik movement is spreadingin Bosnia, Croatia, and Slavonic. Armed peasants are fighting.tho Serbs, among whom it is reported that Bolshevism is gaining influence. The Communists have occupied tho banks in various parts of Hungary.—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. t

LENIN AND THE BERLIN BOLSHEVIRI A WIRELESS MKSSAGE OF EXHORTATION. London, March 21. Lenin lias sent a wireless message to tho Berlin Bolsheviki urging them to establish a -Soviet Republic in Germany.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

GERMANY NEGOTIATING WITH RUSSIAN BOLSHEVIKI • (Rec. Mnrch 25, 9.15 p m.) London, March 21. Germany is opening up negotiations with the Eusian Bolsheviki. The German miners in the Ruhr Valley aro agitating for a 6ix-hour day — Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

DEEP IMPRESSION IN GERMANY FRESH AGITATION BY THE SPARTACISTS. (Rec. March 25, 5.5 p.m.) London, March 24. The developments in Hungary have caused a deep impression in Germany, where it is hoped that the arrival of food supplies, which has .begun, will maintain quiet.. The Spartacists have opened a fresh agitation by strikes at Lubeck-and riots at Stettin. A genoral strike is threatened at Breslau.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

PRO-BOLSHEVIK SPEECH IN THE BAVARIAN LANDTAG. (Rec. March 25, 7.15 p.m.) Copenhagen, March 19. Advices from Munich state that tho Premier. Herr Hoffmann, speaking in the Landtag, emphasised tho point that it -was the Landtag's'task lo collaborate with tho Soviet in public life. Ho declared that the capitalistic system had permanently become impossible. Bavaria would not separate from the Em-pire.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn

A FACTOR FOR PEACE AND ALLIED SOLIDARITY. (Rec. March 25, 5.5 p.m.) Washington, March 21. Senator Hichcock, speaking before the Foreign Relations Committee, said the spread of Bolshevism in Europe would do more to hasten ',ienco and solidify the; Allies than anything yet devised.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

LIEBKNECHT'S WIDOW PENSION PROM MOSCOW SOVIET. (Rec. March 25, 7.10 p.m.) '. . London, March 21. It is reported that the Central Soviet at Moscow has decreed an annual .-ren-

6i'on of forty thousand roubles (roughly, .13000) to the widow of Dr. Liebknecht, who was killed by a Berlin mob while en route under arrest to the Moabit Prison. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

THE BRISBANE RIOTS ANTI-BOLSHEVIK PEELING RUNS HIGH Brisbane, March 25. Returned soldiers attempted to raid the Russian Club and were prevented by repeated charges by liio mounted police. Nineteen persons were injured, eleven of them being police, including a Magistrate and the Police Commissioner — Press Assn.

STORY OF THE RIOT. (Dec. March 25, 5.5 p.m.) Brisbane, March 25. The'attack on the Itussian headquarters was accompanied by wild scenes. The Police Magistrate, Mr. Archibald, and Police Commissioner Urquhart received wounds through being forced by the crowds upon the bayonets of the police in the street, which was at that lime in darkness. Commissioner Urquhfirt recoived a severe thrust in the shoulder, which required medical attendance. Mr. Archibald, who was uounded in tholes stuck to his post until the attackors tftte dispersed. This was eventually secured by the police allowing some of the ringleaders to visit the Russian headquarters for themselves, and ascertain that no one was present. Before this was secured the attackers forced their way close to the building, tore down tho palings, smashed the windows, and did other damage. Palings and stones were freely used in the course | of the attack. A number of shots were fired, allegedly by soldiers, many of whom were said to be armed with revolvers.

A second attack was made on another building previously occupied by the Russian Club. This was also considerably damaged. Tho demonstrations were frequently punctuated by threats of vengeance against the Bolshevik element. The trouble was the outcome of Saturday's demonstration, when, soldiers approaching the Russian Club were threatened with firearms. Prior to the demonstrations a meeting of returned soldiers and sailors passed a resolution demanding that the State and Federal authorities should take immediate direct action to prevent meetings of Russian Bolsheviki in Queensland, otherwise the meeting would take action to quell Bolshevik disturbances.—Press Assn.

(Bee.March 26. 0.30 a.m.) Brisbane, March 25. It transpires that besides wrecking the Russian headquarters a section of the mob devoted its attention to establishments allegedly kept by Eussians. Ono shop and two boardinghouses were considerably damaged by stones and other missiles, and several persons wore injured by falling glass.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

RUSSIAN SOCIETY'S MEMBERSHIP. (Roc. March 25, 10.20 p.m.) ' Brisbane, March 25. The Russian Society consists of one thousand members.—Press Assn.

BOLSHEVIK TALK ON SYDNEY WATERFRONT ■l BY FINNISH AND RUSSIAN DESERTERS. (Rec. March 25, 10.20 p.m.) Sydney, March 25. Bolshevism is the main topic of conversation on the waterfront, where there is an increasing number of Finnish and Russian deserters from ships. They cpenlv discuss the propaganda, and enlist sympathy by adopting the attitude that they desire to return to Russia, but that they are. unable to obtain the Federal Government's permission to leave. The Government is considering more stringent action against these deserters.—Press Assn.