RUSSIA'S CRISIS.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 November 1917, Page 3

RUSSIA'S CRISIS.

CIVIL WAR PREDICTED.

fAUSTRALIAN & N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION 1 & REUTER.J

PETROGRAD, Nov. 8.

The “Daily News” Petrograd correspondent says the Bolshev.k coup d’etat has taken the place of in Petrograd trhich is now » 4h- „[ ~ho Military Revolutionary Commit <C Tto Soviet, »nd *U Government institutions, including the Provisional Council .re occupied by tho committee s

"XprtMßtaj aro still an unknown 'factor though the immediate handing over of large proprietorial lands means the granting of the peasants chief demands. . It is likely that civil war will be necessary to decide who shall h 1 power.

CHAOTIC RUSSIA

, TROTZKY’S record. rAUSTRALIAN & N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION &. HPUTER.j LONDON, Nov. 9. The Russia Revolution did not surprise London or Paris. ■lt has been probable ever since Kormloff & escaPa The National Onion of Railway Servants and the Union of Postal and Telegraph Employees, have been tlie leading factors in the movement, they were endeavouring to force Kerensky to grant huge increases in wages recently; When he refused they became definitely Maximalists. The Baltic Fleet also was in sympathy with Lenin and Trotzky particularly the men at Kronstadt and Helsingfors. On the other hand, the entire officers corps of the army, all the Cossacks the Black Sea Fleet, merchants, intellectuals, professional men, and officials, side with Kerensky and bitterly oppose the Maximalists. Tlie Cossacks refused to support the Provisional Government.

Trotzky was editing the Russian Socialist paper at Vienna. On the outbreak of war, he went to Paris and started an anti-war daily, was expelled and went to America, when the revolution broke out he tried to go to Russia and was detained at Halifax, but released.

The “Daily News” states that-Lenin, addressing the Petrograd Soviet on Wednesday, afternoon, said the second revolution is accomplished and the Government is now’ in the hands of the people. The first problem was to end the war. „We shall offer a peace acceptable to the proletariat in all countries, publish all secret treaties, take all larid from landlords, establish control by the workmen over industry. The consequence will he accomplishment of tne third social revolution. Perfect order prevails. Petrograd is jubilant and seems to be indifferent to everything. Order is also due to the fact that in the e vent of disorders or excesses, the offenders will be wiped off the face of the earth.

KERENSKY’S MOVEMENTS. HIS ARRESTEREPORTET). LONDON, Nov. 9. Kerensky escaped from |Petrograd in a train for the front where he endeavoured to gather the troops to fight the committeeKerensky entrained for the fighting front, and hopes to persuade the troops to oppose the Revolutionaries. A German source reports that Kerensky has been arrested. The fate of Ministers is unknown. Several transports with sailors from Kronstadt, have arrived to support the Maximalists.

GERMAN EXPECTATIONS

AMSTERDAM November 10

Berth expects an offer from the Leninities of peace on easy terms if they remain in power.

A GERMAN LANDING. AT ABO AND HELSINGFORS. COPENHAGEN November 11. The Berlingshe Tidende states that German troops have landed at Aho and Helsingfors and have occupied both. It is rumoured that there are some Finnish detachments amongst the German soldiers.

RUSSIAN NEWS. (■Received This Dav at 11.25. a.m.j PETROGRAD, Nov 11. j Troops locally are rallying to Kerensky in the various towns he visited. Even the garrison at Petrograd are inclined to renew thqir allegiance. The food problem will be one of Bolshevek’s stumbing hocks. The peasants are aware that the money which Leniri distributed is counterfeit rouble notes issued in Berlin. Prominent officials of the Foreign Offices and Ministers of Finance and Commerce have struck, refusing to serve under Bolsheviko.