RUSSIA’S CRISIS.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 November 1917, Page 2

RUSSIA’S CRISIS.

RUSSIAN FOOD STUFFS. RUSSIAN FOOD SUPPLIES. LONDON, Nov. 28. Wireless Russian official.—The Council of the peoples Commissaries of the Army and Navy convenes a general congress of the forces for the 2nd December at Petrograd to. organise arrangements regarding food and supplies. SECRET AGREEMENTS. PETROGRAD, Nov. 28. An agreement made in the spring of 1916, and ratified in February 1917 between Russia, France, and England ha s been published. It gave Russia, Erzerum, Trebizond, Bitlis, and Van Villayets. France was to receive tho scahard of Syria, Adana Villayet, and lesser Armenia. England to receive Lower Mesopotamia with special rights in Laifa and Jaffa between the" English \ and French zones to bo independent. Aeanian in the State of Alex'andretta to bo a' free port. Palestine to be a pro t-ectorate under Russia, France and England. There was also to he neutral zone in Persia, through Isphahau within the Russian sphere.

; RUSSIAN STOPPAGE. LONDON November 28. The War Office reports: The chief of -the Russian Military Mission to L England received a communication from Russian Headquarters dated 5 22nd, as follows:—From November to 6th. to 13th. there will be no sett | fighting . A TIMELY WARNING. GERMAN PRISONERS IN RUSSIA. PARIS, November 28. Mr. Marcel Hutin points out that Russia holds 1,700,000 Austro-German prisoners. The Allied Conference must give the greatest attention to any suggestion to ' exchange them while anarchy and treachery dominate Russia. RUSSIA AND GERMANY. v PEACE MEETING ON SUNDAY. WELLINGTON, This Day The High Commssioner reports, Loni don 29th at 12.20 p.m. From Petrograd, M. Krylenko announces the German consent to negotiate peace. Plenipotentiaries meet on Sunday. FRATERNISING. (Received. This Day at 8.50. a.m.) NEW YORK, Nov. 29. A Petrograd states Russian and Gorman soldiers are fraternising, even under occasional shell-fire. Hordes of Russians are leaving the front and occupy the railways, making the provisioning of the front lines most difficult. COLONEL REPINGTON’S VIEWS (Received This Day 'at 9.15 a.m.) LONDON, Nov. 29. Colenel Repin gton, the “Times” military expert, says Germany has largely achieved her purpose by putting Russia out of the war. There is still important elements of resistance in Russia- The Allies should promptly aid these views, preventing the disaster of Germany withdrawing her eastern forces and concentrating them in the West. THE RUSSIAN POSITION: THF. ALLIES MOVE. 'Received This Da\ at 9.50. a.m.) WASHINGTON Nov-ember 20. Officials do not believe the ! Allies will assume an attitude of hostility to Russians, because of the Bolsheviks peace move to Germany. The Paris Conference will endeavour to consolidate the elements opposed to the Bolsheviks. It is believed that the Allies are wirelessly communicating with the Russian Army leaders, ih eluding General Kaledin and Ducahonii in order to offset the peace more.