RUSSIAN REVOLT

Hokitika Guardian, 7 March 1921, Page 2

RUSSIAN REVOLT

—— -o*a— BV TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSN., COPYRIGHT. AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. SIEGE AT PETROGRAD. RIGA, March 5. The Soviet Government has proclaimed a state of siege at Petrograd. It is admitted that revolutionaries imprisoned some Soviet leaders there. The Soviet has distributed stocks of foodstuffs. It hopes to stop any Russian revolt. Widespread starvation is inevitable. CONFLICTING REPORTS. LONDON, March 5. There are conflicting reports emanating from Russia. Some state the revolution there is definitely suppressed ; others that revolution is extending and that revolutionaries hold Petrograd and Kronstadt, where the sailors are said to have joined the revolutionaries. It also stated that 30,000 troflps at Moscow refused to obey an order to inarch against revolutionaries, and that a white flag has replaced the Soviet flag on the Kremlin at Moscow. PETROGRAD QUIET. IIE USING FOR S, AI arch 5 The latest telegram from Russia states Petrogiad is now quiet. The workers’ quarter is said to resemble the Huttos C'haumonts in Paris after the Communards were crushed in 1871. Bodies of strikers are lying unburied in streets. Kalenin, President of the Centre Executive, has fallen into the hands -f rebels, and also Simovieff, President of Petrograd Municipality. The Soviet Government now permits the* inhabitants of Petrograd to buy

food in the country, and lias withdrawn troops previously posted to prevent food coining into Petrograd. COMMUNIST MOVE. '' . LONDON, March 5. The Soviet has summoned representatives of the Communist Parties of ,ali frontier States to Moscow ot discuss the desirability of Russian action against the Governments of the frontier States during the coming spring: The Polish, Hungarian, and Ron manian Communists have promised to' stir up rebellions when the Russians attack, but the German Communists refused to help. SOVIET LEAVES MOSCOW. (Received This Day at 9.45 a.m.l LONDON, March 6. Reval reports that fighting again occurred at Moscow on Thursday between insurgents and Reds. The latter were forced to abandon the town. One Lettish volunteers international legion rejmain to protect Kremlin. Government has left for Nijniovgorod where Lenin is expected. RUSSIAN REBELLION. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) COPENHAGEN, March 5. The “Politiken’s” Reval corresponlent states forty thousand naval inuineers assisted white troops to control vro ns tacit fortress. They have arrested ydimiral Nasmin, Commander of the Saltic forces. It is reported a general ritli forty thousand armed peasants omniands Voronezh and Tamboo areas, lreatening Moscow’s focxl supplies. OUTBREAK AT ODESSA. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) PARIS, March 5. Tlic Soviet has ordered the closing . the Roumanian frontier, owing to a iolent outbreak at Odessa-, where a - ajority of the troops have joined the volting workers. Other reports state e rebels control the whole of Petroad and Moscow. RUSSIAN PROCLAMATION. (Received This Dav at 8 a.m.) COPENHAGEN, March 5. A proclamation signed by Lenin and otsky declares French agents engiored the Petrograd and Kronstadt :olt securing the co-operation of the> da lists and Tsarist officers. The pyomatioji claims the Petrograd garril remains loyal and commands the V, which is quiet, but admits that olutionaries hold Kronstadt.