CASPIAN THRUST

Southland Times, Issue 18831, 26 May 1920, Page 5

CASPIAN THRUST

THE BOLSHEVIKS’ OBJECT

DEOI OF ANTI-BRITISH DISiGNS

(By Telegraph.—Press Assn. —Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association., DELHI, May 24. (Received May 26, 12..” a.in.) The seizure of Baku proved the prelude to a renewal of the Bolshevik activities in the Caspian area. The object of the attack on Enzcli on May 18 was the recovery ot some of the ships of the Russian Volunteer army, which made their way thither from Baku, and had been interned. The Soviet commander demanded the ships, declaring' that he had r.o designs against the British, and promised to retire from Knzeli having achieved his purpose. In order to avoid a collision the British armed forces were withdrawn pending negotiations between the British ami the Soviet commander. All was quirt in Resht and Enzcli on May 20. but further activity was reported in the direction of A-Uara. a Caspian Sea port on the Persian frontier, 100 miles north of Enzeli. BRITISH ADVANCE ON BAKU. INDIANS LANDING AT BATUM. (United Service.) LONDON. May 24. The British are landing an Indian army At Batura for an advance on Baku. PERSIA. DIPLOMATIC MISSION TO MOSCOW. LONDON, May 24. A wireless message states that a Persian diplomatic mission is going to Moscow. JAPANESE IN SIBERIA, WITHDRAWAL NOT CONTEMPLATED. TOKIO, May 24. ! Received May 2b, 7.4-3 p.ia. i An Imperial addres-- to the Diet stated that the situation in the Ear East was still too unsettled to permit of the withdrawal of Japanese troops from Siberia. ‘THE ARMENIAN MANDATE. AMERICA’S DUTY. PRESIDENT'S APPEAL TO CONGRESS. WASHINGTON, May 23. (Receiver! May 23, 7.13 pan.! President Wilson sent a special message to Congress urging that he be granted power to accept the mandate over Armenia. The message points nut that the Senate recently passed a resolution requesting the President to send war-hips to Bat tun, and expressing sympathy with Armenia, whose independence the United States had. already recognised. A careful canvass of member? indicates that Congress will not grant President Wilson the r.ecossary authority on the ground of the cost and responsibilities of the undertaking being too great at this time. GERMAN DISRUPTION.

BRITISH JOURNALIST'S IMPRESSIONS.

ALLIED HELP IMPERATIVE. LONDON, May 24. (Received May 23. S.MO p.m.) Mr A. G. Gardiner, writing to the. Daily News from Berlin, says that, after interviews with leading German politicians and economist- he considers that if the Spa Conference lines not slop its internal dissolution Germany will be a corpse which will poison the world. The essential requirements are credit.-- for food and raw material;-. a limited indemnity and some accommodation in the matter of shipping. The present Government only possesses a shadow of power, bill it, is the only combination than can keep the country on its fee r.

GERMAN CONCESSIONS IN CHINA

CHINESE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT,

PEKIN. May 23

The Cabinet order for the drafting of regulations for placing the ex-German concessions at Hankow ami Tientsin under the Chinese municipal authorities stated that the Government intends to establish a model Chinese settlement.