AMERICA.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 23 April 1917, Page 5

AMERICA.

GERMAN SHIPS TO EE REPAIRED

AND UTILISED. Received 9.55 WASHINGTON, April 22. The British Government has granted a safe-conduct to M. Tainowski, who is expected to depart next week. The Shipping Board reports that the interned German ships are repairable sat a cost of £IO,OOO, and will begin carrying food to the Allies in mid-sum-mer.

THE ROUMANIAN’ CAMPAIGN.

BURNING OF TOWNS CONTINUES

Received 9.55

ROME, April 22.

The burning of Roumanian towns continues. Revolts are spreading throughout Wallachia. i; ;

RUSSIA’S INTERNAL AFFAIRS IN NER H I STORY OF THE REVOLUTION. CZAR ONLY A NAME TO HIS PEOPLE. CZARINA AND PROTOPOPOFF THE ARCH-CONSPIRATORS. Received 9.45. PETROGRAD, April 22. Irrefutable evidence is forthcomingregarding the revolution that reactionaries, led by the Empress and Protopopoff, were sent to promote disturbances. A state of famine was deliberately engineered in Petrograd and other cities, which the reactionaries were prepared to turn to account, as a pretext for peace favourable to Germany. Protopopoff instructed his perfect organisation to create disturbances.

The weakness of the Czar’s hold on the people is the most astonishing feature of the revolution. He ' was nothing to them —hardly a name. Nowhere was regret heard at his abdication. The Empress was the most interesting personality of the old regime; while the Czar was thoroughly anti-German and pro-ally the Empress was anti-ally and pro-German. She believed her mission was to maintain an absolute monarchy for her husband and son. Intensely mystical, she believed God hacT chosen Russia as an instrument for great miracles, hence, partly, this was the reason for the sway the repulsive impostor Rasputin exercised over her. Perhaps she was right; Russia has been chosen as the scene for great miracles, though not precisely the kind she imagined.

The influence of the Duma on the ■Provisional Government is daily growing. The bulk of the workmen and soldiers are patriotic, and know that Germany must be beaten if their liberties are to be assured.

A FIREBRAND COLDLY RECEIVED

DEMOCRATIC DEMANDS BY THE

WORKERS

Received 9.10. LONDON, April 22,

The “Observer’s” Petrograd correspondent states that Lenin, leader of the exiles (as cabled on 14th April), who delivered an inflammatory speech demanding a commune, peace, and abolition of the Government, was coldly receives by the majority of the Russian Socialists.

Th e Labour Gazette points out the extremists are the best friends of the reactionaries.

The congress of soldiers and workers’ delegates support the Government, and demand the establishment of arbitration courts, safeguards for women’s and childrens labour, abolition of contract labour, and an eighthou/ <&y, except for munition workers.