RUSSIA

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

RUSSIA

TROUBLE IN SIBIE‘.RIA_ MARTIAL LAW IN TOMSK. _ PETROGRAD, June 21. Martial law has been proclaimed in Tomsk, in western Siberia, owing to wholesale murders and robberies by amnested criminals called to the colours and anarchists. ‘A total of 2,300 have been arrested, and 20 who resisted have been killed, a number of’ others being wounded. ' RUS_SIA’S .ASPIRATIONS. ‘ AN IMPORTANT STATEMENT. " Received 9 a.m. WASHINGTON, June 21. M. Bakhmitieif, head of the Russian mission, made a statement that the revolution’s achievements would be reflected in the laws enacted by the Constitutional Assembly, Which would be convoked as soon as possible. The Government was straightening out the disorganisation in all branches of the State,_and reorganising. fuel, raw material,”food, transport, and financial departments. The Government. unqualifiedly rejects the thought of a separate peace, and aims at the promptcst achievement of universal peace, with no dominion over other nations, no seizure of their property. Russia wants peace without annexations and no contributions, but based on the nation ’s free choice to work out their own distress. The defeat of Russia. and her ‘Allies would entail the greatest misery. There can be no stable peace -until German autrocracy and tyranny are destroyed. CZAR AND REACTIONARIES TO BE TRIED. :7 LONDON, June 22. ' Ml‘ o'Gl‘ady, speaking at Queen’: Hall, said the ex-Czar and the reaction--3TiOS Would be publicly tried. Kerensky had informed him that a document, dated March 151(1), had been discovered assenting to a separate peace, BIG RAILWAY sl-RlK;g_ LONDON, June 21. , An oificial despatch from Petrograd states that the railwaymen on the Pet-rogtrrad-Moscow railway struck without waiting for thepaward of the commis. sion who are considering their economic .grievances.. The Goiernment appealed to the people to remain calm in View of the possible extension of the strike,