RUSSIAN CRISIS.

Taihape Daily Times, 22 December 1917, Page 5

RUSSIAN CRISIS.

GERMANY TO RESUME COMMERCIAL RELATIONS PETROGRAD, December 20 The president of the German Reichsbank has summoned the leading bankers to a conference, to discuss the resumption of commercial relations with Russia immediately peace is declared. LONDON, December 20 Speaking in the Austrian Eeichstrath, the Premier stated that Central Powers would not try to secure great advantages from Russia. “No territorial or economic annexations" would be the principle for general peace, but such disinterested aims could not be maintained if their enemies continued the war. WHAT OP THE LATE CZAR? LONDON, December 20 Mr Bourchier writes: The German military delegates at the Brest Litovsk conference asked, on behalf of the Kaiser, Russia's intentions regarding the ex-Czan and the members of his family. like People’s (ConimjissionejLs sounded the members of the Imperial family, who are still resident at Tsarskoyselo, who replied that the best solution would be to let them go abroad. The Government said it was agreeable to this principle, but wished to obtain the decision of the Constituent Assembly. SOCIALISTS AT WORK PETROGRAD, Dec. 20. The Ministry of Marine has nationalised the Nikolaeff shipbuilding yards, valued at several millions sterling. The workmen arrested the management. The Bolsheviks seized twenty-five million roubles from the banks at Nishinnovgorod.