RUSSIA.

Taihape Daily Times, 7 March 1919, Page 5

RUSSIA.

A OCCASION.

OF BOLSHEVIK DUPLICITY. Received .10.

(LONDON, March 6.

The “Daily Chronicle” publishes a. remarkable story from Kiel?, detailing the jjriramatie Council of War at Kremlin, Moscow. vhcn the 'Entente’s invitation was received to s4nd delegates to Prinkopa. Trotsky, who wals greatly surprised at the Entente’s proposal, informed the War Council the situation was desperate owing to famine and plague, and the Bolshevik State was threatened with collapse, entailing the destruction of the Ren armies. Extremists, who advocated the red terror, favoured continuance of the but Lenin's speech clinched the matter. He said the time had come to conclude a 4 Bsecond Brest Litovtek treaty, this 'time with the Entente. Let them proclaim to the world that they had subdued ns and that the Soviet republic has capitulated accordingly. We shall know we only concluded a truce in order to complete preparations for a decisive onslaught, which will lassure our triumph.

BRITAIN’S ACTION IN RUSSIA.

GERMANY MUST PAY INDEMNITY.

Received 8.50

i LONDON March. 6. ' Afn the House of Commons Mr Bonar Law said the statement that Britain would refrain from making a claim cu the Germans did not in the least represent the Government’s intentions. Mr Churchill said the casualties in the Ypres salient from the end of July to November 18th were 1717 regulars and territorials, 10,795 officers, 207,838 men; Canadians 496 officers and 11,917 men; Australians 1289 officers and 27,502 men. These figures include deaths from wounds and prisoners. Cecil Harmsworth replying to a question said the Allies were suppor* ting Denikin’s volunteers in South Russia who was cordially co-operat-Sng with the Don Cossacks against the Bolsheviks. Britain had entered upon no negotiations in support of any Ukrainain party. It is understood that Petlura is aiming at the establishment of an Independent Ukraine. *

TROTSKY TRIUMPHANT

HELSINGFORS, March 5

Trotsky asured the Pan-Rusian Soviet Congress that the critical moment had passed* Complete victory was asured for the Bolsheviks, as the Allies were un willing jto '.ntervenlti The military situation was satisfactory. There were four tasks ahead: To occupy the Murman-Arclicngel coasts; seize the river exits to the Black Sea; reach the Prussian frontier and chase the enemy beyond the Urals. We shall achieve these at any costs.

MORE DEVELOPMENTS

CPENHAGEN, March 5

A Bolshevik communication states that at Riga all men up to 4? years of age and officers up to 55 have been

called up. The Lettish Soviet Government has established throe great concentration cafps for the internment of the middle classes.

TOPSY TURVYDOM

COPENHAGEN, March 5

When the Bolsheviks entered Kieff they transferred the population from the slum quarters to the houses of the wealthy people and vie© versa. They also made a levy on the city amounting to two hundred million roubles.

French troops hold Odessa and a small surrounding belt.

SWISS PRECAUTIONS

BERNE March 5,

Ths Federal Council has prohibited the formation of Soldiers’ Councils, under penalty of imprisonment for two years. They have also ordered severe punishment for the dissemination of false news likely to prejudice discipline in the army or alarm the population.

- . LNDON, March 5. The Daily Chronicle’s Geneva correspondent says: A correspondent at Kieff discloses that Lenin and Trotsky planned to renew the Brest- Litovsk coup, which proved so successful with Germany, and thus entice the Entente into an apparently advanUT geous peace with a view to undermining the Allied Government by propaganda, An extraordinary council of war was held at s and de-

cided to accept the Principle invita,fton with the view of subsequently developing a world wide Bolshevik doctrine.

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