THE BALTIC STATES.

Taihape Daily Times, 13 October 1919, Page 3

THE BALTIC STATES.

LONDON, Oct. 10.

The -sovim Government. intends to propose that peace hogotiations with the Baltic States shall be begun in some neutralv~oountry——either Denmark or Holl:md—-with a view to permitt.ing the Bolshevik leaders to efiect 3, commurlivcation with the Allies‘ diplomats, There are indications that the Bo1she"viks 111-0 approaclling their most critical period, and the Soviet power is seriously menacod It ‘is doubtful whether their _dospel*a'to coxrcentrations of troops will I prove snflicient to withstand Denikin. and Koltchak. . I

GER-E\~[ANY ANNOYED. BERLIN, Oct. 10. I-[err Noske. interviewed, said that he I'e.grettcd that England and France 5,-1-ill ‘thought it desirable to threa_ten G(‘|‘tll2lll_Y regarding the Baltic evacuation. Patience was necessary, whilei tho Gave]-mnent. brought reason to bear i mmn the troops. whom it; honestly wished to recall. If ‘the. nation withheld‘ pay the troops woutd plunder the coun- 1 try,'causing a conflagration. 1 —--o-—~ ' ss'i‘}‘.7i‘}N ‘MILES FROM ‘RIG.-5... 3 LONDON, Oct. 10. 1 'l‘he, Daily Ch:-onie.]e’s Riga correspendent confirms the report that General V-en der Goltz is attacking with 20,000 troops on a ten—.mile front, and is w'it}lin seven miles of the city_ The Lofts are bravely del"'ending, but are yielding to pressure. LONDON. Oct. 10. Generzil Von der Goltz, in'terviewefl. T“: '.'»’;if::m. said he was obeying: the German Gnvernnlent’s orders in reeallintz him, but the Gernmn troops would re"min there, as there wa~‘ neither food nor work for them in Gerniany. Theret‘m'e thev were joining Russians me‘-'9 ly for the sake of homes and empio_vment. Tliey had 116 ‘polities! designs. '