RUSSIA

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3440, 20 March 1920, Page 5

RUSSIA

RUSSIAN RAILWAYMEN’S CONCESSION. RCCQ§\'ed 10.50 21.111. MOb‘COW, March .17.’ The railway men have agreed to 12 hours per {lay until transport is reestablished. MORE TROUBLE BREWING. ESTH()NI'.\NS AND LETTS AT VARIANCE. Received 10.50 3.111. COPENHAGEN‘, March 17.

Great tension exists between the Esthoni-ans and Letts over the frontier ql2esl-ion, and the Lettish Govern lllellf is collcentl'2lt'iilg troops on the Esthonian frontier, making claims which Est-lionia cannot accept. The British mission has offered ’ro mediate in order to avoid war. ALLIED MISSION TO RUSSIA, OF NO PARTICULAR IMPORT- " ANCE. Received 9.50 am. V ‘ ' MOSCOW, March 17. Interviewed, Leo T(éin‘eneff, President of the Moscow Soviet ,said the League of Nations has cnpitulated .tI was created in the interests _of old Imperialists. We do not attach particular imoprtance to the.‘A.llied (“om--m.ission’s visit to Russin._ Bona tide Commissions of other countries desiring to make impartial investigation will also be welcomed. We shall not arrange routes for the Allied ‘Commission, but will afford facilities to see everything. We ask the same right to send our Commission to other countries. ‘