RUSSIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 May 1918, Page 5

RUSSIA.

RECONSTRUCTION OF FORCES JAPANESE HELP URGED, London, May-21. The, Daily Chronicle appeals to fires!* dent Wilson not to delay to put himself at the head of a more positive policy for : Russia, - '. The paper suggests that a, Japanese ' army should be sent to supply a neneleug \ of discipline and order around which tho forces, of reconstruction in Russia would ' be able to rally. i If, the Allies do not, assist the 1 democracy, the . Germans .iwill supply s." nucleus, for the reactionary forces. Al- '. ready the. gaUant Georgians are being , squeezed into surrender between German pressure in the Crimea, and TutkWi 4 pressure in Armenia. The Allies ought''' tQ da* something to save the-jßoasians, * Ukrainians, and other nationalities front the hideous dilemma of German dejpot- 1 ism and internal disorder, .tifett | bloodshed.-TAuB. N.Z. Canto jUstfe ' i ' " ;.-j PEACE PROPOSALS. % NEGOTIATIONS WTJHTJBiaHp^ Received May 22, 5.5 jEol Washington, May£k '■■: According to State Department •Rosea' ( from Stockholm, the Russian Govern* i ment has accepted German prpposals. id ■', open peace negotiations Press Association. ~j * AGREEMENT FORECASTED, \ BOLSHEVIKS OPPOSE EnSEßggge ,i TIQN, "} Received May 22, 7.30 JtS. London, May 21. '"* The Times' Washington correspondent : forecasts that President Wilson will consent to an Allied expedition. He has al-,, ways put the defence of a liberated and'' orderly Russia in the forefront of hV programme, 1 A Moscow telegram states that the': Bolsheviks' Convention defeated the bbJn| porters of Allied intervention. committeemen favoring a Japanese 'etf+'s pedition were arrested.—Timea PROTECTION OF RUSSIANS*^ EFFORTS FOR ALLIED IACIIOWV.'f AMERICA REQUIRES RUSSIAH * INVITATION. ' >: Received May 22, 7.30 p.m. ', | London, May 21. ri Great diplomatic efforts are to secure an Allied agreemnet as to* the; protection of the Russians, in view of tfee| German ruthless enslavements. The' .position is that the British and Frenifil most strongly desire American sapnojrtj before inaugurating a substantial ann«£ intervention, while President Wilson W« quires a Russian invitation. } i All Allied sources of information firm that the Russians' detestation « the Germans is rising to fever heat 4& the depredations and cruel penetrsjttof proceed. -,'| It is believed that an Allied exneftjt tiontion would bring about a isjbj against the Germans. Though a gWljfc Russian military revival is impoßsihJe* Germany would be compelled to draw troops from the West. She h|H(.' few troops in Russia, her penetratiDJqbeing largely conducted on bhxS.—UinHfldl.; Service. ■