REPRESENTATION AT CONFERENCE.

Taranaki Daily News, 16 January 1919, Page 5

REPRESENTATION AT CONFERENCE.

FRENCH OPINION ADVERSE TO BOLSHEVIKS.

Paris, Jan. 12. An unauthorised announcement, in the Eumanite of divergencias between Britain and Prance regarding the admission of Bolshevik delegates to the Peaee Conference has aroused intense interest and much comment. Opinion in France strongly opposes admitting the Bol-sheviks.—Aua.-N.Z. Cable Assn. Washington, Jan- IS-

The State Department explains that a copy of the British memorandum relative to Russia was not forwarded to the American, delegates at Paris as it was expected similar proposals ■would ,be pmiented by !:b<i French authorities. —Aufi-KJ2. Caiile Asan.

London, v- .n. 13.

Titt Daily CiroiiicWs Paris conrreapondent repo. bs thai much provails at the Humairite. desprto the strict censorship, being able to publish the text of a diplomatic document showing that the British Government suggested to the Allies thai all governments in Russia, including the Bolshevik and various anti-Bolshevist goiOTmwnts, and all other governments constituted by different Russian nationalities, be invited to stop hostilities, arrange peace among themselves, and send delegates to the Paris Peace Conference. M. Pichon replied: "We cannot have any association with representatives of blood-stained tyraany."—Aaa.-N.Z. Calbfe Assn.

CLEARING THE UKRAINE.

OF BOLSHEVIK FORCES.

Received Jan. 16, 1 slw,

London, Jan. 13.

The Constantinople correspondent of the Times staiw that the withdrawal of the auti"Cerman troops from the Ukraine has greatly strengthened the anti-Bolshevik forces in south Russia. Generu Krasnoflf put/ip a splendid flght for many monthc, heavily handicapped by : the shortage of munitions, and he is now developing a powerful military organisation supplied from Black Sea ports. The wholo region between the Caspian and tli6 Black Sea will soon be in anti-Bolshevik hands. Krasnoff aims to join the Caecho-Slovaks and to clear the Ukraine of the Bolsheviks.—Times Service.