NEW RUSSIAN CRISIS REACHED

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 226, 12 June 1918, Page 5

NEW RUSSIAN CRISIS REACHED

ANTI-BOLSHEVIK MOVEMENT

KALEIDOSCOPIC CHANGES IMPENDING

PLOTS AND COUNTER-PLOTS

London, Jtinc 10. A representative-of Uio-.United Press Agency, who recently escaped from llusKi», is now at Stockholm. lie* cables;Unless tho Bolsheviki ure overthrown i>y clio revolutionary democratic parties there will be a monarchical counter-revo-lution m Moscow and Petrograd. Germany w approaching tho heart of E ssia in order to pierco tho supports of the monarchists. An anti-republican pint was recently discovered in Moscow for simultaneous uprisings in Moscow, Petro. grad, and other centres, with German soldiers aiding them. The city workers and peasants are deserting the Bolshoyiks on realising tho terrible consequence's of tho Brest Litovsk peace. The financial and industrial life of Russia is complete ly disorganised. Tlic Bolsheviki are ruling by means of foreign bayonets. The population in Pelrograd is getting an eighth of a pound of brsad a day."-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

AIR SATURATED WITH RUMOURS. _, ■ London, Juno 10. Ihe Morning Post" correspondent at letrograd states that another crisis has been reached. The air is saturated wil.li astounding rumours. Tho telegraphs, have been placed under severe restrictions. .Apparently u further kaleidoscopic change is imminent. Tho. While wuards aro fighting their way from Finland towards Petrograd, and also io tho east. It is believed that Finland intends to demand the extension of her frontier to tho north bank of the Neva, which will mean that the Winter Palaco and the British Embassy will stand on the- frontier-line. Fighting is reported within ono march north of Petrograd. There are no physical barriers to protect tho capital, but the Red Guards havo moved out. The best that can be said is that Russia is unbeaten, and will remain unbeaten oven if Pelrograd, Moscow." and Smolensk follow tho fate of Kursk, KtiarKoff, nnd Kieff. It is to Britain's vital interest to remain the friend and allv of Russia.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ANTI-SOVIETS SCORE HEAVILY AT THE POLLS. Moscow, June 10. The anti-Soviet movement is assuming a threatening character amongst the workers, who boycott the Soviet delegates, and even violently attack them. A number of anli-Soviel Relegates have been, returned by largo majorities at the elec- , tions ; n several provincial .towns. Fighting occurred in the vicinity of Rostoff'between-the Bolsheviki and the Germans, resulting in the latter ocennying -Batavsk. M. Tchitcherin (Rumanian Foreign Minister) hns protested to Berlin against tho German movement in thfl "Don basin.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. GREAT COMMERCIAL SYNDICS TO CONTROL IMPORTS AND'EXPORTS FOR THE STATE. Copenhagen, Juno 10. The "PolitikonV Stockholm correspondent advises that a Rteat syndicate has been formed in Russia under Government auspices to control the whole of tho imports and exports, in order to transfer from private interest to State interest all trade with foreign countries. Exports will be based on tho license system. The syndicate comprises, leading statesmen and financiers, and possesses great, stores of metal, oil, and hemp. Branches are being established in America, England, Scandinavia, and at Am-eterdam.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

THE SITUATION IN SIBERIA

SEMENOTFS RETIREMENT. (Rμ. Juno 12, 1.15 a.m.)

Petronrad, June 10. Kcuter's correspondent at Pelting states Hint after an indecisive engagement Semenoff's forces, on May 30,. retreated from the Onon River owing to. a flanking movement by the enemy's cavalry. Fugitives from Siberia report' insurrections in most of the Siberian towns. Peasants and workmen at Irkutsk aro joining the Czech' and Oslovaks against the Sovjets. Telegraph lines are interrupted in Western Siberia. There are food riots at Omsk.—Eeuter.