RUSSIAN SITUATION

Grey River Argus, 17 May 1917, Page 3

RUSSIAN SITUATION

IMPROVED ATTITUDE OF WORKMEN

WARNING TO SOLDIERS. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.) PETROGRAD. May 15. The Council of Workmen's and Soldiers' Delegates has issued an appeal to the army not to forget that the regiments of William. By destroying- revolutionary Russia, the loss to free Russia wo lid be irreparable. They added: . "It is evident that the German Imperialists, after defeating the Western Alliesy. will turn on Russia, and seize the country and enslave the Russians. The manifesto ursres the soldiers not to renounce the offensive and warm them against enemy traps and fivaternisinfir Peace is not obtainable bY separate treaties or fraternising among the isolated units. This will only lead to the loss of the gains of thp Russian revolution. The delegates also issued an appeal to the Austrian and German Socialists npt to permit their Government to take advantage of the present situation in Russia to concentrate more troops against the British and French with the idea of crushing Russia later.