BLOCKADE OF RED RUSSIA.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17295, 20 October 1919, Page 7

BLOCKADE OF RED RUSSIA.

TEXT OF ALLIED NOTE.

INVITATION TO GERMANY. Renter. LONDON. Oct. 17. The Berliner Tageblatt of October 13 publishes the text of the Supreme Council's Note to Germany and neutral Powers, which states : " The enmity of Bolsheviks against all governments, and their programme of international revolution constitute a grave danger to the national security of all the Powers. It would he desirable that all nations desirous of peace and the re-establishment of social order should unite to resist Bolshevik Government. Therefore the Allies invited the Governments of Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Holland, Finland, Spain, Switzerland, Mexico, Chili, Argentine, Columbia, and Venezuela to initiate measures to prevent their subjects engaging in trade with Bolshevik Russia.

" In order to ensure the strictest adherence to this policy, permission to leave or enter ports will be refused to every ship for or from Russian Bolshevik ports. Similar regulations will be adopted in regard to all goods destined to reach Bolshevik Russia by any other route. Passports will be refused to all going or coming to or from Bolshevik Russia. Measures will be taken to hinder banks granting credit to commercial undertakings in Bolshevik Russia. Every Government will refuse its subjects facilities for intercourse with Bolshevik Russia, postally or wirelessly."

The Note requests the German Government to take measures in conformity with the above.