BOLSHEVIKS CANNOT BE OVERTHROWN

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 9870, 16 January 1918, Page 5

BOLSHEVIKS CANNOT BE OVERTHROWN

STATEMENT BY LATE BRITISH AMBASSADOR IN. PETROGRAD. Australian and Now Zealand Cable Association. LONDON, January 14The “Daily Chronicle's” Stockholm correspondent had an interview . with Sir George Buchanan (late British Ambassador in Petrograd). He stated that the Bolsheviks have attained such a position at present that nobody can overthrow them. Their trump cards are peace and the general warweariness. They will remain in power until the people learn that they cannot realise their promises. Tho Bolsheviks cannot bo regarded as representative of tho whole of Russia. South Russia is going its own. way. ' “The Bolsheviks have now summoned the Constituent Assembly, said Sir George, “but my opinion is that the (committees of delegates) arc still the real holders of power. “It is impossible to foretell tho results of tho Rrest-l.itovsk negotiations. Trotsky seems to be trying to establish a separate peace, hut he is also carrying on a propaganda in the German eastern armies. His propaganda has had some results. Kaledin, Kerensky and Korniloff are awaiting a chance to bring about order in Russia. . ’“No change can be expected in the external politics of The nation in tho near future, and Russia has finished her role ag an active Power in this war.” DARDANELLES AND THE DANUBE Published in “Xho Times. ’* ' DONTOJNV January 4. “The Times” correspondent at Odessa states that the Bolsheviks, before tlio rupture with Germany, ordered the naval delegation firmly to adhere to tho neutralisation of the Dardanelles, similar to the Danube, when conferring with the Central Powers on tho future policy regarding the Baltic and tho Black Seas.