RUSSIA'S PROBLEMS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17092, 25 August 1917, Page 7

RUSSIA'S PROBLEMS

TREATIES MUST BE UPHELD. COMMAND FOR GENERAL LECHITSKY. Router's Telegrams. PETROGRAD, August 23. ; M. Kerensky, in a statement to the organ 1 of the Soldiers and Workmen's Commit- ( tee, said: " The Provisional Government < considers that Russia's adhesion to the • treaties with Britain and France is a ques- i tion of conscience and honour. In view of < tho Government's attitude to the Stockholm Conference, the latter's decisions cannot modify our policy concerning the treaties. The conference is a party affair, not a Government affair. At the same time the Government aims at facilitating the holding of the conference, with the Socialist parties participating." General Lechitsky, recently commanding on the Russian western front, has been appointed commander-in-chief on. the northern front. RUSSIANS REQUIRE HELP. ANXIETY IN AMERICA.. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. WASHINGTON, August 23. There is much speculation and some disquietude owing to the latest advices from Russia, which show that the' United States assistance is needed. President Wilson is considering plans to help to rebuild economic Russia, and thus ensure supplies for the armies. The Russian Embassy officials now admit that their armies cannot be expected to renew the offensive on a large scale until help is received.

ASSISTANCE PROMISED. MONEY AND SUPPLIES. WASHINGTON, August 24. (Received Aug. 25, at 0.5 a.m.) Following a conference between President Wilson, the Cabinet, and Professor Bakhmeltieff (Russian Ambassador to the United States), it was announced that the United States would meet all requests by Russia for assistanoe. The conference agreed to a huce loan and also to grant immediate supplies. JAPAJSTESE ASSISTANCE. * FOR RUSSIAN FRONT. Renter's Tele-grams. PARIS, Augut 23. The Petit Journal announces that the difficulties in the way of Japanese intervention in Europe have been removed, and the glorious dawn will be symbolised by the appearance of the Japanese flag on the Russian front. CLEANING PETROGRAD. VIGOROUS ACTION BY THE GOVERNMENT. Renter's Telegrams. PETROGRAD, August 23. (Received Aug. 24, at 8.20 p.m.) The Government is taking vigorous steps to purge Petrograd of undesirables. It is evacuating the charitable institutions, deporting old gendarmes, secret police, and other dangerous elements, sending many to the front who have been wrongly exempted, and is strictly limiting the in-, coming population. The elections for the constituent Assembly have been postponed from September 30 till November 25. The Assembly -mill meet 'on December 11.

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Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, August 23.

. (Received Atig. 25, at 0.5 "a.m.) _ The Daily Chronicle's' Petrogrod correspondent states that an important series of conferences will meet at Moscow. The most important will open an Saturday, representing the Dinna-itea, the Workers* and Soldiers' Council, the Peasants' Council, and all other representative organisations, the delegates total lino; 2000. M. Kerensky will preside. Ministers will re-, port on the military, financial, industrial, and agrarian situations.

A preliminary conference, including M. Rodzianko, Generals Alexieff, Brusiloff, Yudenitch, Kaledin, and representatives of varions interests and classes, is now drawing np resolutions far submission to Saturdays' congress.

It is hoped to find a policy acceptable to the Socialists and the middle classes.