RUSSIA.

Taihape Daily Times, 18 February 1918, Page 5

RUSSIA.

RUSSIA'S REPUDIATION. •AMSTERDAM, Feb 16. In the second chamber the Foreign Minister stated that Holland proposed joint action with neutrals regarding the annulment of Russian foreign loans. Spain has already assented. PEACE WITH UKRAINE OBTAINED BY CHICANERY. Received 10.5. LONDON, Feb 17. Many Poles in England are signing a protest that peace between Germany and Ukraine violates the principle of self-determination. Even the Frankfurter Zeitung con- t fess it is a forced, isolated peace, obtained by chicanery, from which other nations withhold and will load Ger-, many with hatred. i; ' [ THE UKRAINE. GERMANY'S DESIGNS. AMSTERDAM, February 16. All reports from Germany is seeking an excuse for an opportunity to reattack in Northern Russia in order to ensure peace with Ukraine which secures supplies of wheat. Inspired messages to this effect have been published in German newspapers. A Vienna message states that in accordance with the terms of peace with Ukraine, Austro-Hungarian troops entered Brody. Thus the last big town in East Galicia has reverted to Austro-llungary. The Ukrainian Rada wirelessed that Kieff is Toeing attacked on all sides. A fierce battle is proceeding. It appeal;; to the military for technical assistance The Cologne Yolks Zeitung states that positive information exists that the Bolsheviks are concentrating fo: an invasion of Ukraine, but Germany will not permit Trotsky to rob her of the fruits of the Ukrainian peace. GERMANY TAKING CHARGE OF KIEFF, BERNE, February 1(5. . '; Besides sending a commercial' mission "to'Kieff, Germany offers the services of professors to reorganise higher education in Ukraine, and also to lend military instructors to supervise the reorganisation of the army. Austria, Germany and Turkey arc appointing distinguished ambassadors to Kieff. A German daily paper will start in Kieff on March Ist. PEACE IDEA RIDICULED. -"'*■ LONDON, February 16. ! The latest Bolshevik arrivals from Russia ridicule peace. They declare that the Rada is thoroughly impotent. The Soviets now control all big towns in Ukraine. 'The Bolsheviks, while demobilising the regulars, will organise extensive forces for guerilla warfare in the event of the Austro-Ger-mans attempting hostilities. Kieff and Petrograd will henceforth act conjointly. While treating Germany is anxious to prevent Russian news reaching the outside world, and thence percolating through the Central Empires. The Germans have severed the direct cable between Petrograd and Sweden. Practically all Russian news is now edited in Berlin

The "Volks Zeitung" claims positive knowledge that the Bolsheviks are concentrating troops and are menacing the authority of Ukraine. The Austrian Emperor issued a manifesto to his subjects on the occasion of peace with Ukraine, stating that when he came to the throne he felt himself in unison with his people in a steadfsat resolution to fight out the struggle forced on them, till honourable peace was achieved. They had taken the first step towards Tnat realisation and he trusted general peace would soon be granted to suffering humanity.