RUSSIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 26 November 1918, Page 5

RUSSIA.

BREST LITOVSK TREATY.

\ TO BE "SCRAPPED.

Atasterdam, Nov. 23. The Bolshevik Government states that Russia liob declared that the Brest Litovsk treaty is null and void, and has requested the German Government to conclude new peace proposals for all countries in eastern and central Europe on the basis of Bolshevik principles. The Germans rejected tfhe proposal and stated that the Brest Litovsk treaty must be dealt with at the general peace conference. The German Government declined the proposal to send grain to Germany.

The Bolsheviks have been guilty of terrib.le excesses in Petrograd during the last few days. Fivo Giundrcd ex-officers have been murdered. Arrested foreigners aro being employed as street cleaners

The fourteen members of the Petrograd Soviet hourly fear a counter-revo-lution, and the cruiser Aurora is at the mouth of the Neva with steam up, ready to go to Copenhagen at the slhortest notice. If the fourteen ,Are denied a landing the voyage will be continued to Brazil.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc.

ALL-RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT,

PROSPECTS UNKNOWN.

Copenhagen, Nor. 23. What is called an All-Russian Government lias been formed at Ekaterinodar. It iB composed of mcmbere of the General Staff of the old volunteer army, with M. Sudonoff as Minister for Foreign Affairs. It proposes to re-establish united Russia on federal principles, keeping tie Bolsheviks out of''tlie Ukraine. The strength and prospects of the new Government are unknown.—Reuter.

AN AWFUL PLIGHT

OUTSIDE HELP NECESSARY.

Received Nov. 25, 7.55 p.m. London, Nov. 24.

The awful plight of Russia under Bolshevik rule was emphasised in the course of an interview with a distinguished Russian, who has just escaped from Petrograd. He says that Russia ;s now in such a condition that no one clement in her is sufficiently poweHi'il to work her regeneration. She must have help from outside. The mciviliscd eiaaicnts are in complete control.

The soldiers who heat back the Germans with sticks are now in the Red Guards because there alone can they find money and food. Officers join the Bolshevik Army because they hare to choose between that and being shot.—Reuter.