RUSSIA.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 16608, 4 December 1919, Page 3

RUSSIA.

DANISH NEGOTIATIONS. FOR EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. (Received Dec. 4, 10.15 a.m.) COPENHAGEN, Nov. 30. Denmark is negotiating with Litvinoff fpr tho exchange of Danes Imprisoned in Russia for Russian soldiers, in Jutland and interned persons willing to be repatriated.^ INACCURATE PROPAGANDA. BY RUSSIAN MINISTER. (Received Dec. 4, 10.15 a.ni.) LONDON, Nt»v. 30. Tho Koval correspondent of the Sunday Express received a statement from Tcliklieriu, Soviet Minister of Foreign Affairs, declaring that Mr. Lloyd George’s peaceful speeches wore the first stop towards a sano policy, and would prepare the way for a good understanding between Russia and Britain. . . , Mr. Lloyd Georgo had previously yielded to the influence of narrowminded French politicians, dominated by the ignorant and reactionary military- clique. He was now- influenced by the sympathy of British Labour with Bolshevism, also British business men, who understand where their real interests lay. RnsSia wanted, peace, also economic help from countries like Britain.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

BIG JAPANESE ARMY. i STATIONED IN SIBERIA. j (Received Deo. 4, 10.15 a.m.) PARIS, Nov. 30. Stefanoff, Koltchak’s War Minister, declares .that there, are 85,000 Japanese troops in Siberia. EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS. . COPENHAGEN, Dec. 2. Litvinoff said that th&_ Soviet _ was prepared to exchange British prisoners and permit British nationals to depart from Russia if proper provision wore made for Russians now abioad, who were out off by the blockade. Also they would bo accorded free communication with Russia, and tno Soviet would be permitted to protect -tho interests of Nationals. —Reuter Soovice. v COCK-A-HOOP PROCLAMATION. NOT WITHOUT JUSTIFICATION. (Received Dec. 4, 11.20 a.m.) LONDON, Nov. 30. A Moscow wireless boasts of tho triumph of tho Red Array in the two yeasr’ struggle against tho efforts of liomo and foreign counter-revolution-aries to strangle tho Soviet republic. “Our victories,” says the message, “have humbled the pride of the haughty international capitalists, who me now seemingly willing to enter on peace negotiations with tho Soviet. Russia wants peace, she is prepared to pqy hor debts and grant other concessions, but will not accept a peace enslaving and strangling the republic.”