RUSSIAN AFFAIRS

Wairarapa Age, 20 November 1919, Page 3

RUSSIAN AFFAIRS

SOVIETS AND AMERICA

NEW YORK, Tuesday. The commercial attache, Heller, of ,the self-styled Soviet Embassy, has announced that he has been negotiating with large packers and manufacturers, his purpose being to urge the Government to recognise the Soivet Government and permit the exportaItion of foodstuffs and manufactures to Russia. Heller said that the Soviets were able to send £40,000,000 in gold to | the United tSates in order to secure 1 credits. ) He added that unless the United 1 States takes advantage of the Russian, ' trade opportunities, Japan and Gerj many will secure them, GENERAL BERMONDT RETIRING COPENHAGEN, Monday. According to reports from Riga. General Bermondt is preparing to evacuate Mitau, owing to the Letts' capture of Ekau threatening his communications. KIEFF EVACUATED. 'COPENHAGEN, Tuesday. General Deniken has ordered the evacuation of Kieff, which the 80l Bheviks and Ukrainian rebels art threatening. COLLAPSE OF YUDENITCH. HELSINGFORS, Tuesday. General Yudenitch has evacuated Yamborg. He informed the troops that the* must fight to the death, as th< Esthonians refuse to allow them to retreat through their territory.

ARMY DISSOLVING. LONDON. Tuesday. General Bermondt's army in the Baltic provinces is dissolving. I The Allies are seeking to organise a. defensive alliance of Finns, Poles, •White Russians, Esthonians, Letts, Lithaunians, and Ukrainians. YUDENITCH'S TROOPS BEING INTERNED. HELSINGFORS, Monday. General Yudenitch has handed over command to the Ejthonian General Laidonen, in order to-prevent the internment of the troops, as thej crossed the Esthonian frontier, but the Esthonians are disarming and interning them all.