RUSSIAN SITUATION.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 46, Issue 14103, 22 April 1920, Page 5

RUSSIAN SITUATION.

AlilES ANX> BOLSHEVIKS. NEGOTIATIONS FAIL. 1 Press Association—Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association) (Received Thursday, 8.55 a.m.) •• COPENHAGEN, Wednesday. „ The between tlie Bolsheviks! and the Entente representatives- practically failed, partly through the- want of confidence in Litvinoff, and partly through the Bolshevik attitude oii the Soviet’s acknowledged old foreign? debts. It is? stated that a number mf commercial agreements have been arranged between Scandinavian commercial men. and the Bolsheviks. * j DENIKEN’S REMNANTS. (Received Thursday, 8.5 g a.m.) LONDON, Wednesday.. Britain fetdgraphed To Soviet Russia urging that the remnants of Deniken’s army should be .treated humanely, pointing out that Deniken’s men are willing Ip conclude an armistice. The Moscow reply was couched in the politest diplomatic language, but evaded the question. The reply urged Britain to brign pressure to bear on Hungary to release the Bolsheviks there, including Belakun. Britain has sent a further telegram, but no (reply has yet been received to it. •

A representative body of leaders of tlui' British Labour Party, including 'Messrs Henderson, Thomas, Smillic and Sexton, have applied for passports to visit ...Russia. The matter has been referred to the San Remo Conference,!