Evening star., 1917-11-12

bellion are being handed over to the
military revolutionary court.
A proclamation has been issued TO
: the soldiers Of Petrograd" by M. MAJ
coski. who describes himselI as = memr snr
saving the country and the rsvolu-
ton ana as commissary Of the Petro-
grad military district. This prooiams-
s.on is given t,em Is 5o1,eMo PstTo.rad:
Gallant regiments from the 'front.'
Saithfui to the revolution and the coun-
.try, have approached the capitA.. IN
order that there be no sneo1 t.Iv ali
! who are betraying ana running 'n'
"In order to indicate which regi-
ments are faithful SEND deiega.itSrS trnn+9 ~
the regiments moving from the 'front.'.
Collision Expected Momentardiy.
An Exchange Telegraph dispatch
from Petroerad, dated Saturday. says
the news that Premier kerensky was
approaching the capital caused sFea.
sensation and that cou.son the fine the
pected momentarlly AT the si'e
message was filed. .d
the dispatch continues. state tnas .
majority OF the soidiess anu IN sunnort
me Pe1rorrad boisheviki. but that the
Cossacks declined to do SO anu 81
working with other elements IN ol
ganizing opposi,Mi9n, Moacox Tne inegiuding ga the
arsenals, telegraph offices. banks anu
railway stations, are said to nave passeo
into the hands OF the boishevlN.
Admiral Vardervsli, minister OF marine, r
was released on Friday. these aoviees
state. and invited to assume his duties;
NJ. Nikitin. minister Of the interior. ano
- Irh q
N; Gvozde minister OF 3hat la9Sf 2Se resistance |
by the defenders Of the winter palace
was very feeble. Although the ministers
made great efforts to persuade the saI
canitulated after a large bomb had been
thrown inside.
Controls Mails and Telegraphs-
The Daily Mails Petrograd CORRESPOND
ent under date Of Saturday. SENDS the ioi-
The postal and telegraph officials have
gone over to the committee OF safety.
which is hourly obtaining increased sym.
pathy News from the Don says that
kaledines has temporarily assumed the
government of the Cossack territories.
Information from the provinces is CON
Trajectory Probably the whole country
is awaiting the outcome Oh events d.
Petrograd, except Moscow, where the
commander. supported by majority oi
the garrison. is opposing the extremists;
..It is reported that NJ. Rodzianko, the
former president Of the duTa. is organ
ixing a government at Moscow. where
Gen. Korniloff has arrived. having come
from Bykon.
..Au the moderate socialists have left
the Smolny Institute organization ana
Joined the committee OF safety, which
Is under the presidency of Mayor
Schroeder"
Resolutions for Peace.
A dispatch received from the semi
official Russian news agency gives the
text of resolution adopted last Friday
by the workmen's and soldiers con-
gress in Petrograd, calling for peace.
the proposal declaring that all bel
lfgerent governments should enter i'm
mediately into negotiations for
democratic and equitable peace.
''The government considers peace to
be democratic and equitable" says the
resolution, which is aspired to by a
majority of the working classes OF all
the beliigerent countries, worn out and
ruined BY war-the peace which the
Russian workmen called for on the fall
Of the monarchy. 1t should be an i'm
mediate peace, without annexation
(that is to say. without usurpation of
quest Of nationalities) and without in
IDENTITIES.
THE Russian government proposes to
all belligerents to make this peace i'm
without delay to carry out all the con-
ditions of this peace through pleni-
potentiaries Of all countries and nations.
Definition Of Annexation.
"By annexation or usurpation of ter
ritory the government means. in ac-
cortlance with the sense of justice of
democracy in general. and of the work
Ing classes in particular, any annexa-
tion to great and powerful state Of
q weak nationality without the consent
of that nationality and independently
OF its degree of civilization and its geo.
graphical situation in Europe or across
the ocean.
'Tf any population be kept by force
under the control Of any state. and IL.
contrary to its will expressed In the
press or in national assembly, or to
decisions of parties. or in opposition to
rebellions and uprisings against an op-
pressor. the population is refused the
right of universal suffrage. of driving
izing its own political regime. such a
state of things Is annexation or violent
usurpation. The government considers
that the active carrying on of the war
IN order to share weak nationalities
which have been conquered between
rich and powerful nations is a great
crime against humanity.
Accordingly, the government solemn
ly proclaims its decision to sign peace
terms which will bring this war to an
end on the conditions mentioned above,
which are equitable for all the ma
tionalities"
To Examine Any Overtures.
The proposal further says the fore
going must not be considered final, but
that the government consents to exam
fne into any other peace terms, only
insisting that these terms be set forth
as speedily as possible by some bel
igerent.. and that the terms be abso-
1utely clear. without the slightest am
biguity and without secret character"
The proposal then goes on to say that
the government announces its deter
mination to carry on peace negotia-
tions openly before the whole world
and to make void all secret treaties. It
adds that the government is ready to
negotiate a peace by written or tele-
graphic communication, or by pour
parlers between representatives of the
various countries or by conferences 1t
suggests an immediate armistice of
three months that the representatives
of all the nations in he war "or its
victims" may participate in the neso-
tiations. and declares that a confer
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