The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-28
RUSSIA COMING
TO HER SENSES
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TO HER SENSES
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confidence in the allies and in their
cause.
Even the Bolsheviki leaders are
now fearful that their negotiations
with Germany may result in complete
cutting off of allied supplies. Petro-
grad reported speeding up in the
, Trotsky-Lenine efforts to make the
armistice stick.
Colonel Judson OF the American
military mission to Russia, was quot
ed as issuing statement denying
that he had heard Of stoppage OF
American relief to Russia, but point
ing out that such a curtailment OF
supplies would only be natural II
Russia persists in dealing with the
enemy.
British wireless stations today pick
ed up a message sent by the Petro-
grad station and signed Second
Lieutenant Shorin." which urged all
Russians to participate in a con
gress'' TO be held at Petrograd De-
| cember 9. The message asked for re-
plies to a previous invitation for such
participation.
| Whether the congress was a
| Boisheyiki-conceived plan or part OF
the growing movement Of opposing
political factions to replace the max
lfmalists with q stable government,
was not indicated.
The Russian constituent assembly
had been called to meet by Premier
lKerensky December g. 1t may be
this is the congress" referred to.
ALLIES are Interested.
lIBy Carl D. Groat, United Press
staff Correspondent
| WASHINGTON, Nov. 28.-The
United States and her allies are
united in stand against any sepa-
rate peace now. And while no off,
cial statement on the subject had
been made, it was believed here to-
day the allies have impressed Russia
with this thought in the midst Of her
mad efforts for an armistice.
There are renewed indications that
this government proposes not to ship
any further supplies to Russia until
there exists something more like
national government than the Lenine-
Trotsky regime.
The United States is disposed to
back any stable rule within Russia,
but the belief is growing that the
Bolsheviki group in Petrograd is def
nitely drifting toward separate
peace Hence there is disinclina-
ton here to further the Russia cause
with supplies before the separate
peace menace is removed.
Indications point to the possibility
Of General Kaledines, hetman Of the
Don Cossacks, getting the upper
hand While any government he
could establish would probably tend
toward conservatism, he might sta
bilize affairs sufficiently to keep the
Russian army at its task.
In any event, American and allied
plans are shaped now on the theory
that little or no help can be expected
from Russia for months. The best
that can be anticipated is that there
will be no separate peace which
would permit Germany to open up
Russia as storehouse and supply
depot for the Teuton armies.
To this end, 1t is believed that the
allies, perhaps from Paris, have sent
word to General Dudhonin's armies
In the form of a warning against the
Lenine-Trotsky-T euton negotiations.
Finland Faces Starvation.
[By Joseph Shaplen, United Press
Staff Correspondent
STOCKHOLM, Nov 2S.--Six hun
dred killed at Kieff and $50 Russian
army officers slaughtered at Moscow
were additions to the bloody deeds OF
violence by which the Bolsheviki gain
ed control in Russia, according to
word brought out of Petrograd by
creditable Russian citizen today.
The fighting at Kieff lasted over Elk
days. It was a veritable reign OF ter
ror. The Bolsheviki now have com
plete control of the city.
American Minister Morris received
this report from the traveller today
He was told that $50 Russian officers
perished in an heroic defense OF Mos
cows biggest hotel and that the fren:
lied Bolsheviki mob literally pulled
the structure to pieces.
DR.. Won Wendt, food admlnlstrator
for Finland conferred today with
Morris. imploring him TO urge on
President Wilson the immediate neccs.
sIty that relief measures be taken ny
the United States In Finland Won
Wendt asserted that unless America
sent Immediate aid all Finland wouid
perish from starvation. Morris agreed
to forward an urgent appeal TO the
state department
Diplomatic officers here today re-
ported that Bolsheviki forces hao