New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-22
Official Wireless Statement From
Petrograd to London Today Says He
Refused to Obey Orders and Loses
Title-Maximalists Demand Money.
Petrograd, Nov. 21.-The Russian
government yesterday ordered Gen
eral Dukhonin, the commander-in
chief to open negotiations for an ar
mistice with the commanders of the
enemies armies. The proposal to
negotiate peace was officially conveyed
to the ambassadors of the Allied ma
tions at Petrograd.
The Ar1niStice.

Petrograd, Nov. 21.-The formal
offer of an armistice to all the bel
ligerents which the council of peoples
commissaries Of the all Russian work.
mems and soldiers congress purposes
to make shortly is not intended to
forecast any effort towards a separate
peace. On the contrary, it is declared
definitely here that not only is sepa-
rate peace not desired but that the
rejection Of the armistice proposal by
Germany even should it be acceptable
to the Allies, would mean a continual
ton of the war by the new revolu-
tlonary army with vigor against
German imperialism, until the Ger
man people INSPIRED by Russian
democracy ideas ''overthrow their
rulers and demand peace.
Confidence is expressed here, how
ever, that Russia's initiative will bring
the desired results if not with the
allied government then through the
insistence of the people of the Allied
countries who, it is predicted, will
bring pressure to bear on their gov
ernments.
According to the Maximalist gov
ernment's plan an armistice would be
entered upon first, and if it were sue
! posed to assemble a peace conference
at which an attempt would be made
| to negotiate the Russian policy of
| a peace without annexations or in
| IDENTITIES and the self-determination
| of nations.
London, Nov. 22.-An official Wire
! less statement from Petrograd today
/ says that General Dukhonin las been
depOsed by tho council of the peoples
/ commissa aries for "refusing to obey
/ their orders by Offering an armisticc.'
The Red Guard.
London, Nov. PA body Of
! troops and Red Guards, under COM
j mand of Commissary Menjinsky and
| Col. Muravieff, commander of the
| Petrograd garrison, appeared before
| the state bank in Petrograd yesterday
| according to a Reuter- despatch, and
| demanded that 100000 rubles be
| handed over within ten minutes
| Menjinsky declared that any one who
! opposed the execution of the order
would be treated a traitor. OFF,
| cials of the bank and delegates of
! the town council and the peasants
union assembled in rooms in which
| the doors and principal safes were
guarded by sentries from the Semen
offsky regiment and refused unani-
/ mously to meet the demand with
whatever consequences.
After the expiration Of the time,
further parleying disclosed that
neither Menjinsky nor Muravieff had
any order of requisition from the
council of Maximalist commissioners.
Delegates from the front who accom-
panied the soldiers Joined in the pro-
test against the invasion Of the bank,
Muravief eventually withdrew his
troops. After conference with the
council Of commissioners Muravieff
returned with a message that the
council recognized the demand ad-
dressed to the bank and the form in
which it was made was not in accord
ance with the law. He expressed re-
gret for his share in the incident.
The Maximalist newspaper Pravda,
the despatch adds, announces that
fighting has begun between the Red
and White guards of Finland near
Viborg and that the railroad has been
torn up.