The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-12-21
OPPOSING THE PEACE
Terms With RUSSIA
Socialists of Central Empire
Fear Growing Autocracy
new WRINKLE IN DEAL
Urkanians and BOIsheViki Are
Fighting Street Battles;
Seize Buildings
limited Press Dispatch

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Stockholm, Sweden, December 10
Socialists of the central empires are
reported to be opOsing a separate
peace with Russia. 1t is said that
the reason for this is the fear that
such a separate peace would weaken
the socialists of Germany and Aus
tria, and correspondly strengthen the
autocrats in control of the govern
menIs. Socialists of other nations
here at Stockholm also speak dispar-
agingly of the separate peace with
Russia They point out the fact that
the German press, supporting the
German autocracy, has been very ex-
ultant over what the rulers of the
Teutonic nations have accomplished,
and it is feared that this audacity
will weaken the power Of the social
lists.
Ukranians Battle Bolsheviki.
UNITED Press Dispatch.l
Petrograd, Russia, December 10
Heavy fighting between Ukranians
and bolsheviki guards is reported at
Odessa. Here, it is reported, the
maximalists still hold the principal
strongholds. Ukranians are reported
to be pouring into the city.
PetroErad, Russia, December 19.-
The bolsheviki governm ent has serv-
ed notice on the Ukranians that they
must cease giving aid to the Cossacks
under General Kalendines, or the boil
sheviki government will consider the
Ukranians as its enemies and will
make war on them. Notice of forty
eight hours is given.
Fierce Warfare Raging.
UNITED Press Dispatch
Odessa, Russia, December 10
Fierce warfare is raging here be-
tween the armed Ukranians and the
bolsheviki guards. Fighting is going
on in the streets. The Ukranians
have seized the big opera house and
fortified it and established machine
guns there. F.cE. 80 "o"t the Ukra
MANS are firing at other buildings
where the bolsheviki guards are
known to be located, especially two
of the big cafes. Bolsheviki guards
have surrounded the big railroad de-
pot and there have hemmed in a
force of Ukraniars.
Peace View in Washington.
UNITED Press Dispatch.l
Washington, December 19.-That q
separate peace will be made up be-
tween Russia and Germany is re-
garded by the Russian diplomats as
inevitable. The only thing that could
possibly prevent it would be the ear
ly overthrow of the bolsheviki regime
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Teutons will agree not to use any OF
the Teutonic forces now on the Rus
sian front against the allies, but this
promise will amount to practically
nothing, as there are no German or
Austrian forces worth speaking about
on the Russian front. The great bulk
of them has already been so far with
drawn as to be outside of the juris-
diction of the peace treaty anyhow.
Will Be Illegal.
The treaty itself will be entirely
illegal. The bolsheviki government
was never the legal government OF
Russia However, the treaty will es-
tablish peace none the less and will
thus have the desired effect. AL
though the bolsheviki power is tot
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will hold out long enough to get the
peace treaty signed and the fighting
effectually and permanently stopped
Then the ends of the Germans in this
move will have been accomplished.
Russia will be out of the war
Government Is Repudiated.
The bolsheviki government has al
ready been repudiated by half the
territory and half the inhabitants OF
Russia. 1t is thought that the fall OF
that government cannot be more than
a month off.
1t is understood that in the treaty
Germany will agree to no annexation
Of territory of Lithuania, Poland, or
Courland, but will leave the political
status of these and other provinces in
such shape that they can be readily
absorbed by Germany.
The Lenine regime has threatened
to maintain itself by inaugurating
reign of terror in Russia. This is
considered to be no idle boast.