Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-04-19
RUSSIA REFUSES
separate Peace
Gives Pledges TO u. S. That
Entente Alliance Will Not
be Broken
SOCIALISTS INSIST ON
DEMOCRATIC EUROPE

WASHINGTON, April I9.-Thwugh
David r. Francis, the American Am
bassador at Petrograd. the State De-
partment yesterday received by cable
positive assurances that under no
conditions now conceivable would the
Russian Government yield TO the
overtures from German and Austrian
Socialists that Russia negotiate a sep
arate peace with the Central Powers.
The assurances were obtained by
Ambassador Francis from NJ Millu-
kon. the Minister for Foreign Affairs.
In their conversation, the substance
OF which Mr. Francis cabled to Secre-
tary Lansing the Foreign Minister
declared that he was absolutely GER
tain that there was no possibility OF
a separate peace.
NJ. Miukom said the Socialists OF
Petrograd had never suggested sep
arate peace with Germany and Aus
tria-H Hungary. On the contrary. the
most radical elements among them
according 10 NJ. Miliukoh, were adVo-
eating revolutionary movements IN
the Central empires These Social
lists contended that Emperor William
anu InlHtAWA AANA AAn hAARNAN
posed and that afterward there
,should be negotiations for a universal
peace along socialistic lines.
The state Department has intor-
nation that the so-called congress
of Russian and Teutonic Socialists 10
~fake'-that was the expression
used at the Department II has op-
parently been engineered by the Ger
man Government with the object OF
creating the impression that tho
working people of Russia desire
separate peace yith the Contra
Powers
Extremists for Radical Action.
The Russian Government is report
cd as somewhat perturhed by the agi
tation of the extreme Socialists VIII
are clamoring for radical measures
but Is comforted in the knOwledg
that the Socialists do not desire III
war to end with results short Of thos
defined by the provisional govern
ment. The Russian soldiers gathere
at Petrograd since the overthrow {
the monarchy are returning to the
regiments at the front and are adop
ing resolutions calling upon working
men 10 resume the making OF mum
tons The wOrkingmen, dispatch'
say. are becoming more reasonable
their demands and are much less en-
phatic in expressing them.
For many political and ecOncm
reasons. It is believed the America
mission to Russia will be formed will
out delay, and its departure for PetrI
grad expedited II is realized hel
that the presence in the Russian cap
tai at this particular time of mi
sion from the great republic will hay
an excellent effect and that its men
bers will be extremely helpful, shou
their advice be asked in serving q
permanent interests of Russian der
ocracy at the same time that they a
assisting the cause OF the allied n
tiOns
Expect Material Benefits.
In Entente circles in Washingt'
81 IS believed that the influence
America in Russia and the effect
the prompt moral support given 10 {
1> provisional government will be of n
terial effect IN overcoming any
fiuence intended to prove embarra
ing. According to gossip, the Russi
labor and military council. an
ganization somewhat similar TO
convention OF the American Fede
ton of Labor. may prove sire
factor in opposition TO the provisio
government. although no hasty deN
opment changing the character OF
prevailing situation is expected.