The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1917-04-11
RUSSIAN PARTY
|. OF ARMY AGAINST
ASEPARATE PEACE
Adopts Resolution Declaring II
Would Brand Them With
Disgrace.
ASKS ARMY TO FIGHT.
Demands a Free Poland, In
cluding German and Rus
sian Territory.

PbTROGRAD, April II (via Lon
don).-"Tho Party Of the Fathcrland
and the Army" which includes most
or the members OF the Petrograd gar
rison' has passed a resolution strongly
supporting the war.
We urge the continuance OF the
war to a victorious conclusion" reads
the resolution, namely, n peace re-
storing the ancient frontiers Of Rus
sia and free Poland, including the Ger
man and Russian territory.
a peace without the consent OF the
Allies would be shameful, would
threaten Russian liberty. would brand
us with disgrace and treason, separ-
ate us from FREQ England and Repub-
, lican France. from Belgium, Serbia,
Montenegro and Roumania, which
have suffered devastation in behalf
OF their friends. and make us per-
Jurors TO our solemn oaths to FREQ
Poland"
The party demands that the council
OF soldiers and sailors delegates use
all It's authority to support tho pro-
Visional governments: that Il operate
exclusively through the provisional
government as the sole governmental
power to which the country and the
army have taken the oath OF fidelity;
that 1t forthwith put an end TO all
dissensions between workmen and en-
ployers, In view OF the fact that dis
organization OF industry threatens the
army with calamity, and that It post
pone operation OF the eight-hour day
by directing the workmen TO labor 81
many hours as Is humanity possible.
The appeal to the army says:
I'VE urge you 10 employ all vot,r
strength In the work preparatory 10
the battles. The soldiers should es-
pblish n more vigorous discipline on
the basis OF the new order OF democ-
racy remembering that only an army
sustained by discipline is danger TO the
enemy and not mere crowd OF armed
men. Strict obedience to the provi-
aonh government and the officers
designated by II is the sacred duty OF
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every soldier"
LONDON, April lit is tho plain
duty OF the Allies 10 follow the ex-
ample OF Democratic Russia and an
nounce their war policy anew, In the
view OF n vast section OF the Liberal
press to-day. Most OF the newspapers
Of this type held II was most neces
sary to clarity the Allied position
with regard TO Constantinople.
The Manchester Guardian editori.
ally o-day declared early opportunity
should be taken 'to make unmlstak.
ably plain the objects the new Russla
is pursuing are identical with thos,
OF the Allies"
ANY apparent Inconsistency In tn,
russian proclamation" the editoriu
asserted, "over tho Allies rocen
peace terms In manlfestly due to tn,
fact that certain features OF the lattel
were dictated by the late autocracy
which Russia has now repudiated
This imposes a like duty on tn,
Allies"
II was accepted here tRat the Pro
viSional Governments proclamatioi
will relieve a dangerous situation II
Russia which has been threatening
Internal disorders. The policy OF IN,
annexation" meets the demands Of tn
Council OF Workmen and Soldier
Delegates and makes the new govern
ment certain OF the army's continue,
enthusiasm for war.
AMSTERDAM. April II (via Lon
don) ).-Theodor Wolff, discussing II
the Berlin Tdgeblatt the Emperor
expressed hope OF a speedy peace
asks how soon the Russian people vii
be ready to lay down their arms. IL
says:
ITO the Petrograd intellectual,
a warlike stimulant, but in the coun
Americas war declaration may act a
try. the Russian farmer Is looking a
his fields and not across the ocean
There Is no symptom Of "A willingness
for peace In the western nations
where Americas declaration naturan
has stronger effect than In Russia
homesteads,"
On tho question Of suffrage reform
Herr Wolff regrets the postponemon
and urges various Internal reforms