Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-10
ARM|ST|CE
TO RUSSIAN ARMIES
German Commander Spurned.
SIavs Would Punish For
mer Emperor.
TROUBLE AT KR0NsTADT

By the Associated Press.
PETROGRAD,- June s.-The council of
soldiers and workmen has made public
the fact that the German commander
in-chief on the eastern front sent
wireless message inviting the Russian
armies to separate armistice and pro-
posing that they enter into secret pour
parlers with the German leaders. The
council denounces the proposals
In the telegram. the councils an
nouncement states. the German COM
mander proposed to show the armies
way toward an honorable peace and a
means of ceasing to wage war with
out q rupture with the entente allies.
Makes Appeal to Army.
The council of the workmen's and SOL
diers' delegates had in this connection
addressed to the Russian army the fol-
lowing appeal:
1.-THE -chief Of the Ger
man armies on the eastern front has
sent to our troops a wireless message
proposing to indicate to them way
toward an honorable peace and means
for ceasing to wage war without
rupture with the allies The German
general talks this way because he
knows that the Russian revolutionary
troops would reject with Indignation
any overt proposal for a separate peace.
THAT is why the enemy commander
n-chief invites our armies to sepa-
rate armistice and proposes that we
should enter into secret pourparlers
with the German military leaders on
the eastern front.
Sees Overthrow Of Russia.
'Tn his wireless telegram the German
tice does not offer Germany any ad-
vantage. But this is untrue, for in
speaking Of the inactivity of the German
army on the Russian front the German
general forgets what Russia cannot for
get. notably the Russian defeat on the
Stokhod. The German general has for
gotten that the Russian troops know
re being taken from our front. The
German general has forgotten that we in
Russia hear the sound Of the bloody bat
ties which are being fought on the
that Russia knows that the overthrow
Of her allies would mean tho overthrow
Of Russia and the end Of her political
liberty
Would Punish Former Czar.
The demand of the revoiutionaries for
the trial and condign punishment Of
and. In the meantime, his subsection to
restraint in prison. which at first was
made only by a handful Of irresponsible
extremists: fs growing daily. All Petro-
Bolsheviki. the faction led by Nikolai
Lenine. two days ago demanding the
transfer of Nicholas to Kronstadt or even
to the Siberian mines.
But today comes official news that the
crews of the battleships Republic and
Gangut and the cruiser Diana, stationed
at Helsingfars, had adopted a resofu-
ton requiring the imprisonment of the
placed on trial The sailors declared that
IL the demand was rejected the warships
would apply force.
On Thursday Saratov was p1acarded
with red proclamations having the
same import, and today there are be-
ing sold in the streets of Petrograd
thousands Of leaflets inscribed: Trial
for Nicholas H.
Kronstadt Trouble Not Over.
AS a result of renewed defiance by
the council Of workmen's and soldiers
day declared that its resolution depos-
ing the Petrograd government still
holds good. the situation is again ag-
gravated.
Two cabinet meetings on the subject
were held yesterday and It was again
decided to take resolute action. The
cabinet is informed that the fourth
feet at Kronstadt Is entirely reliable
and attached to the provisional govern
ment. and that the whole trouble is
due to the civil and military popu1a-
ton Of Kronstadt
Convinced Of Its strength. the cabinet
late tonight issued a warning to all
citizens of Kronstadt that its DEGREES
must be obeyed without qualification.
Universal Suffrage Gets Trial.
Elections to the district and municipal
councils began here today. For the
first time in Russian history universal
suffrage was in operation.