The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-19
Cabinet Member Pledges Ma
tiOn's Honor to Stick.
SEPARATE PEACE TREACHER'
Socialist Congressman Cables
Duma for Statement.
Seeks Denial Russ Socialists
Want Separate Peace.

lies need have no fear that she will
desert the alliance or weaken her re-
sistance to the enemy, Prof. Paul Mil
ukoff the foreign minister, said today
in an address to the representatives OF
British and French working men who
are now in Petrograd.
We understood that at the moment
of the revolution you might be afraid
we would lose our strength for resist
ance," said the foreign minister
that free Russia has become doubly
strong thru characterization"
Gables to Duma Socialist.
Washington, April 9-Congressman
Myer London. New York Socialist, in
a cabIegram to friend in the Russian
duma today, urged publication of an
authoritative statement declaring
arate peace with Germany.
The cablegram follows:.
IN. S. Tcheidse.
Member of Duma, Petrograd,
Russia
LAS the only Socialist member of
the American congress, hopeful that
rejuvenated Russia will be a COM
polling factor for an universal and
lasting peace, 1 respectfully urge
authoritative statement correcting
disquieting rumor that Russian So
cialists favor separate peace with
Germany"
Hinged With AutOcracy."
London regards separate peace be-
tween Russia and Germany as Gin
conceivable" even if such a peace
could be engineered by the Socialists
of the two nations. He branded the
so-called Socialist conference, now be-
ing agitated, as tinged with autocracy
He is deeply suspicious of the move.
He gives three reasons for this belief.
The first, he says, is that a separate
peace between Russia and Germany
would retard the characterization of
Europe; second, that the war cannot
be ended while a tremendous engine
of destruction like Germany" remains;
third, Russian socialists have been fed
on French revolutionary literature and
would not leave the French to strug-
gle alone.
Z Only betrayal by Russian generals
on the eastern front could bring about
a separate peace. London believes.
Il would be willing to give my life
for a conference of all socialists to
bring about universal peace" he said.
but 1 should vote against a separate
peace.
Humanity Higher Than Nationalism.
socialists and Liberals are interest
ed in democratizing international re-
lations so that the people will deter
mine war questions without secret
men. ny
ternational arbitration, with the elm
ination of great ornaments, we can
have real and lasting peace.
"All the learned Socialists, Demo-
cratic and Socialist revolutionists 1
know. certainly will oppose to the last
the idea of separate peace They
represent both extremes of the revo-
luton and the moderate element
the Laborites-as well, with them hu-
mainly is higher than nationalism."
Score Russ Pacifist.
Petrograd, April 19.-The Petro-
grad papers severely criticised a
speech made by one of the returned
Socialist eXiles, Lenine, in which he
advised the provisional government to
solicit peace with Germany. The Russ
koye VOLTA says that there is no diff
ference between Lenine and Sturrer,
both of whom sought to impose on
Russia a shameful and disadvanta-
geous peace.
The Novoe Vremya says that the
Russian people never understand the
psychology of Lenine and his friends
(which is that of Wilhelm and Hin
denburg.
Call Move Base Treachery.
Petrograd, April 1e.-The Russian
press reports the semi-official German
and ro-Hungarian notes concern
ing the possibility of conciliating the
war aims of the central powers with
those of Russia as a base, treacher-
Gus and hypocritical' maneuver. The
Rech in reiterating that the Russia n
provisional government is pursuing
no aims of conquest declares it is fully
and entirely in agreement with the
views expressed by the representatives
of other entente powers
The enemy precipitately deduces a
Russian desire for separate peace in
these notes scarcely more clever than
the proclamations thrown into the
Russian trenches inviting the peas
ants to return to their villages and
share the estates of the landowners
says the newspaper. These notes will
have no better success than the proc
lamations in the naive attempt to en-
broil Russia with her allies"
Emphasizing the "Monstrous soph-
:sm of the Austrian declaration that
the aim of the dual monarchy is to
give the peoples the right to regulate
their own destinies-the war aims an
nounced by the Russian provisional
government-the Rech continues:
Our enemies are trying to avoid
any concrete indication of their aims
just as they abstained from replying
to the definite appeal by President