Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-15
GERMANS GETTING
SUPPLIES OF RUSS
"Fog of War" Hangs Over
Slavic NationHCounter Re-
volt Situation in Doubt. e
MONARCHY is PLANNED

LONDON, December Io.-PreSs d1n<
patches from Petrograd throw little
light on the military situation in south4
ern Russia. The official statements 10
sued in Petrograd are confusing and
there are various reports regarding Con
Kaledines and Gen. Kornilo6, whose
present whereabouts and fortunes are
not known definitely. "The fog Of wnr
has settled down over all the RussiassS
says the Petrograd correspondent of the
Post, although very little actual war
fare has developed
The Germans already have begun -
obtain fats and other sorely needed supp
plies from Russia, according to Informs
tion reaching Petrograd. 1t was an-
nounced that credit institutions here
had been informed that trade had besn
resumed with the Germans at Minsk
and other points near the northwestern
front New shops have been opened
and the Germans are exchanging metals
and chemicals for vegetables and fats
and especially soap. The price Of soap
is ID rubles pound.
Watch Constituent Assembly.
The people of Petrograd are said -
be more interested in the attitude OF
the bolsheviki toward the constituens
assembly than in the Russo-Germao
negotiations or civil war in the south.
rr-r. Al 80
being determined to prevent the con-
stituent assembly from taking on ann
complexion except reflection of their
own views. but there apparently IL
sharp disagreement among the feadexU
as to the methods, and angry dfscu1e
sions are reported to have occurred-
All advices agree that force tss tn
only law In Russia today. and tn
strongest force for the moment -
the guidance of Lenine and Trotxl8
are said to have established a desDot{D
regime against which many Of the bo1e
sheviki are murmuring.
Newspapers Suppressed.
According to; the Posts correspondsa3
BEEN Be- ss sa,pusssssd szcsst those favcrzsas r.
or controlled by the boisheviki. Tho bA4
continue to be closed. Tho railway us41
union. nftHeft0 more OF less ItcuIf
now being brought under bolsheviki fHil1<
ence. .p3 =
Lenine. he says is an invisible nsyak<E
inaccessible and closely guarded havf
ming publicity. Trotzky, on the other
hand. speaks frequently and is very -
cessibie.
Monarchy Bolsheviki Aim.
The real aim of the belsheviki Is mon
49, III 4c-rz
in the opinion of the Petrograd corre-
:;pondent of the Post. He wires that for
more than a month the boishevikt hAvp
acceptance of what. he says, after all ID ,
the only fit form OF government for Rue-
sia
1t IS this design of the bolshevfki, The
correspondent asserts, which is the Becre{
of their antagonism to the social revclt1-
tionists, social democrats and constitu-
tional democrats. all of whom were
formidable enemies OF the old regime
Active propag aganda has long been carried
on under cover on behalf of the RomanofI
family, he says. and this propaganda In
cdentally turned the RUSSIANS against
England, which is reported to have de-
sired the overthrow Of the autocracy-
People Half Won Over.
The bolsheviki will in one way or anoth-
er re-establsh the throne, and possibly
re-erect the despotism. the correspondents
adds THE popuiace already is half won
over to this, by methods which are wen
understood by those who know Rusaia-e
After saying that space prevents detA5]-
ing the subterranean propaganda, fne
writer refers vaguely to the sunprece-
dented and unfortunate division IN fho
Romanon family" which he says makes
it impossible to Judge the precise sofutioo
of the problem those behind the bo2s
sheviki eventually will reach.
japanese at Vladivostok.
Up to late hour last night the Brit
jsh foreign Office, the Daily Mail say4y
had not received confirmation OF jap
anese occupation of Vladivostok. -
is said the foreign Office knew .noth-
ing concerning the matter beyona
newspaper reports.
Lord Robert Cecil, minister of block
ade in his weekly talk with the Az
sociated Press, replying to a question:
in regard to recognition OF the bob
sheviki government of Russia, gafdr
I'VE shall gladly recognize any gov.
ernment which we believe represents
the Russian people either de facto. nr
de jure. We are not yet satisfied th1f
the bolsheviki are entitled to eueh
Z
When asked whether the UuiteQ
States would join her allies In any
steps taken in regard to Russia, Lor4
Robert said:
Il should be sorry to see any cos
siderable step taken in the conduct -
the war or any preparation made tor
peace without American partfcipo~
tion."
In regard TO rumors that the bolHhe-
Wiki government now was planning
the establishment of constitutional
the minister of blockade
said:
..In considering rumors always re-
mind myself that nine-tenths of what
is said in revolution is untrue. But
some such scheme may be in German
minds Certainly the Germans would
have no sympathy with republfo-
However, I cannot imagine any mgn
so foolish as to wish to be consti-
tutional monarch under the bolshes
Wiki regime"