Connecticut western news., 1917-07-26
SOCIALIST PACT
 MENACES ALLIES
Russian German Bargain Ba
 ing Carried Out.
PEACE AIM OF BOTH PEOPLES

CrISIS In Petrograd and MutIny In
 Army Are ResuIts-New Russia to Be
 Eii'ninated as Factor In World
 Conflict by Agreement That Ousted HoIlweg.
 Alexander Kerensby has received the formal grant of unlimited powers from the hands of the two most DOW rrful representative bodies, the council of soldiers and workmen's delegates and the council of peasants of all Rus %ia.
 In his hands alone rests the task of averting complete military debacle at the front and crushing anarchy at home.
 A sensational chapter from the most recent history of the dark forces" that have almost succeeded in bringing about this debacle and this anarchy is as yet only whispered in the inner cir, cles of the powers that be, but it is destined to become the property of the l world before many days.
 It appears from this secret infOrma- ton. which is on the highest authority. that the present state of affairs in Rus sia is the result of the most colossal bargain in history, a pact between the BOlshiviki RuSsian majority socialists and anarchists on one hand and the German majority socialists, and prob ably part of the Centrists, on the other. The fate of a nation, perhaps of all | Europe. was the stake. Theobald vOn pntI I,po hno1 thn nrion with his successors Endorsement of peace without annexatiOns and indem , mites thrown in for good measure.
 The ultimate aim of the bargaining parties was, and is, peace; not neces- sarily separate Russo-Teuton peace, but general peace forced by Russia'S elimination as active belligerent.
 Bargain at Stockholm.
 The bargain was concluded, 1t is al- legged, at the recent confab in Stock holm between Russian and German delegates. Significant in this cOnnec- tion, perhaps, is the fact that Dr. Ma tlies ErZberger, leader of the Centrist party, whose shrewd maneuvers led directly to Hollweg's fall, to the for nation of the reichstag's bloc and to the passage of the peace resolution. was with Scheidemam and the other socialists at Stockholm.
 The Russian ultima tum at those his toric though, at the time, scarcely no. ticed. conferences in the Swedish cap ital, is said to have been absolute sur render by the German government to the principle of ''peace without annex ations and indemnities.''
 Russia had abandoned her centuries old dream for the possession of the Dardanelles. The Russian Socialists, who had forced this remuneration upon the provisional government, insisted it was worth equivalent concessions by Germany. Both parties were spurred on by President Wilson's doctrine of peace without victory"
 Immediately upon the return of the Scheidemannites to Germany began the drive against Hollweg. While the German political crisis was on the dark forces" in Russia made sweeping headway in gaining control of the bulk of the Muscovite army. When the climax came they had the majority of the troops virtually in the hollow of their hands.
 The chronology of events of the last few days shows a startling parallel be tween events in Germany and Russia and tends strongly to bear out the sto- ry of the bargain.
 July 15 Bethmann-Hollweg's fall came to pass
 Halted Near Triumph. On the same day five of the Russian ministers resigned. The crisis at Pet rOgrad became acute.
 The following day the Russian offen- sive stopped within the reach of tri- umph.
 Monday, July 17, the Russians in Ga licia began their retreat.
 Wednesday, July IS, the dark forces" set the torch of revolt afiame in PetrO- grad. To the army they had preached that it was fighting the battle of flor eigners." To the people at home they carried the message that the govern ment was sacrificing the revolution and freedom for the sake of Foreigners"
 That day, after new violent street fighting. the Russian capital was placed under martial law.
 For the following day-Thursday, July 19-the new chancellor's speech was delivered. He accepted the peace resolution, and it was passed. The German Socialists had paid their share of the bargain.
 Meanwhile Berlin dispatches are giv- ing belated details of the garden par ty" at which the kaiser chatted with visible friendliness and unprecedented informality with the Socialist leaders who had been specially invited. Missouri Fills Army Quota. Missouri has joined the list of states