Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-22
Gen. Dukonin, Refusing to
Approach Enemy, Loses
Command of Army.
DENIED MOVE is MADE
TO GAIN SEPARATE PEACE
Rejection of Proposals by Germany
Will Mean Vigorous Prosecution
of War by Slavs, Is Claim.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PETROGRAD, Wednesday, November
Russian government yesterday
ordered Gen. Dukhonin, the commander
in chief, to open negotiations for an
armistice with the commanders Of the
enemy armies. The proposal to nego-
tate peace was officially conveyed to
the ambassadors of the allied nations at
Petrograd.
May Not Mean Separate Peace.
The formal offer of an armistice to
all the belligerents which the council
of peoples commissaries of the all Rus
sian workmen's and soldiers congress
proposes to make is not intended to
forecast any effort toward separate
peace On the contrary. it is declared
definitely here that not only is sep
arate peace not desired. but that rejec-
ton of the armistice proposal by Ger
many, even should it be acceptable to
the allies, would mean a continuation
of the war by the new revolutionary
army with vigor against German i'm
perialism until the German people, in
spired by Russian democratic ideas.
overthrow their rulers and demand
peace Confidence is expressed here.
however, that Russias initiative will
bring the desired results-if not with
the allied governments. then through
the fnsistence of the people of the al
lied countries. who. it is predicted, will
bring pressure to bear on their gov
eruments.
According to the maximalist govern
ment's plan, an armistice would be
entered upon first and IL it were sue
cessful for three months, 1t Is proposed
to assemble peace conferences, al
gotiate Russian policy of peace with
out annexation or aindemnities and the
self-determinatfon OF nations
Moaarchica1 Movement.
Ths NSysfx zhfs6 fod.y publishes .
dispatch from Yalta describing the
Formation in the Crimea Of a monarch
icai union, whose slogan is Onward for
the car and holy Russia" The dis
patch says the union purposes to take
an active part in the constituent as
sembly and has suggested as its repre-
sentatives Vladimir Purishkeyich, Gen.
Brussilon and NJ. Dragomiroff. 1t is
the intention Of the organization to
After the arrest of Vladimir Purish-
kevich, former member of the duma.
who is charged with being at the head
of a monarchist plot, a letter found in
his. possession. addressed to Gen. ka-
ledines. the Cossack leader. was pub
lished. After describing political con-
ditions in Petrograd. the letter asserts
that officers and military cadets are
organized and are awaiting only the
arrival of the general. details Of whose
movements are asked.
Warning to Wealthy.
The bolsheviki have issued a warn
servitors." whom the extremists ac-
cuse of melting strikes in the state and
municipal services. The warning says:
you are playing with fire. You will
be the first to suffer from the famine
that is threatening the country and
the army You will be deprived of
the right of receiving products. All
your stores will be requisitioned and
your property confiscated."
The bolsheviki leaders are holding
out to their supporters the hope that
the pro1etariat of other countries will
start sympathetic revolutions on the
Russian model. Thus their decree says:
The German and Austrian socialists
nall In0 DOiSuSFthl IOtoIutIoh- Inc
French socialists greet the bolsheviki
in their newspapers"
A number of anarchist newspapers in
are now openly urging the
a abolition of all authority of any kind.
Dukhonin Deposed.
LONDON, November 22.-An official
wireless statement from Petrograd to-
day says that Gen. Dukhonin has been
deposed by the council of the peoples
for refusing to obey
their orders by offering an armistice."
A Petrograd message received by the
British Admiralty by Wireless Press says:
"A political communique states that
by order Of the all-Russian workmen's
and soldiers congress, the council of
the Peoples Commissaries' has as
sumed power, with obligation to offer all
the peoples and their respective govern
ments an immediate armistice on all
fronts, with the purpose of opening
Immediately for the conclu-
sion of a democratic peace"
Demand 100000 Rubles.
A body of troops and red guards under
command of Commissary Menjfnsky and
-ol. Muravieff commander Of the Petro-
grad garrison. appeared before the State
Bank, in Petrograd. Yesterday. according