The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-27
.SLAV EXPECTS ENEMY UNITS WILL GO
TO PIECES WHEN THEY PENETRATE
FAR AND WIDE OVER GREAT COUNTRY
BRAVE, HEROIC OBSTINATE AND PITILESS RESIST
ANCE is PRINCIPAL TASK OF THE PEOPLE OF
MUSCOVITE FATHERLAND," AN OFFICIAL
DECLARES, AND HOPES FOR REVOLT
TION IN GERMANY AS RESULT

London, Feb. Z.-The Russian
revolution will defend itself against
Germany, says an official Russian
statement sent out by wireless, and
which announces that Germany has
refused to grant an armistice.
The announcement reads:
"a peace delegation is now on the
way to Brest Litovsk. We expect
any moment news that it has ar
rived at the place appointed for
peace negotiations, but there is no
armistice. The German govern
ment has formally refused an armis-
tice and German dctachments con-
tinue to advance.
I'VE are prepared to sign their
peace of ursurpation. We have al
ready declared this, but there arc
many indications that the German
imperialists do onot desire peace at
the very moment, but the immediate
strangling of the workmen's and
peasants revolution.
Resistance to the German hordcs
thus becomes the principal task OF
the rcvolution-brave, heroic, obsti-
nate and pitlless resistance
Use Every Possible Obstacle.
Every position, every railway
station, every locomotive must be
defended. Every possible obstacle
must be put in the way of the en-
cmy.
Our greatest strength is In our
wide territories. Enemy detach-
mcnts still are very small. Even
Petrograd itself which still is far
distant, can not decide the des-
tiny of the revolution. The govern
ment of the peoples commissares
can and, if needs be, must retreat,
must gather its forces and must ap-
peal to the country to use its whole
strength for the defense of the revo-
luton. Should the German threat
to take Pctrograd increase, the gov
ernment will move to Moscow, or
any other city of Russia.
IF Germany's plundering raid
should advance, the task of the gov
crnmcnt would be to destroy the
possibility Of a simultaneous catas-
'rophic decision by the Germans.
They are attempting to crush the
authority of the councils and are in
search of it on the routes leading to
Petrograd.
will Bar These Routes"
I'VE will bar these routes by ev-
erything we can irterpose as OBJ
stacles. This at the moment is the
principal task of the heroic Petro-
grad proletariat and its revolution
ary staff. But at the same time, we
must act in such menner that the
German generals may declare they
recognize the authority of the coun-
cils, not only in Petrograd but
throughout the whole country, Ir
the north, south and on both side,
of the Urals. Even if they think
they can reach Pctrograd by mere
military promenade, we will prove to
them that they will have to diSperSC
themselves all over Russia before
they can reach and crush the au-
'hority of the councils.
will they have adequate forces
to carry out such a task if we de
tend ourselves heroically? No. They
never will have forces enough. Such
an enterprise inevitably will resolve
itself into an adventure and vii
fail, However deeply they pene-
trate Russia, then the more surely
will they bring about the outbreak
of revolution in Germany. Pa
tience and hrmness is necessary.
Cowards in Flight.
"The first symptoms of panic Gre
ated by the Germans plunderine
raid have become by-gone events
The towards are in fight and hav,
made room for the brave who are
rallying themselves in hundreds ant
thousands for the defense of the so
cialist fatherland.
"If peace with the revolution |.
not the aim of the German imperial
lists, they will see the revolution
knows how to defend ITSELF