The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-01-31
BY EDWARD w. PickARo.

Encouraged by the growing strength
Of the faiherland party, the pan. Ger
mans have thrown aside the mask they
have worn In their dealings with the
Russians aud shown their true face.
~ III" last meeting NJ the delegates
NJ Br"si.I.itnvsk before adjournment
to January 20. General Hoffman told
the bolsheviki frankly that Germany
must have Courlund and all the Baltic
provinces, and that II Russia did not
c"h,cnt the German armies would
move VI once and within week would
occupy Roral. When asked about the
territory south Of Brest.I.itovsk, Hoff-
tie that only with the Ukrsinians. The
request of the Russians for a recess
That they might consult on the Ger
man terms was grudgngly granted
with the assertion that no further post
poneinents would he allowed.
The Russian delegates thereupon
voted unanimously To reject the Ger
man terms and departed for Petrogrnd
10 submit the question Of peace or war
To the congress 81 soldiers and work
mems delegates. with which the finul
decision rests.
That the Germans are able to carry
out their threats against Russia there
can be little doubt. The bolshevlki
leaders realize their hrlplessness and
have issued 'to all" an official wall
telling how they have heen deceived
and how monstrous are the demands
Of the Germans. In PetrOgrad and
Moscow the hoisheviki are struggling
10 maintain their power. putting in Jail
large numbers Of their opponents on
charges OF plotting a counter-revolu.
tion. and taking any other coercive
steps that promise TO help them. II
they can prevent II, they do not intend
that their principles Of 'self.defnition"
and personal liberty shall apply at
home. They promptly dissolved the
constituent assembly because they
could not control It's deliberations.
So loud has become the popular out.
cry against the rule OF the bolsheviki
and so great the disorder in Russia
that German parliamentary leaders are
seriously questioning whether II is
wise for the central powers to nego-
tiate further with a government that
may be swept away any day.
The Vkrainians. according to late
dispatches, are proceeding amicably In
their negotiations with Germany and
Austria and are about ready TO sign q
separate pence.
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Japan. which holds itself responsI-
hle for the preservation Of peace In
the far East. Is ready to take radical
steps 10 put an end to the increasing
disorders In Siberia. according to Pre-
mier Tsrauchi who addressed the open.
ing session of the japanese diet. He
reiterated his country's absolute 10y.
atty and fidelity 10 the allies and Its
determination not to shenthe the sword
until an honorable peace is secured.
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In Finland there Is growing disord.
er and the socialist red guards and
government militia have fought sew.
eral considerable battles, notably at
viborg and Davidstad. The red guards
are aided by Russian soldiers while
the peasants are supporting the gov.
srnment forces.
The Austro- Hungarian government
has been treading on thin lee for two
weeks. A great peac.demand wave
swept over the nation and more than
q million workers went on strike, the
Wsr industries heing absolutely para.
'yzed. The government WAS forced TO
accept the socialists demands as to
food. communal woman suffrage and
nonmllltarism OF war industries, and
thereupon most OF the strikers return
ed to their work. The trouble was
only partly allayed, however and the
radicals made further demands and re-
iterated their call for n general peace
by understanding.
The Austrian masses are determined
that At least peace shall be made with
Russia, and II this is not done their
words and actions betoken q revolu-
tion that will remove the dual mon
srchy from the alliance Of the central
powers. Germany is awake to the
danger Of this detection and the mill
tarists there are manifesting great irri'
tntion toward Austria because they
think Emperor Charles and his govern
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