The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-14

soldiers were refusing to go to the
west front and that one place on the
northern front where this refusal de-
veloped into a mutiny with open
fighting. the German commander had
shot $50 rebels.
Delayed advices as to the final
sessions OF the peace conference at
Brest-Litovsk as received today. de-
clared that the Russian delegates de-
manded return of war refugees from
the Polish and Lithuanian districts
before the self determination plan
was carried out.
A further stipulation demanded by
the Russians was that there be no
forcible mobilization of Poles or
Lithunians and that those OF this ma
tionality arrested for taking up arms
against the central powers or i'm
prisoned for peace efforts, be re-
leased forthwith.
To these demands the Germans re-
piled that they all involved an inter
nal policy and We're therefore not
subject to discussion" The Russians
announced this answer was unsatis-
factory and that they would continue
pressing their demands.
Cleaning Up City.
by Joseph Shaplen. United Press
Staff correspondent
PETROGRAD. Jan i4-The Boil
sheyiki are working strenuously to
make Petrograd a clean city" The
clean up was in full vigor today. One
result was arrest of 800 gamblers and
drunks in a huge raid on notorious
dive last night. Other raids netted
more criminals and riff-raff. Strenuous
efforts are being made to clear up the
problems of food administration and
to make the city orderly and neat.
The same sort of procedure of order,
of cleaning up. is being steadily work
ed out by the Bolsheviki as applied to
the whole governmental situation. De-
spite feverish opposition by those po-
litically opposed, the Trotsky-Lenine
government is preparing calmly to ar
range the pan-Russian congress OF
workmen, soldiers and peasants-the
body with which it is hoped to replace
the elected constituent assembly. The
Bolsheviki hope by this all-Russian
congress to create an assembly similar
to that instituted in France in 1892,
which will become the supreme law
giving body for Russia.
The executive committee OF the all
Russian peasants soviet today decld-
ed to urge the executive committee OF
the proposed all-Russian congress OF
workmen and soldiers to bring the
Romanoffs back to Petrograd from
Tobolsk 1t was suggested the royal
family be imprisoned at Kronstadt.
| The committee urged the arrest OF
all members of the ex-czar's family
who are still at large and the institu-
ton Of a commission to try the Rom
anoffs as soon as possible mot only
to punish the car for his many crimes,
but to utilize the trial as the best
means of propaganda against the mon
archy."
/ The Bolsheviki are exercising a mag
inetic influence over the proletariat at
large under the slogans of "class war
and "an immediate social revolution"
accusing the social reyolutionaries
Il and the Mensheviks tthe minimalists)
| of surrendering to the Bourgeoisi and
denying the contention Of their oppon-
ents that all classes must cooperate
to build up. The Trotsky-Lenine dis
ciples insist that a complete socialist
regime is impossible without any cap
italist interval of control. This par
ticipation in reorganization by the cap
italists is the principle bone of con-
tention among the various political
| groups today.
Smolny institute, headquarters of the
Rolsheviki, and just now headquarters
of the Russian government, offers an
amazing picture there days. Back in
| the DAYS of Kerensky's regime the
Bolsheyiki were allotted this building
as their headquarters, principally be-
/ cause it was far removed from the
center of the city, and in quiet neigh
borhood.
| Today Smolny institute and Its
peishborhood is the Invest spot in Rus.
lsia The nations rulers work, eat and
sleep there. Heavy guns guard the en-
frances. The windows bristle with ma.
chine guns. A stranger is unable to
take a step without running into
guards Armed and armored automo-
hiles fill the yard inside. The occu
pants of the building work as though
they determined either to triumph or
be destroyed with the building itself.
Thursdays Critical Session.
PETROGRAD, Jan. 1.-THE Rus
sian delegates today forwarded their
version of last Thursdays critical
session of the peace conference.
After Delegate Golubovitch had an
Inounced the representation OF the
! Ukrainian republic at the meeting.
German Foreign Secretary Kuehl'
mann inquired whether the Russians
intended to continue as sole direc-
tors" of the negotiations.
Foreign Secretary Trotsky replied
that he and other Russian delegates
accepted the Ukrainian declaration of
a separate independent existence In
view of the Russian recognition OF
the principle OF self determination.
Kuehlmann insisted that the
Ukrainians only be permitted to par
ticipate in the conference independ
emily, apparently seeking to establish
the double character of the Russian
representation and to divide the
strength of the delegations.
Trotsky then replied the Ukraini
ans republic was still in process OF
formation and Golubovitch in sup
porting him, asserted that the Uk