The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-08
IN DESPERATION
RUSs|AMAYF|GHT.
LONGER AGAINST.
GERMAN ENEMY.
Ratification Of Treaty In Moscow
Is Considered Improbable and
Intervening Time May Be Used
To Reorganize Red Guards
GERMANS REPORTED TO
BE PUSHING. ONWARD
Petrograd May Be Abandoned 70
Enemy and Stand Made Fur
ther 0n-Siberian Situation
Remains In Unsettled State

w ASHINGTON, March g.
" ASSOCIATED Press)-Peace
between Russia and Germany is
by no means finally assured. II
is deemed improbable that the
SOViets which are to be held for
All-RuSsia in Moscow on March
II will ratify the treaty. Already
the work Of organizing forces to Z
resist has been commenced. ,Thisse
information was contained in a
Reuters despatch from PetroE3s
grad to London. The despatch.
said the ratification of the peace
treaty by the convention which is
to meet in Moscow and which
will act following the endorse
ment expected by the Petrograd
government is not considered
probable 1t added it was prob
able the fortnight delay that is
offered under the Brest-Litovsk
agreement will be utilized for the
organization of the Red Guard.
STORM COMING 4 tt
Lenine and Trotzky are report
ed to be preparing to bow before
the storm of protest that is GER
tain to come with the publication
of the full peace terms. Reports
of the probability of their. resig-
nation came from Berlin, indicat-
ing doubt in the minds Of the
Germans of the acceptance Of the
agreement which the delegates
reached. ~ Y N.Y. ,is
Contradiction OF the reports
that Germany had ceased its in
vasion of Russia was found in re-
ports yesterday that the advance
upon Petrograd was being con-
tinued. There were also reports
which indicated the Russians arc
preparing to evacuate Petrograd
and make their stand beyond.
These reports said the Russians
were already destroying such
stores as could not be readily ],
moved ..5
SIBERIAN QUESTION 4,
The matter Of the sending Of
an army of invasion or for pro-
lection by Japan into Siberia APP"
pears not to be fully settled. A
Reuters despatch from Toxic
which was received in London
said Japan was pursuing policy
of watchful waiting and desired to
avoid arousing a feeling of enmity
against the Allies among loyal Rus =
slams who are still anti German. II
also said there was a probable agree
ment between Japan and China.
Other Toxic dispatches said tho sit.
uatiOn was considered grave by the
Japanese press and was absorbing great
attention. Cabinet conferences were
reported to be frequent and there was
full realization of the responsible.
ties which may rest upon Japan.
1t is unofficially learned here an
agreement has been reached between
the Allies and Japan to which the
United States offers no objection and
general principles laid down for the
conduct of Japan in connection with
Siberia though these principles have,
not been announced. ~.7+
The French cabinet is reported to
have discussed this subject yesterday
as did President Wilson and his cab.
met and the London Evening News an
nounced the subject had been finally
settled.
Senator Lewis of Missouri declared
in speech in the senate yesterday
that the United States is not involved
by treaty, agreement or understand
ing In the Japanese plans for an ex.
petition to Siberia.
He said that the United States has
no understanding as to whether Japan
shall or shall not send troops to Rus.
STA.
''There is no compact nor privileges
concerning the Philippines and Mexi.
co, which is not enjoyed by other
friendly nations he said. Whatever
Japan is doing in the war is done
as the result of her alliance with Eng
land -