New-York tribune., 1918-01-02
Blockade of White Sea Is
Raised After Naval
Agreement
Kaiser Willing to
Free White Russia
+
Trotzky Trying to Foment
Revolution Among
Enemy Troops

| LONDON, Jan. 1.-The blockade oi
the White Sea has been raised and
Germany is already sending ships to
Russia with needed supplies, accord
ing to the Petrograd correspondent of
the DAILY Mail" He wired to-day that
the German naval delegation at the
Russian capital had reached an agree
ment with the Bolsheviki government
for the regulation of maritime COM
merce, which is expected to begin with
the impending arrival at Reval, on the
Guf of GFinland, of ships from Ger
many.
The correspondent of "The Daily
News" in Petrograd, pointing out to-
day the dangers of separate Russian
peace. declares that Trotzky is doing
Germany. "Fraternizatioh at the
'front.'" he says, "already has passed
beyond control of enemy officers. and
enormous quantities of revolutionary
newspapers printed in German are be-
ing distributed" He fears that the
Germans mean to force the Russians to
impose their peace terms on the Allies.
Would Free White Rsssia
According to an evening newspaper
the Russian delegates who have re-
turned from Brest-Litovsk say that the
Germans expressed readiness to
evacuatc White Russia, but declined to
withdraw their troops from such bases
as Riga and Libau, except in the event
Of general peace.
"The Daily News" correspondent
says:
81 am convinced. that our only chance
in defeating German designs is to pub
lish terms as near the Russian terms
as possible, and, by taking powerful
hand in the proposed conference, help
the democratic movement in Germany
while helping the Russians to force the
German government in the direction it
has had to take.
Whatever party might be in power in
Russia, it would be compelled to con-
clude peace, and Trotzky's method is
more likely to damage Germany than
the method of any more polite person
in his place. The naturalization Of
the banks puts weapon more power
full than the guillotine in the hands Of
the government, and probably will end
much of the present sabotage"
A dispatch to the "Daly Express"
from PetrOgrad says that German ships
already have free access to Russian
waters and the government is taking
precautions to protect them from Brit
ish submarines. The first commercial
squadron is expected before the Rus
sian Christmas, January 7.
Berlin newspaper reports received in
Amsterdam say that Foreign Secretary
Won Kuehlmann, while coming to Ber-
lin from Brest- -Litovsk, stopped at War
saw to confer with the Polish Premier
The Polish government, it is said, will
share in the future negotiations at
Brest-Ltovsk in an advisory capacity
The British government recognizes
that the Brest-Litovsk peace proposals
constitute grave and new fact of
which official cognizance must be taken
says the "Daily Chronicle" in reporting,
as did the "Manchester Guardian" yes
terday, that the British government in
tends to return serious and reason
able reply to the Austro- German peace
terms when presented officially The
"Chronicle" adds that the United
States, Great Britain. France and Italy
already are exchanging views concern
ing the peace proposals.
The reported visit of Premier Lloyd
Georg, to Premier Clemenceau, it de-
clares, is an intelligent anticipation
which may, or may not, be realized