South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-06
RUSS FAIL TO RETURN
TO PEACE NEGOTIATIONS
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Germany viii find the constituent
assembly more amenable than the
bolshevik in regard 10 making
peace and quotes from Foreign Min
lister Trotzky as saying that the
bourgeoise are prepared 10 give
away half of the country If they can
obtain control of the government of
the other half.
Regarding the attitude OF the
Ukraine towards the Germans. the
Daily News says that the rada is
willing 10 strike a bargain with the
Germans. The Petrograd CORES
pendent of the Times, who is now in
London, writes that the Ukrainians
are determined 10 send a mission
10 Brest- Litovsk, not 10 negotiate a
separate peace but TO ascertain
Germany's intentions toward Little
Russia. The Germans are willing.
he says. TO recognize the rada on
the basis that the Ukraine supply
Germany with foodstuffs and recog-
Eize German economic interests in
the Ukraine. Neither of these points.
the correspondent adds. is little 10
Russian taste. but if the allies fail
10 help the Ukrainians or adopt a
policy of compromise with the boil
sheviki, the rada may have 20 yield
ard the Cossacks, too.
Fighting Continues i'm south.
Newspapers i'm Petrograd continue
to report fighting in the south,
where. according To the correspond
ent Of the Times. civil war is wag-
ing fast and furious. In several
places there are reported 20 have
been scenes Of fierce fighting. These
include Ekaterinoslav. where it is
said fighting already has lasted FIVE
days. However, as communication
south and east Of Petrograd is pre-
carious at the best, the reports con-
vey little information.
The Austro-German delegations
in Petrograd profess to have in
formation that the allies have decid-
ed to break relations with Russia.
Perhaps this is the reason the Off
Gals Of the British embassy have
taken pains 10 assure Trotzky that
the departure Of Sir George Blu
chanan is purely on account of i'll
health and that he would have left
last March but for the persuasion
OF former Foreign Minister Terest-
chenko. Trotzky also was told that
the other members of the embassy
have no intention of leaving PetrO-
grad at present. +. O. Lindley'
councillor Of the embassy remains
in charge.
Amidst the whirl OF events in
volving the fate of the nation the
bclsheviki government has found
time to decree that Russia shall
acopt phonetic spelling on Jan. IA.
Three novels and one cOnsonant
were eliminated from the Russian
alphabet.
German Politics Buzzes.
A Copenhagen dispatch 10 the
Exchange Telegraph CO. SAYS that
the crisis between the central pow
ers and Russia because Of the boil
shevikis demand that peace nego-
tiations be discussed in a neutral
country is having a powerful effect
In German politics and is likely TO
lead 10 a sharp conflict between the
center and the socialist parties.
The conservatives at present are
making determined efforts TO cause
a rupture between Phillip Scheide-
mann. president of the social-demo-
cratic party. and Matthias Erzber-
ger. clerical centrist. Newspapers,
such as the National Zeitung and
the Deutsche Zeitung, claim that
advances have taken place between
the national liberal and the cen
ter parties and that they are likely
10 lead to new developments i'm the
German policy
The Deutsches Zeitung says:
1T is 20 be hoped that the change
I'm the political situation caused by
the Brest-Ltovsk episode will lead
70 the resembling of the unfortunate
peace resolution of July 10, which
in preliminary circles long has been
regarded as inadequate and danger