Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-03-08
ALL RUSSIANS
ORDERED TO ARM
Peace Pact With Kaiser Only Boil
shevik Bluff.
PLAN RETREAT TO THE URALs
VIII Withdraw Army to Mountains
Rather Than Submit to Defeat Of
Revoiution--GaIn Time to
Reorganize.


Petrograd, March THE official
news agency announced that supreme
military council had been formed fol-
defense of the country. The commits
sIoner for military affairs has issued a
decree ordering that the entire people
be armed.
Commenting upon the signing Of the
peace treaty. the Izyesta organ of the
workmen's and soldiers deputies, says
the purpose of the Lenine government
In agreeing to the German terms was
to give a respite to the socialist revolu-
ton so as to enable 1t to reassemble Its
forces for the supreme struggle against
Imperialism and to assist the prole.
tariat of other European countries to
revolt against It's oppressors.
The Prayda comments In similar
vein.
Reds Refuse to Submit.
The bolshevik leaders are prepared
to Withdraw even as far as TO the Ural
mountains rather than submit to the
defeat of the revolution. said Leon
Tretzky, bolshevik foreign minister,
In an interview with correspondent.
M. Trotzky said that Il the bolshe-
Wiki could go back to the state of az
fairs which existed last October just
before they overthrow the Kerensky
government they would repeat the
whole program which has been put
through since that time.
an October we did not exclude the
possibility of holy war;" he de-
clared. "Now we consider such q
war possible. The workmen's and
soldiers delegates must now fight for
organization and order"
NJ. Trotzky was asked whether the
United States might assist In the
process of organization by detailing to
the Trans Siberian railroad the BOG
American railway experts now wait.
ing In Japan and also what guarantee
the bolsheviki could give that goods
imported In consequence Of such as
sistance would not fall into German
hands.
Supplies Out ~ p1rrourad.
he sfid that * the Russian govern,
ment fell Into German hands 1t could
not protect such supplies. but that all
sorts of supplies were being evacuated
from Petrograd.
NJ. Trotzky was asked whether he
thought 1t possible that If Russla's
peace efforts failed the United States
and Russia might battle together
against German oppression. He re
piled:
America and Russia may have diff.
ferent aims, but If we have common
stations on the same route / see nc
reason why we could not travel to
gether in the same car, each having
the right to alight when it was de
sired"
NJ Trotzky said that until revolu'
ton comes to Germany undoubtedly
Russia and America would have a
common road.
I'VE cannot change" he added
"and we do not expect the American
government to change It's face.1
MOSCOW 10 BE CapJal.
Moscow is to be declared the new
capital of Russia. and the government
proposes to publish a statement to this
effect Immediately. Petrograd win b
proclaimed free port.
Notwithstanding the signing Of
peace, the government is determined
| to transfer all the state institutions
to Moscow, acknowledgement ant
Kazan.
The removal of the ministries 81
foreign affairs, communications ant
finance began ON Tuesday. The popu
lation of Petrograd is hastily quitting
the city. but there are many transpor
tafion difficulties. and already ths
roads leading from Petrograd arr
crowded with OH sorts of vehicles
krylenko Makes Protest.
London, March IAN official TGs
sian statement says Ensign Krylenko
the bolshevik commander In chief, ha:
sent message to sthe German anC
Austrian chief commanders, stating
that the Germans and Austrians ar,
still fighting, Notwithstanding the con
eluslon of peace.
Ensign Krylenko asks whether tn,
German high command has taken FL
steps necessary for cessation Of Aos
tilfties-
Francis Fights Hun Pact.
vologda. Russia, March 7.-Doyid r
Francis. the American ambassador
published a statement declaring tina
the United States did not desire terri
| torial conquest in Russia. He sai,
he already had recommended to hi
government that It recognize any gov
eminent the Russian people nigh
choose. and he sincerely hoped tn,
Russian people would refuse to ratif,
the separate peace treaty with the cen
i trail powers.