Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17
RUSSIAN SOV|ETS
BOW TO KA|SER'S
HARSH DEMANDS
Congress Follows BoIshevik
Lead in Agreeing to Brest-
Litovsk Peace Pact.
ARMY OF BOTH SEXES
CALLED FOR, HOWEVER
Lenine Intinates That Treaty Nay
Be Broken Under Changed Cir
eumstances-Social Revolu-
tionaries Fight.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
Russia has bowed to the central iem.
pires. The hard terms of the peace
treaty submitted by the Germans at
Brest-Litovsk have been agreed to by
the altRussian congress of soviets, in
session at Moscow, in spite of the oppo-
sition of an important element of the
Russian people.
Follows Caucus Action.
The result of the vote was foreca ST
in the announcement from Moscow on
Friday that the bolshevik delegates to
the Moscow congress had, at uarty
caucus, voted in favor of ratification.
There was a faction, however, that
registered it's disapproval of the treaty.
but the presence of Nikolai Lenine, the
bolshevik premier, probably united
his followers and enabled them to roll
up a large majority in favor of ac-
cepting the provisions of the German
peace treaty.
The message sent by President Will
son to the congress. in which he ex-
pressed his sympathy with the Ru-
sian people, was read at the opening
session on Thursday night. It was re-
ceived with marked enthusiasm, and a
reply embodying a resolution of ap-
probation was sent to the American
people.
That there was spirited opposition
to the ratication of the treaty is evil
denced by reports that trouble broke
out on Friday between the bolsheviki
and social revolutionaries of the left,
who have been representing the coun-
Gil OF peoples commissaries.
Calls for National Army.
MOSCOW, March 16.-The all-Rus
sian congress of soviets has ratified
the peace agreement with Germany by
a large majority.
bolshevik resolution approving the
acts of the government of the work
mems and soldiers delegates and of
the peace delegation, and calling for
organization of the defense of the
country by the creation of a national
army of both sexes. was passed after
Lenine's5 restoration of peace among
the warning factions, and his statement
that this action was the only way out,
intimating that the treaty might be
broken under changed circumstances
Fight Against Treaty.
The opposition. notably the social
revolutionaries of the left, made a
valiant. but futile, effort to prevent
the acceptance of the treaty, which
was characterized by the minister of
Justice as being "anti-revolutionary
and anti-socialistic." He stated that
the social revolutionary party repu-
dated the responsibility for the ac-
ceptance of the peace treaty, would
resign from the government and devote
all it's power and influence to the or
yanization of armed resistance to Ger
man Imperialism.
Orders Odessa Massacre.
JASSY. Rumania, Friday, March Is
After the Germans entered Odessa
Wednesday, the bolsheviki embarked
on steamers for SebastopoL Before
leaving, Gen. Muravieff. bolshevik COM
sman,ler in chief, ordered the massacre
of officers, capitalists and bourgeoisie
and demanded the payment of 10000
900 rubles by the population of the
city.
Find Fifteen Warships.
AMSTERDAM, March ia telegram
from Berlin to the Koelnische Volks