Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-07

LONDON, Jan. "a bclated die
patch from the correspondent OF M
Associated Press IN Berlin. which \
dated Friday, SHOWS there was great
poIitlcal perturbation following tho
meeting OF the main committee OF tho
rcichstng that day. Tho meeting lasted
onrey 20 minutes, IA motion for ad-
Journment being presented by all facv
lions except the independent Social
lists
Immediately on adjournment all tho
parties onterd into caucus sessions
which lnstod thruout the day and un.
tii late" at night The Indications
pointed. tie correspondent says, to an
endursement OF the governments at
titnde against moving tho peace neRo.
tiations from Brest- Litovsk TO Stock
holm by the right center and progress
siVc parties. Including the paoifists,
the democratic wings Of the nation-
ais, liberals and eiericais, and the
soheldomann wing OF the Socialists,
hut the attitude In general OF tbs So.
ciaiists was problcmattcaI.
The liberal TagebIntt reflects the
general attitude of tho press In declav-
Ing that negotiations az Stockholm
would bo impossible. The newspaper
says that British. FRENCH and Ameri-
can diplomats and their numerous
agents are buzzinE about Stockholm
ana would promptly weave n net OF
intrigue around the conferences and
that espionass would flourish and
make successfui negotiations impos-
sible.
A Reuter- dispatch from Amsterdam,
dated today, says the hitch over nrest-
Ll,ovsk Is considered 70 endAnger tho
cohesion Of the reiohstag majority.
but that great efforts are being made
to prevent the falling away OF the So
cialist majority. The dispatch refers
TO the possibility of new constelln-
tion Of reichstag parties.
Tha Berlin Vorwaerts, the socialiss
organ, refers 10 the declaration by the
chancellor on the endangering OF the
peace negotiations as having fallen on
tho nation like n black cloud. The
newspaper says the situation IL extra
ordinarily serious
Petrosrad dated Friday and Saturday
confirm tho previous reports that the
Russian peace delegation, including
Leon Trotzky, the Bolsheviki foreign
minister, returned TO Brest I4itovsk In
an endeavor to arrange for q transfer
OF the negotiations TO neutral terri
tory. The German refusal 10 acauiesce
In the Russian demand, according TO
these dispatches, was based on the
fact that their delegs tes already had
arrived M Brest -Litovsk
An armisfice has been declared in
the Ukraine region. the rada, the
Ukrainian Legislative body. aud the
Bolshcyikl having agreed TO com
promise OF their differences The rada
is said TO be ready to decline TO give
support TO General ksledines and his
Cossaeks In return for The Withdrawal
Of the Bolshevikl troops from the
Ukraine. -
The Petrograd Post says tho king OF
Rumania has cabled the entente allies
that tho Rumanians are determined TO
continue the war. notwithstanding tho
desires OF the troops on the Russian-
Rumanian front and that M, Poin-
care the, French president. replied. as
surlng the king OF Frances support.
The French government has pro-
tested against the seizure OF French
banks In Potrograd. =.
The central executive OF the work
mems and soldiers deputies has de-
cided to assemble the third congress
OF worlsmen's and soldiers deputies
January "a. According to M. Zlno-
vieff, one OF the Bolshevild leaders,
there IL no intention TO conceal ths
fact that the motive for calling the
congress In TO oppose tho constituent
assembly which, In view OF the fact
that the candidates we're nominated
before the october revolution. may not
be representative OF the country NJ.
Zlnovleff says tho Bolshevikl program
will he submitted 10 the constituent as
scmbly for approval and II the as
sembly Is willing TO work In harmony
II will Justify the hopes and expecta-
tions OF the people. on the contrary.
should II reject the BolsheviH pro-
gram the assembly would find itself
In conflict with the laboring masses.