The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1918-03-21
new OFFER BYCERMANS
JAPAN TO PROTECT ALLIED IN.
TEREsTs IN SIBERIA.
sIav soviets RatIfy German "Psaes"
Agreement by Vote Of 4s3 to 20
at Moscow.

Washington. March 15.-The attitude
Of the American government towards
any German move towards . general
peace at the expense Of Russia Is di.
rectly In line with the expression of
Lord Robert Cecil in the House Of
Commons that even II such a proposal
came from Germany 1t would not be
considered.
War Department officials are not
convinced that the Germans are ready
to undertake . big offensive on the
western front despite advanced notices
sent out from Germany. Whatever
Germany's program. however. America
and the allies. It was reiterated. are in
the war to win and their stand against
premature peace 10 as strong - It
has been at any time In the past.
Petrograd. March 1.-THE all-Rus-
sian Congress Of Soviets. meeting at
Moscow by a vote Of 4b3 to 30. de-
cidsd to ratify the peace treaty with
the central powers. NJ. Ryasonov, q
prominent Bolshsvik theorist, and rep
ressntatives Of all the professional
unions. resigned from the Bolshevik
party after the vote.
One year ago March II Emperor
Nicholas abdicatsd a. autocrat Of Rus.
sia and Thursday the allRussian Con.
sress Of Soviets BY An overwhelming
vote agreed to German peace terms.
German militarism takes from the
present Russian government thou.
sands Of square miles Of land and mil.
lions Of Inhabitants contained in the
former imperial territories Of Finland.
Poland. Courland. Lithuania. Bsthonia.
Livonia and the Ukraine In Europe
and Batoum, KArs and Erivan In the
Caucasus. The Russian army must
demobilise. the Russian fleet 10 In.
termed and favorable trade agreements
are to b given Germany and her al
lies.
Announcement Of allied policy to-
ward Russia and Of japanese inten.
tions In eastern Siberia probably will
follow quickly the news that the LIE.
nine government. after four months
OF rule, has surrendered completely to
the demands Of Germany and opened
up the vast European and Asiatic ter.
ritories to German economic and mill.
tary penetration.
The question OF japanese interven-
ton In Siberia has brought from For.
eign Secretary Balfour In the British
House OF Commons the declaration
that he had every confidence In ia.
pans loyalty In any action II might
be decided to take In the Far East.
Japan. he said. would act a. the friend
Of Russia and as the emissary OF the
entente governments In helping Rus.
sia to combat German penetration and
save the revolution.
Petrograd. March l6.-Frssh disor.
dsrs have occurred In the German
fleet off the Aland Islands. according
10 the Russian military newspaper.
KrasnAya Armia. The Germr ms. II 10
added. have occupied Rasdielnaya sta.
ton on the Odessa railway line. and
the evacuation OF Odessa and Nichol.
lev IL proceedinG. The German Ad.
mIral sicGert has been appointed com.
mander at Odessa. Before the occu.
patton Of Odessa by the Germans anti.
Jewish riots occurred there. German
authorities have announced that Ger.
man commissions with the power Of
veto will be- appointed to the Russian
ministries TO control the fulfiilmsnt Of
the treaty Of peace.