Arizona republican., 1918-02-23
Rolshaxiki proelamation


 PETROGRAD, Thursday, Feb. 21.-l In proclamation announcing that they had agreed to sign German peace | terms, the peoples commissionaries | declare they are firmly convinced that the German working classes will not permit the Russian revolution to be crushed by the militarists Appeal is made to local councils to increase ef- forts to reorganize the Russian army. The proclamation, which is ad- dressed to Russian workmen and peas ants, says: We agreed to. sign peace terms at the cost of enormous concessions in order to have the country free from final exhaustion and the ruin of the revolution. Once more the German working class, in this threatening hour has showed itself insufficiently deter mined to stay the strong criminal hand of it's own militarism We had no other choice but accept the condi- tions of German imperialism until a revolution changes or cancels them.
 The German government is not hastening to reply to us, evidently aim ing to seize as many important posi- tions in our territory as possible The and Lutsk and is continuing to stran-
 
 ters of the revolution.
 Appeal to Workingmen.
 We even now are convinced firmly that the German working classes will rise against the attempts of the ruling classes to stifle the revolution, but we cannot predict with certainty when this will occur The German imperialists may hesitate at nothing for the pur- pose of destroying the authority of the councils and taking the land from the peasants.
 "The commissionaries call on all loyal councils and army organizations to use all efforts to recreate the army. Perverted elements of hooligans, ma rauders and towards should be ex- pelled from the ranks and in the event of resistance, wiped off the face of | the earth
 "The bourgeosie, who under Keren- sky and the czar evaded the burden of 1 war and profited from it's misfortunes must be made to fulfill their duties by the most decisive and merciless measures
 The statement says that detach- ments 1000 to 1,500 strong, lightly armed and able to entrench quickly | and attack determinedly, will be able | to stop the German advance That is | characterized as real revolutionary Mobilization" and this has been or | dered.
 House to House War Urged
 Ensign ! Krylenko, the Bolshevik commander-in-ch chief. who issued the statement, says that if the people suc- ceeded in throwing against the enemy concentrated masses of revolutionary citizens, who, not only. in accordance with military strategy, but also se- cretly from every corner, everywhere in small attachments and large bat talions, will struggle for every town village, street and house, then there are no forces which the Germans car successfully oppose against them.
 The statement says that all able bodied men must be ordered to work on Notifications and in the construc. tion of obstacles along all the routes of the German advance. Any bour. geoisie who resists must be tried and forcibly compelled to work. Registra. ton facilities for the revolutionar, army have been opened at all loca councils and with the staffs of th, Red army.
 It is added that arms will be deliv cred by localities.
 Revolutionary discipline must b brought to the highest degree of eff ficiency by the handing over to tn revolutionary tribunals all who do no obey the order.
 "As to arms. All to the defense o the revolution," says the statement
 A general mobilization for the dig ging of trenches is ordered. The dig gers will be under the orders of tn councils and every detachment yill b commanded by commisionaries wit unlimited powers