The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-30
SENTENCE Of
| DEATH PASSED
: ssian Terrorists Decide That
s enine, Trotsky and Several
Others Have Lived ~:'
Too Long.
:
no PEACE PROSPECTS
Pan Soviet Congress Expected to Re-
Ject Germany's Peace Offer
as Terms Don't
Suit.
10 PEACE PROSPECTS

limited Press Leased Wire Service.1
ROME, Jan. 30.-The Russian ter
rorists committee at Zurich has
passed the sentence Of death on
Nicholai Lenine. Foreign Minister
Trotsky, Minister Balabonod and
twenty other Bolsheviki, according to
dispatches received here today. The
committee is composd Of workmen-
Red Guards Victory.
COPENHAGEN. jan 30.-Capture
of Viborg and Helsingfors by the
Bolsheviki red guard from the Fin
nish counter revouluonists, was an
nounced in a Haparanda despatch
received here today
Teutons Reach erest-Litovsk.
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 30.-German
Foreign Minister Kuehlmann and
Austro-Hungarian Foreign Minister
Czernin, arrived at Brest-Litovsk on
Monday, according to Berlin advices
today. Dispatches quoted Czernfn as
declaring prior 20 his departure
from Berlin that he might soon re-
turn to Vienna on very important
state business"
To Reject Peace offer.
rBy Joseph Shaplen, United Press
Staff Correspondent
PETROGRAD, Jan. 20. (Delayed.)-
Russia's pan-soviet congress. the
voice OF the people, will reject Ger
many's peace as offered at Brest-
Litovsk, according to every indica-
ton today.
There is a distinct division OF opin-
ion among the soviet delegates, but
the majority. including the extrem-
lists, or social revolutionaries of the
left favor such a course, to pc follow
ed up by use of the power OF the
revolution against German imperial
ism"
Speaking in the soviet assembly
Monday night, Foreign Minister Trot-
sky frankly declared he had aban-
doned all hope OF just peace agree
ment.
There is no hope now of nom
annexationist peace" he declared.
''Only a compromise is possible. |
cannot promise we will not conclude
a separate peace.
I'VE will declare at Brest-Litovsk
that the world considers the German
terms murderous.
we hope western Europe will not
blame Russia If she is forced into
separate peace
Following Trotsky's pessimistic
speech, the congress adopted resolu-
tions assailing the German peace
terms and approving the course OF
the Bolshevik delegates at Brest-
Litovsk. This delegation was given
a free hand in any future negotia-
tions.
1t was announced today that Trot-
sky would leave tonight Tuesday
for Brest-Litovsk to continue the
discussions with Teuton delegates.
Russian members at Brest-Litovsk
announced today they had formally
asked permission of Austro-Hungar-
ian Foreign Minister Czernin to visit
Vienna and confer with Austrian
workers, but said no reply had yet
been received to their request.
The pan-soviet congress was in
formed by telegraph that the Ukrain
ian ministry had been forced TO re-
sign By pressure of public opinion
there, due to the ministTy's efforts TO
achieve q separate peace with Ger
many. Bolshevih supporters and
members of the social revolutionaries
Of the left were reported to be form
ing a ministry. The Ukrainian rada's
delegates have been recalled from
BrestLitovsk-
The workmen and soldiers commits
saries announced today the confisca-
ton OF s1,2OJ 900. 900 OF Rumanian
state funds in the banks at Moscow.
Finland Asks Assistance.
STOCKHOLM, Jan. 30.-The Finn
ish legation announced today that a.
delegation was enroute from Helsing
fors to ask Sweden's assistance
against the revolutionists. 1t was
pointed out here that such assist
ance could only be of military
nature.
Helsingfors dispatches received
here today said that the government
guards of Finland had disarmed five
thousand Russian soldiers and were
marching against the red guard
forces.