New-York tribune., 1918-02-01
Bolsheviki Organize ''Red''
Army to Aid Worlds Revolts
Latest Socialist Troop Formations Planned Bring About
General Upheaval in Europe and Fight
Imperialism Everywhere

LONDON, Jan. 3l.--An official state
ment issued to-day by the Bolshcvik
government at Pctrograd says that the
"new Workmcn's and Peasants Red
Army will serve to support the coming
social revolution in Europe"
A Bolshcvik decree establishing "an
All-Russan Collcgium" for guidance
in organizing the "Workmen's and
Peasants Red Army of the Russian
Councils Republic" is announced in a
Russian official wireless statement re-
ceived here. The committee will be
composed of two representatives of
.hc War Commissariat and two repre-
sentatives of the general stat of the
Red Guards.
Another decree assigns 2O,OOO,o0O
rubles for the organization of the
Red Army from the moneys in the war
fund. The money is to be intrusted
to the collegium and must be returned
subsequently.
Decentralization of four more classes
of the army has been ordered by the
government. All men thirty one years
of age also are to be relieved of army
duty.
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Rumania lately has made separate
agreement with the Central Powers,
and suggests that this may include
compensation for Rumania in Bessa-
rabia.
Late Petrograd dispatches say that
q constitution of the "Russan Social
istic Soviet Republic" has been adopted
by the Congress of Workmen's and
Soldiers Deputies. The constitution
proposes that the republic shall be a
voluntary union of the nations of Rus
sa, of which the highest authority
shall be the all-Russian Workmen's
and Soldiers Congress, which is to
meet not less frequently than each
three months of the year. In the time
between sessions power is to rest in
an executive committee.
Soviet Republics" Needed
The government of the federation.
which will consist of council of ma
tlonal commissioners, may be elected
or deposed in whosa or in part, eithe r
by the Congress or the committee The
constitution provides that the man
ner OF participation of the various ma
tons in the federal government of the
republic shall be determined after
each nation forms "Soviet Repub-
nc. AL local analrs are to be in the
hands of local soviets, who may, how
ever, be regulated by the higher So
viets.
Representatives Of forty-six regi
ments Of Don Cossacks addressed the
Congress of Soviets at Moscow, prom
ising unlimited gram in exchange for
Cloth, nails, implements and other
manufactured products. They said that
the. enemies of General Kaledines were
now in control of the Don basin, and
that great coal supply was ready to
be moved toward Petrograd.
The Petrograd Soviet held a meet
ing to discuss the food supply, at
which Madame Smith -Falkner, a mem
ber of the Food Control Committee,
said that preparations were being
made to prevent the fight for food
from becoming bestial. The Food
Commissioner announced that all first
and second class restaurants would be
closed and general dining rooms
opened. where the bourgeoisc must
share the food with the masses.
Locomotives are being dispatched to
gather food trains, wherever available.
the commissioner continued. and an
energetic fight will be made against
food spectators. He further an
nounced that 5000 agents will make an