Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-14
BOLSHEVIKI MAY NOT
ADHERE TO TROTZKY 4
POLICY, 1T is SAID
All Teuton Newspapers say
Circulation Of Demobiliza-
ton Order is Stopped.
NO DIRECT WORD
FROM PETROGRAD
Charged that Trotzky's Lat
est Move is Not Peace
Offer. ~

Amsterdam. Feb. 14.-Judging
from the latest indications in the
German press, much dissatisfaction
and suspicion has been aroused by the
latest move of Foreign Minister Trotz-
Ky. Important political and military
leaders are said to ,be comforting
busily to find the best solution to the
puzzle.
The Kreuz Zeitung, of Berlin on
Tuesday declared ION reliable infor-
nation" that Trotzky's proposal is in
no circumstances to be regarded as a
peace offer, while it Is pointed out by
other papers that the Russian war
theater was mentioned especially in
the official army report of Tuesday.
a Berlin telegram to the koelnische
volks Zeitung Of Wednesday says:
NOT WILLING TO
CONTINUE RELATIONS.
1.-The government is not willing to
continue relations with Russia on any
basis whatsoever unless the present
Russian government signs a regular
peace treaty. AS. however, 1t must be
reckoned. for the present at any rate.
that Trotzky does not think of sign
ing any formulated peace declaration
necessary a thorough discussion be-
tween the government. and the SUI
preYne army command"
The correspondent in an apparent
sly ,i4Spired - pa4s4Ge Ge,t@. ADDS: The
chancellor Is resolved under no cir.
,cumstances to conduct further nego-
ttAtions in any neutral alycountry5and 1t
Will be the affair Of the Centpal pow
ets.to determine where such negotia-
tipns may best be held.
The recall Of the economic COM
mission from Petrograd is under con-
stderation.
5H"On. the other hand. It is evidently
realized that the question of the big
army of, Austro- German prisoners of
war in Russian territory still controll-
ed by Petrograd cannot be overlook
ed
DEs1oBI1zAT1oN ORDER
NOT ENFORCED.
All German newspapers note the
fact that three hours after q message
was sent out announcing the issuance
Of a rehabilitation order to the Rus
sian army, another Russian message
was issued ordering. that circulate
ofs this communication be stopped. 1t
the Bolshevik government no longer
thinks Of adhering to the declaration
Of Foreign Minister Trotzky.
The Zeitung Am Mittag goes. SO far
as to say that there are proofs that
Trotzky's promise Of Russian de-
mobilization is a sham maneuver. II
declares that reliable reports repre-
sent the Bolsheviki as energetically
forming a Red Guard army out of the
remnants Of the Russian army, in the
hope Of raising a million men to es-
tablish Bolshevik power in the bor-
der states. dr.
A dispatch from Brest- -Litovsk re-
ceived in Amsterdam Monday said
that Russia had declared the state OF
war to be at an end and that the de-
mobilization Of the Russian armies on
all fronts had been ordered. Russia
it was added, did not sign a formal
peace treaty with the Central powers
It is indicated in the above dispatch
that Foreign Minister Trotzky may
have made further proposals to the
Central powers. II such is the case
no report concerning it has been re-
ceived in this country.
There have been no direct dispatch
es from Petrograd for several days
A Russian official message received
in London Tuesday confirmed the
Brest-Litovsk statement that demo
bilisation had been ordered. Since
then, there has been no advices from
Petrograd.