The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-27
BOLSHEVIkI
WILL RESIST


revolution will defend itself against
Germany. says an official Russian
statement sent out by wireless and
which announces that Germany has re-
fused to grant an armistice. The an
nouncement reads:
"A peace delegation is now on the
way to Brest-Litovsk. We expect any
moment news that it has arrived at
the place appointed for peace negotia-
tons, but there is no armistice. The
German government has formally re-
fused an armfstice and German de-
tachments continue to advance.
1--WE are prepared to sign their
peace of usurpation. We have already
declared this but there are many indi-
cations that the German imperialists
do not desire peace at the present mo-
ment, but rather an immediate strang-
ling Of the workmens' and peasants
revolution.
Grave, Heroic Resistance"
Resistance to the German hordes
thus becomes the principal task Of the
revolution brave, heroic, obstinate
and pitiless resistance. Every posi-
ton, every railway station, every To-
connective must be defended. Every pos
sible obstacle must be put in the way
of the enemy.
"Our greatest strength is in our wide
territories. Enemy detachments, still
very small, have occupied Reval and
Pskov. Even Petrograd itself, which is
still far distant, can no way decide the
destiny of the revolution. The govern
ment Of the peoples commissaries can
and if needs be, must retreat, must
gather its forces and must appeal to
the country to use its whole strength
for the defense of the revolution
Should the threat to Petrograd in
crease the government will remove to
Moscow or any other city of Rus
STA.
IF Germany's plundering raid
should advance the task of the govern
ment would be to destroy the possible.
ity Of simultaneous catastrophe de-
cision by the Germans. They are at
tempting to crush the authority Of the
councils and are in search of it on the
routes leading to Petrograd.
Task Of Proletariat.
I'VE will bar these routes by every.
thing we can interpose as obstacles
This, at the moment, is the principal
task OF the heroic Petrograd prolet-
ariat and its revolutinary staff. But
at the same time we must act in such
a manner that the German generals
may declare they recognize the au-
thority Of the councils, not only in
Petrograd, but throughout the whole
country, north, south and on both
sides Of the Urals. Even if they
think they can reach Petrograd by
mere military promenade, we will
prove to them that they will have to
dispense themselves all over Russia
before they can reach and crush the
authority of the councils
will they have adequate forces to
carry out such task if we defend our
selves heroically? No. They never
will have forces enough. Such an en-
terprise inevitably will resolve itself
into an adventure and will fail.
However deeply they penetrate Rus
STA. then the more surely will they
bring about the outbreak of a revolu-
ton In Germany. Patience and firm
ness is necessary.
The ! 1T symptoms of panic Great
ed by the Germans plundering raid
have become bygone events. The COW
ards are in flight and have made room
for the brave who are rallying them
selves in hundreds and thousands for
the defense Of the Socialist father.
land.
"If peace with the revolution is not
the aim of the German imperialists,
they will see the revolution knows
how to defend itself"