Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-29
POLES FORMING
FRONT AGAINST
BOLsEV|K ARMY
Germany Asked for Passage
Of Troops With Announce
ment That Advance Decided
on No Matter What Answer
ID. MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL lsAsrr wraEI

London, Dec. 27.--Nilna. the capital
of Lithuania, IS threatened by an adj
vance of Bolshevst troops, according
to a Warsaw dispatch to the Mail
under date of Thursday. The Polish
chief of staff has demanded free pass
age of Polish troop trains over lines
now in German hands from the Polish
frontier to Wilma. The Germans are
also asked to permit the rejoining of
the Polish and Lithuanian railroads,
which were cut by the Germans
If the German reply is unfavorable
the Poles will begin march into
Lithuana, The Poles have asked the
allies to send officers to accompany
the troops.
Warsaw, Thursday. Dec. 2G (by the
Associated Press) Tho Polish gov
ernmont has established a thin mill
tary front against the advancing Boil
shevik forces The line extends from
Lapy, in the north, southwark to
Titry, and beyond Lemberg. The
Polish troops have occupied the rail-
way stations and the main railway
line on the borders Of the territories
held by them.
Thousands of Russian refugees con-
tinue to arrive in Poland. 1t is re-
ported that the Germans arc prepar-
ing TO hand over Wilma to the Boil
sheviki.
The Polish government has received
reports that thousand Poles have
been massacred at Pinsll by Bolshevik
and Ukrainian forces who are adj
'vancing toward Brest-Litovsk, which
the Germans are preparing to aban-
don.
The republic of West Ukraine has
been formed at Tarnopol, Galica, I'M
der the presidency of Constantine
Levtzky. The new government is
favorable to the entente.
Declaration of Principles.
German soldiers arriving here from
Wilma have brought with them copies
of a declaration of Bolshev.k prin-
cinles which were posted At wilma.
The proclamation. which is addressed
to the workers of the world, especially
to those in the central empires, Is
signed by Lenine and Sverdloff. II
makes these declarations;
"Thc treaty Of Brcst-Lltoysk Is
abolished
"The last act 0f former Emperor
William was to eXpel the representa-
tive of the Russian government in
Berlin.
"The treaties with Germany have
been annulled by the German and
Russian revolutions.
10 Make Peace Treaty.
'"Thc free Russian people viii make
a truce peace with those of America,
Austria and Germany according to
the principles of Lenine.
"The right to decide the destinies
of nations shall be reserved to the
workmen of such nations while the
capitalists, having caused the war,
must pay indemnities.
'eThe union of Russia, Austria and
Germany must be established on the
ruins of militarsm, imperialism and
economic slavery.
1T is hoped that all nations will
join such a union after the Russian
union has successfully opposed the
foreign bourgeoise. The Russian
union will never submit to Anglo
American imperialism.
1.-THE working class of the entente
must force their governments to a
peace negotiated with the mass of the
Russian people The Russian soviet
will use its forces to oppose foreign
capitalism and will protect the people
liberated from German domination