Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-01-08
WILL SEND HOME
THOSE UNWILLING
TO FIGHT GERMANS
Russian Delegate, in AnnounC-
ing New Step, Declares That
Aid of the Allies VIII Not Be
Desired

AMSTERDAM, Jan. 7.-Independent
Socialists in Germany have sent a mes
sage to Bolsheviki Foreign Minister
Trotzky advising him not to accept the
German terms and to avoid a separate.
peace, according to a report recelved
here.
LONDON, Jan. THE Bolshevih
are definitely strengthening the front,
Petrograd adVices say. The correspon-
dent of the Daily News obtained this
information from NJ. Radek, one of the
Russian delegates who took promi-
nent part in the negotiations with the
Austrians and Germans at Petrograd,
He said the BolsheviH were intending
to send home all who did not wish to
fight, so that they would have an army
which was willing to fight for an ideal,
The correspondent asked what would /
be the attitude of the Bolshevid in case
of actual war. with regard to help from
the allies, NJ. Radek replied:
I'VE do not desire their help. Our
strength lies in our weakness. and
we accepted help from the allies the sig
nificance of our position would be q
stroyed The weaker we are the strongly
er we are. The Germans can drive US
back. but what good would it do them ?
The country behind the front has
been stripped bare. There is not enough
there to feed a single horse. The &C.
mans will not wish millions Of starv<
ing persons on their hands.
I'VE stand for a democratic peace So
do the German working classes. If the
German government attacks us it will
displays itself to its own people in its Z
true light"
A telegram from Brest-Tftovsk I'd
Amsterdam gives a wireless messag
sent to NJ. Joffe, chairman OF the Rus
sian delegation, by Foreign Ministe
Won Kuehlmann for the German delegal
ton, Foreign Minister Czernin for tn
Austrians, Foreign Minister NeSsin
Bey for the Turks and Minister of Jus
tice Popoff for the Bulgarians 1t re
calls that when the central powers out
lined the terms on which they
willing to make peace they stipCIa
| that these claims would be valid OF
| if all the belligerents hound themsel,
within certain period to observe tn
The Russians then fixed ten days
the period which the other bel
ents were to decide whether to joiN
negotiations. but although this
elapsed January 4, nothing has
heard from them.
Another telegram from Brest-Lit
states that informal discussions
on Friday between the Germans
the Ukranians took direction favor
to Germany.
A Petrograd dispatch to the DALI
says that General Nissel, heaa
French military mission, rel
Foreign Minister Trotzky's q
respecting French military pr,
by stating that news received fro
holm had been issued a youi
Ger by mistake The general pre-
that no such mistake would be
again NJ Trotzky replied with DEM
that the officer in question leave Rus
STA
The correspondent adds that it is
pity that some of the allied diplomat
pretend to ignore NJ. Trotzky, while i
fact they are obliged to recognize
authority.
Referring to the same incident a Rct
ter dispatch from Petrograd says
Trtozky ordered the immediate closiu
of the French bureau, the removal
the wireless apparatus, and the INN
date recall TO Petrograd of French
ficers in the war area