The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-16
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phatic protest tudl .,-;o
ganda work in German ranks w
/ Isted the spirit of the Russe-German
arrnistice and its purpose 10 aenleso
! lasting peace because it aimed 10
"carry on a revolution and CIVIL
! war in Germany"
! Replying. Russian Foreign Minister
Trotsky pointed OIL: that German Il 6 "s.
papers with their propaganda' "efe
/ freely granted entry into Russia.
| He outlined that some OF these
urged that the car be returned ~
/ petrograd while the BolsheVlkl
i should take his palce in exile
Il don't represent any government,
Hoffman was quoted as declaring In
REPLY. II represent the German army,
II won't discuss policies of the press.
81 am sorry for my inability to un.
derstand General Hoffman's posltlon,
| Trotsky was quoted as replying: II
lis only to be explained In the dilier-
| ence of our view point as TO the con
ditions of the armistice. In our De.
lief it cannot limit the expression Oh
topinions Of the Russian republic or It's
/ government
Minister Kuehlmann interjected that
",,ninterference in the affairs OF Rus
imany's position. but this was continu-
able only provided the arrangement
was mutual"
"Inasmuch as our government is
deeply internationalistic, we would
consider it a great step forward,
ITrotsky asserted, ''if the Germans
would consider it possible openly TO
discuss their opinion in regard to the
4 situation in Russia"
| The discussion, the Russian dele
gates said. was halted at this point py
Count Czernin's announcement that
the order of business was termlnateu
and the conferences stood adjourned
i This was on Saturday. Previous to
this particular discussion, the con-
Iferees wrangled for some length on
the question of self determination or
peoples and of the necessity for Ger
man withdrawal from territories now
occupied by her.
Foreign Minister Kuehlmann at
tempted to hurry up discussion OF
trade and economies. Trotsky he'd
out against such course on grounds
that it was premature as long as the
lconferees were sharply divided on the
chief points at issue. He declared
these barriers were Poland, Lithunia
and Courland and German occupa-
ton of those territories. kuehlmann
ireplied that Germany desired not to
: lose time.
: at am determined that peace be
lacnuiesced in the Russian demand
acquiesces in the Russian demand
that a special commission formulate
: plan for referendum by which con.
quered territory might work out its
self determination. He permitted al
: dition of Armenia to this list of terri
4 tories, declaring this will not be any
4 iserious obstacle"
Trotsky Too Smart.
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 16.--tTank pc
lief that Foreign Minister Trotsk.
reveals intellectual superiority owe
the central powers delegates' was es
lpressed in the Rheinische Westfalch
d Zeitung today, according to dispatche
= received here today.
e deliberations now in progress Il
: Berlin the newspaper asserted, wi
n decide whether BrestlLitovsk will en-
O. lin a victory for Germany or for tn
r clever advocate, Trotsky.
re Count Won Reyentlow in the Tage
C. Zeitung, remarked bitterly that tt
discussions would decide whether tn
Of maiority's desire for peace woul
is succeed in running Germany's future
lie First 5000 Volunteers.
la TBy Joseph Shaplen, United Pres
is Staff Correspondent
sr PETROGRAD, Jan. 16.-The frs
he !. 600 volunteers of the new socialis
or army. left for the front today. sped b
one of the most enthusiastic demon
lie STATIONS the city has seen in month
!. Red flags lined the route of tn
g parade and scores OF bands playe
- revolutionary music.
10 Ten thousand other volunteers ft
III the new ''army of democracy al
~ now enrolling in the Petrograd di
trict alone.
The volunteers are responding to
+, special appeal to the people issued b
- Bolsheviki government and by til
- Russian commander in chief, Ensig
M lKrylenko.
y, Former Cars Family.
GENEVA, Jan. 16.-Letters r
:. ceiyed in Geneva by friends of LEM
= and Trotsky give interesting inform;
-, -, ton concerning the Romanoff famii.
- The former car seeks only ol
- liyion and silence. The forne
=, czarina has become religiously MAJ
:, Their son who was the czarevitcl
is seriously i'll, suffering from h
original consumptive disease.
Princess Tatania who was reporte
= to have escaped to America, neve
), left Tobolsk where all are PRACTICAL
-, prisoners. She is taking the create:
i, care of her mother.
- The Romanoffs are awaiting
=. stable, recognized government
-, Petrograd or Moscow to which
~. ~ apply TO formally exile TO Americ
se or England.
AS Socialist Republic.
STOCKHOLM, Jan. l6.-Petrogra
A advices to Bolsheyiki paper !
-, Stockholm state that it is rumore
!, from the Smolney institute that tn
- government at the meeting of tn