The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-17
Lenine's Party Energies From
Al[Russian Soviet Congress
Stronger Than Ever
Is DETERMINED TO
! AVENGE SHAME THAT
HUNS HAVE BROUGHT
Proposes to Spread Preachings
and Propaganda in Austria
Hungary by Fair Means or
Foul

MOSCOW. March 1S.-(Delayed1-
Peace with ths central powers In
ratified. but our real war has not yet
begun.-
with this slogan the Bofshsvist
government emerging from, tho All
Russian Soviet congress stronger than
ever because 1T put through the rattn
cation by an overwhelming vote, set
10 WORK after today's momentoux SEES
sion. outlining the campaign of pus-
sials-and the world
which. Lenins asserts has only be-
gun to fight"
This too was the keynote of the
resolution adopted by the congress- Ia
response to President wilson's meg
sage Willis voieing Russia's appre-
citation the reply summons the masses
OF America and OF all countries to
Join the RuHsisn proletariat in a vast
social uphesvai to rid the universe OF
imperialism.
Everyone in that great ASSEM- bla we
In the historic hall Of the mobility.
who cast his vote for peace, did so
with war to the knife in his heart: a
different sort of war from that fought
on the various battlenelds today, but
war just the same-perhaps more
deadly and more decisive.
Out OF every speech from that of
Nicolsf Lenine down to that of the
humblest Boishevist agitator rang an
undying determination to avenKe the
Same that Russia was today forced
to accept Internationally. But TO the
outside world. both Russfa's enemies
and friends. the vital thtnx 10 this.
that Russia-the great mass of Rus
alan people saturated with class war
fAnaticism-considers every country
In the world except herself ruled by
'imperialists." every people on the
face of the globe exploited" and will
henceforth work for an anarchistic
world upheavai.
Lenins epitomized this feeling
which has become a national ohsession
IN this war racked Russian land when
he declared in his speech before the
Soviet today:
Our only friend is ths proIetar4at
of all countries"
One thing seemed absolutely GER
tain tonight. Russia considers this
8 maks-shift peace. a respite enabling
her to recruit and will wrsak her ven-
gsance as soon as she is ready.
with fair means Of foul the Bot
Teutonio land seeds OF revolt Aus
tria-HunKary 10 to be the immediate
and special fieit for Boishsvfxt preach
ings and propaganda
Herein. indeed. lies the indirect
meaning OF today's surrender vote.
1t 10 surrender only in phrase, but
In fact ana effect II Ia declaration
of war. war which could not even
be begun while the Teuton armies
were sweeping through Russia The
peace now finally ratified Russia pro-
poses TO use as her shsrpest weapon.
Immediately after the taking of the
vote Lsnine went into consultation
with his chief advisers and deliberatsd
regarding the future. First and fore
most on the Bolshevist program is q |
thorough going reconstruction. The
authors OF Russia's chaos have been |
to the truth that chaos has
struck Russia the body blow. Through |
order and reorganization they mean to !
revive her
Meanwhile storm signals are report |
ed with increasing frequency from |
bar of Siberia new great crisis Ia |
on the march.