The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-01-19
RADICALS WANT LAWS APPROVED;
PEACE POURPARL ERSHALTED ANEW
(Associated Press Review.)

(Associated Press RevieW.)
The boIsheviki government met with
a defeat in the first test Of strength
when the long awaited opening of the
constituent assembly took place in Pc
trosrad yesterday. Its candidate for
chairman was defeated, 151 to 244, by
revoIutionists, M. Tehernoff, minister
the nominee of the moderate social
of agriculture in the kerensky cabinet.
| This defeat was administered with
out the help of the constitutional DEM
ocrats, whose members did not attend
| the opening session.
Much uncertainty exists as to what
effect the convening of the new body
will have upon the foreign and domes-
tic policies of Russia. There have been
intimations from the bolshevlk side
| that the new body would be ignored
| by the bolsheviki and an Independent
| legislative body set up if the assembly
| should definitely challenge the boil
| shevik power.
| IT is recalled that the chairman of
! the assembly. NJ. Tchernoff, was under
! fire as a member of the kerensky gov
ernment, being accused of pro-Ger-
manism and of having relations with
the enemy, He was afterwards reha-
bilitated, however, and continued a
strong influence in social revolutionary
circles. In November he was one of
the political leaders who attended a
conference at Russian headquarters
when an effort was under way to form
a now government in opposition to the
bosheviki Some disorders preceded
A L. h. IL
sons being killed and dozen woundd
in street fighting.
TIL Austrians have made another at
tempt to force the italian right flank
on the Piave river line and push a way
to Venice close to the Adriatic coast.
Rome reports an attack on a wide
front in this sector on Thursday night.
The Italians met the attack deter
minedly and arrested the enemy effort.
Another halt in the Russo German
peace pourparlers is reported in news
dispatch received in London from Pc
trograd, which says that the Russian
delegates are returning to their cap
ital. The German emissaries at Brest-
Litovsk are said to be endeavoring to
force the Russians to break off the ne
gotiations finally on minor points, so
as to cast the blame on the Russians.
Relations between the bolsheviki and
Rumania are at the breaking point.
The Ninth Russian army has de-
manded that the Rumanian army on
two hours notice permit the Russians
free passage through Jassy. King
Ferdinand, whose arrest has been or
dered by Premier Lenine. is reported
to be under the protection of the en-
tente allies.
In Italy, as in France, the fighting
fronts have settled down to the usual
winter routine of raids and artillery
duels at various points. There has been
no break in the monotony on the west
ern front, the British portion of which
is now sea Of mud, the snow having
disappeared.
British laboring men have been told
by Premier Lloyd George that the new
man power bill is urgent and that
Great Britain must either go on or
go under"
He praised the war aims of President
Wilson and declared he wanted TO be
informed If any man could find an
honorable and equitable way out of the
war without fighting it through to vic
tory over German militarism. The
premier said he was willing to appeal
to the country on the army issue.