New Britain herald., 1918-02-27
REVOLUTION HURLS
 DEFIANCE AT HUNS
All Russia Must Be Conquered Be-
 fore End. Leaders Declare
WILL USE EVERY OBSTACLE
Government Will Be Moved From Place to Place As Germans Ad- vance and Continuous Warfare Will Be Directed From Capitals.


 Be Directed From Capitals. London, Feb. 27-The Russian rev. olutlon will defend itself against Ger many, says a Russian statement sent out by wireless and which an- nounces Germany has refused to grant an armistice. It reads:
 "A peace delegation now is on the way to- Brest-Litovsk. We expect any moment news that it has arrived at the place appointed for peace ne- gotiations but there is no armistice. The German government has formal ly refused an armistice and German attachments continue to advance. We are prepared to sign their peace of usurpation. We have already declared this, but there are many in dications that the German imperial ists do not desire peace at the pres ent moment, but rather an immedi- ate strangling of the Workmen's and Peasants revolution.
 Resistance to the German horles thus becomes the principal task of the revolution-brave, heroic, obstin- ate and pitiless resistance. Every po- sition, every railway station, every locomotive must be defended Every possible obstacle must be put in the way of the enemy.
 Strength in Vast Areas. "Our greatest strength is in our wide territories. Enemy detachments, still very small, have occupied Reval and Pskov. Even Petrograd itself, which is still far distant, can now decide the destiny of the revolution. The government of the peoples com missaries, can, and if needs be, must gather it's forces and must appeal to the country to use it's whole strength for the defense of the revolution. Should the threat to take Petrograd increase. the government will remove to Moscow or any other city of Rus Sia.
 Eff Germany's plundering raid should advance, the task of the gov ernment will be to destroy the possi
 bility of a simultaneous catastrophe decision by the Germans. They are attempting to crush the authority of the councils and in search of 1t on the routes leading to Petrograd.
 Must Get All Russia in Net.
 "We will bar these routes by every
 thing we can interpose as obstacles. This, at the moment is the principal task of the heroic Petrograd prole tariat and it's revclut onary staff. But at the same time we must act in such a manner that the German gen. erals may declare they recognize the authority of the councils, not only in Petrograd but throughout the whole country. north, south and on both sides of the Urals. Even if they think they can reach Petrograd by mere military promenade, we will prove to them that they will have to disperse themselves all over Russia before they can reach and crush the authority of the councils.
 Will they have adequate forces to carry out such a task if we defend ourselves heroically? No. They nev- CT will have forces enough. Such an enterprise inevitably will resolve it. self into an adventure and will fail. However deeply they penetrate Rus s,ia then the more surely will they bring about the outbreak of revolu- tion in Germany. Patience and firm ness is necessary.
 "The first symptoms of panic ere ated bv the German plundering raid have become bygone events. The towards are in flight and have made room for the braves who, are rallying themselves in hundreds and thou sands for the defense of the socialist fatherland.
 If peace with the revolution Is not the aim of the German impera1hsts, they will see the revolution knows how to defend itself"