The Topeka state journal., 1919-05-26
"Big Four" Will COnditiOnalIy
Recognize Anti-Reds.
Establish Relations With KOI-
chak and Denikine GOv'ts.
LENINE ASKS FOR ARMISTICE?
BOIsheviki Worried Over Mos
cows and PetrOgrad's Fate.
Allies Growing Stronger Along
All Fronts in Russia.

Paris, May 26.-The council of four
of the peace conference has decided
conditionally to recognize the anti
Bolsheviki governments of Admiral
Kolchak and General Denikine, ac
ording to Reuters agency here.
The conditions for the recognition
are that regarding the future of Rus
sia, the governments agree to convoke
and accept the verdict of a genuine
constituent assembly; likewise that the
league of nations covenant and it's
consequences as affecting the boun-
, darieS of the FORMER empire are ac-
cepted. The constituent assembly is to
determine the future form of the gov
ernment for Russia.
The policy adopted, it is added, will
enable the allies to recognize and as
sist any force in Russia cooperating
in the struggle against soviet rule, be-
cause such recognition will be in force
only until such time as the constituent
| assembly decides upon the permanent
form of government. The regional
governments will then expire auto
matically.
VIII Not Furnish Troops.
The allies will not furnish Admiral
Kolchak and General Denikine with
troops, but will supply them with
arms, munitions, money and food on
a larger scale than hitherto.
Bolsheviki Are Worried.
London, May 25.-While there is no
confirmation from other sources that
| Nikolai Lenine. the Bolshevik premier
| of Russia, has proposed an armistice
to Admiral Kolchak. head of the ALL
Russian government at Omsk, there
are indications that the BolsheViki are
anxious over the fate of Petrograd and
| Moscow. Russian wireless dispatch
states that the defense committee of
| Moscow is appealing for women vol
unteers for military service in towns
and admits that non -Bolsheviki troops
are fighting in the outskirts of Riga
| on the left bank of the Dvina.
/ According to dispatch from the
| Reuter- correspondent with the allied
forces in the Murmansk region, which
| reflects military views, there is no
| doubt entertained that PetrOgrad can
be taken, but he says it's capture would
! be useless, owing to the allies ina
bility to feed the population. as the
| British line of communication is now
| 500 miles long with single line of
| railways. The correspondent adds
| that Admiral Kolchak's troops should
be in Viatka in six weeks and soon
afterwards should be in touch with
the Archangel front He says, once
supplies from Siberia are assured, the
capture of Moscow and Petrograd will
be matter of only a short time.
Reds Back to Wall.
Try the Associated PressA
| The military situation is regarded
| here as satisfactory, and each week
new unions are being equipped and
| moved toward the front. The BoIshe-
Wiki have massed forces in the Samara
sector in desperate effort to hold
the grain growing section of the
| country without which, by their own
| admission. the Bolsheviki regime is
bound to collapse. They won a minor
success east of Samara, including the
| reoccupation of the town of Bielebei.
This has been offset, however, by the
| gains made by the Siberian forces
along the Viatka river in the direction
| of Viatka
Fighting is going on in the streets
| of Orenburg. At Uralsk, 21O miles
southwestern Orenburg, Cossack forces
| which have long been CARRYING on an
isolated defensive, have been Joined
| by Siberian troops and the govern
| ments position in this region has been
greatly strengthened.
Change in Cabinet.
The work of reorganizing the cabi-
| net of the ll-Russian government is
proceeding, it being intended to effect
| closer coordination with the military
more efficiently along the lines of the
program adopted by Admiral Kolchak
| Former ministers of justice and edu-
cation, NJ. Starinkevitch and NJ. Sa-
Professors Telberg and Preohraz-
hensky, who, it is believed, will direct
the work of the two departments tc
better advantage. 1t is also proposed
to combine the ministry of war with
the general staff. under the presidency
of the chief of staff. General Lebediev
who will move to Ekaterinburg, where
he will be nearer the scene of opera
tions.