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the matter. Before Foch had begun
his negotiations correspondent in
Paris cabled that the "Big Four" had
decided that Danzig should be made
a free port, and added that it was re-
ported the disposition of the Vistula
valley would be left to plebiscite.
A Rome paper asserted that the
Italian frontier question had been set
tied favorably to Italy by the peace
delegates.
The infrequent communiques of the
peace conference are about as inter-
esting as excerpts from an almanac,
and less Informative. One bit Of news
was given Out-the fact that General
SHUTS had been dispatched to Hun
gary to study the situation there. This
did not please the Paris press, which
saw in it only another delay. 1t had
been hoped that General Mangin
would be sent east to deal with the
Hungarians. Official advices from
Budapest were to the effect that the
new soviet government was establish
ing itself and maintaining order, and
that it was disposed to make large
concessions to the allies in return for
food and fuel. It was supposed
SHUTS would open negotiations for
an amicable agreement. Bella Kun and
his associates insist their government
is communistic rather than bOlshevis-
tic. The fact remains that Kun is in
constant communication with Lenine,
whose secretary he formerly was.
The allied delegates also were said
to be considering the advisability of
coming to an understanding with the
Russian soviet government and per-
mitting it to get food and materials.
This, Lenine says, is all he wants; If
it is granted his government can make
good, and then the allies can recognize
it If they wish to. He declares he is
willing to make peace without includ-
ing Hungary in the pact and will then
cease fighting and stop propaganda
work in other countries. ALI this, it
was reported, sounded good to the
peace-makers in view Of the threats of
Germany to form an alliance with Rus
sia or to allow itself to ''go bOlshevik"
if the terms Of the treaty should not
be to their liking. Meanwhile the
soviet troops Of Russia were very busy
carrying out their threat to start ma
jor operations on all fronts as soon as
the weather permitted. They began a
rather formidable invasion of East
Prussia and were met there by a Ger
man army which has been organized
by Won Hindenburg. They continued
their operations in the south and made
repeated and heavy attacks on the
allied forces in the Archangel region.
There, however, they had little sue
cess. But that the northern Russian
situation is considered serious by the
allies is evidenced by the fact that the
British government announced that re-
endorsements would Immediately fol-
way to North Russia.
Official Russian wireless messages
that came from PetrOgrad Thursday
may change the Russian situation ma
terially. They told Of an anti-bolshe-
visit strike Of the railway and trans
port men which had stopped cOmmuni-
cations and prevented the city from
getting any bread. Other dispatches
said the mensheviki and social revolu-
tionaries had actually started revolt
against the bolshevik regime and that
Lenine and TrotZky had come to a
definite break over the formers insist
ence on some SORT Of treaty with
England, France and the United
States. Trotzky, of course, holds the
military control, and he is regarded as
in stronger position than Lenine, es-
pecially so long as he can provide his
troops with sufficient food.
Interesting if not important is the
intercepted wireless message from
Tchitcherin, Russian foreign minister,
to Bella Kun of Hungary, saying:
'The revolutionary movement GER
tainly is gaining in America. Ameri-
can newspapers say the states of New
York, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Illinois
and Michigan are especially impreg-
mated by bolshevism. A riot has taken
place in Philadelphia, which certainly
must be attributed to bOlsheviSt influ-
ence."
Poland is sending distress calls be-
cause of the actions of Won linden
burg's army in eastern Germany
These troops, besides combating the
advancing Russians, are said to be pill
Laying upper Silesia, destroying its
industries Systematically and taking
away everything from the factories