The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-12-15
BOLSHEVIKI
DICTATE PEACE
Esthonians on Eve of Closing
Negotiations With Soviet
Russia.

Dorpat, Esthonia. Dec. IL (De-
layed.)-(A. P.)-Unless some un-
|foreseen development occurs peace
between Esthonia and soviet Russia
probably will be an accomplished fact
in the near future. Despite denials
there seemingly is no doubt that the
object of the negotiations which have
been going on daily is not merely an
armistice, but has in view a full
peace along the general lines framed
by the bolsheviki. The present main
aim of the soviet seems to be to fol-
low up the defeat of Gen. Yudenitch
by making it impossible for him or
any other military leader to organ
ize a new campaign in Esthonian ter
ritory against soviet Russia.
For weeks the bolsheviki have been
concentrating troops on the Narva
front, where extremely heavy attacks
now are in progress and the fear Is
not concealed that Esthonia may be
occupied if that country refused to
conclude peace. On the other hand,
the indications seem to be that pow
erful entente influences are operating
to prevent a peace so that Esthonia,
as a well-informed observer puts 1t,
! is between the devil, in the guise of
the bolsheviki, and the deep blue
sea, with it's blockading squadron"
Still another factor to which the
Esthonian government is responsive
| is the pressure of public sentiment
for cessation Of hostilities Esthonia
F, is fighting qnly defenKiyely and The
| army is eager to be relieved or the
strain and to return to civilian work.
There is danger that If the negotia-
tions are broken off with the bolshe-
Wiki the radical element of the pop
| ulation will make trouble.
France Strenuously Opposed.
It is difficult to ascertain the atti-
tude of the allies toward the Dorpat
conference, especially that of Great
| Britain, to which more than any
other power, Esthonia looks for guild
ance. The belief seems to prevail
among observers here that Great
Britain is not wholly opposed to the
negotiations, but that she prefers
Esthonia await the outcome of the
discussion in Copenhagen before def
nitely committing herself. For that
reason the representative of the al
lies in Esthonia are doing their ut
most to prolong the conference and
confine the discussion to an armi-
stice. 1t seems. apparent, however
France is strenuously trying to pre-
vent Esthonia from making any kind
of an agreement with the bolsheviki
1t is persistently reported France
is preparing to send six divisions Of
troops to the Baltic for huge often
sive against Petrograd which will bt
assisted by Gen. Mannerheim. witt
hie Isirnish ,ynltJntnaTC and Col Ava,
loft Bermondt's forces, using what
is left of Yudenitch's army and it!
equipment as a nucleus of the enter.
prise.
Summary of Terms.
Copenhagen, Dec. 10 (Delayed.)- "a
belated dispatch from Dorpat gives
the following summary of the thirt
article of the peace terms of the Dol
sheviki:
No army shall exist in Esthonia
except the national Esthonian army
complete disbandment Of the north
west military and naval forces is re
quired, with naturalization of all tn
northwestern army's stores and ma
terials until such time that tn
soviet government notifies Esthoni
that civil war in Russia has ended
the entire personnel of the north
western and other forces opposin
the soviet are forbidden to join an
force hostile to the soviet; no mill
tary or naval forces or supplies fo
any army except the Esthonian ma
tional army are to be allowed pas
sage through Esthonia; the forma
tion or existence in Esthonia of an
organization pretending to represen
any nonsoviet revolution governmen
is not to be allowed, and the re
cruiting or mobilization of any anti
soviet forces is forbidden.