El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-18
B0LSHEVISTS
ASKING PEACE
They Want Amnesty For
ALI Crimes and Recogni-
ton of Confiscation.

London. Eng, Jan. is. Foreign
minister Ldtvinoff, Of the Russian
Bolshevik government. has made sew
eral proposals on behalf Of the soviet
regime, through the medium OF a
friendly emissary for the opening ~
peace negotiations with the entente.
according to the Evening Standard to-
day. None OF these propositions, how
ever. have been substantial enough
to receive serious consideration either
in Paris OF London
The main contentious OF the Boil
shevihi are that their regime be
maintained intact with amnesty for
all crimes committed in their name.
and that their confiscatton II prop
ertv and money be recognized as law
fully enacted measures
are substantially as has been reported.
In addition. there Is a clause by which
the allied command reserves the right
TO occupy that part Of the Strassburg
offences comprised by the fourth east
ern bank OF the Rhine and strip Of
territory from three 10 SIX miles be-
Eond. The clauses provide for the
substitution for supplementary rail-
road material large quantities Of in
dustrial and agricultural implements
and give control Of Russian prisoners
in Germany to allied and associated
delegates for repatriation
Must Stop U-BOat Building.
The naval clauses provide that all
submarines must be turned over, in
Guiding all submarine cruisers, mine
layers sWeeperss salvage ships and
floating docks for submarines. They
also stipulate that the building Of
all submarines must cease and those
on the stocks must he dismantied or
destroyed under allied supervision.
Germany undertakes to turn over
all allied ships still detained in Ger
man ports. The clause, providing that
Germany shall place her mercantile
marine at the disposal OF the allies
in return for food supplies. says that
the agreement in no way affects the
final disposal Of those ships.
Marshal FOch, according TO the
Matin, viii Immediately break off
the armistiee with Germany II the
conditions Of the urmistice are not
fulfilled.
The allied commanderinchief, the
newspaper adds, does not believe that
the Germans exa Egerated when they
cry famine" The situation Of the
populations OF Austria and Prussia,
the marshal is quoted as saying, is
near the starvation point
Germany still possesses an army.
the marshal declared, but the allies
hold the Rhine, which constitutes a
formidable strategical barrier. Mar
he did not believe that a Bolshevfk
invasion. through Germany. Of France
was possible.
British Aims Outlined.
Careful investigation here has made
Il possible 10 give more concretely an
outline OF the war claims of Great
Britain and her general desires re-
Earuing the making Of peace
The British aims, the unofficial
representation OF them shows. are
regarded rs in general eOincid-
ing with those OF the United States
delegation at the peace conference.
There are some minor differences
Of opinion between Great Britain
and America regarding the final
adjustment Of the worlds affairs
and these differences remain to
be reeonciled- On the whole, how
ever, the aims Of the two nations
are considered by British COM
mentatOrs a Identical
Great Britain believes first IL IS de-
cirred in these sources that the league