Evening star., 1920-01-17
ALLIES WILL TRADE
WITH RUSSPEOPLE
Attitude Toward Lenin Gov
ernment Is Unchanged,
However, Says London.

LONDON. January Il fby the Asso-
ciatcd Press) relations
Will be reopened between the allied
nations and the Russian people at
once as result of a decision reached
by the sunrcme council at Paris yes
terday. This step. which reVerses the
former policy of the allies toward
Russia, does not imply an altered at
titude toward the Trotsky-Lenin gov
ernment. according to the statement
issued by the council
Clothing, medicines, agricultural
machinery and other necessities VIII
be shipped into Russia from entente
nations, which will receive in pay
ment grain, flax and other products
which the Russian people desire to
export. Arrangements by which sup
plies sent to Russia will reach the
peasants will be made, it is under
stood.
Ruling Important.
Representatives here Of Russian CO.
operative organizations are eaSer!y
awaiting adViceS as TO now the aliled
decision partially to raise the kuSsla n
blockade viii be made effective. Al
though the official statement setting
forth the allied decision indicates that
trading between private firms ana M
dividuals is still under the ban the
Importance of the ruling may be ap-
preciated when it is stated that the
cooperative societies, which alone
are affected, in recent years nave he-
come the chief medium for the DIS
tribution of goods to the Russian
peasants.
Ten of these organizations having
offices in London claim to represent
the interests of upwards OF 5O,OOO,OO0
peasants.
May Affect Prices.
1t is believed in some quarters that
the lifting of the ban on the vast
accumulation of Russian produce mar
keting export may have a far-reach- :
ing effect on prices in the world mar
kets. The agent of the Central Rus
sian Flax Association declared tins
morning that the latest advices from
his points principals stated that up
ward of 10000 tons Of flax We're ready
for export in exchange for sorely-
needed manufactured goods. Prevail
ing prices will make this accumula-
tion worth upward Of G12.0OO.00O. in
addition to which there are bumper
crops of other commodities awaiting
export. representing enormous buying
power.
LONDON, January 16-All of north
Siberia, beginning at Tuiun. and all
the Iumsky district is occupied by
red forces and the soviet government
eXlSlS every where III conjunction " i IL
the central soviet, according to lrk-
utsk advices forwarded from Moscow
by wireless. The soviet statement
says:
"On the night of January 10 blood
less revolution occurred at PetropaV-
lovsk, in Kamchatka province. All OF
the garrison has gone over to the
people and all of the officers, headS
of the districts and other officials
were arrested.
Between Nladivostok and kha ka-
rovst and Ataman the troops OF Gen.
Khalmykoff are cut off on all sides.
Between Nladivostok and the Us
surf region we are occupying every
where revolutions are expected from
minute to minute.
The authorities are fleeing from
Vladivostok, Khabarovsk. Nikolalevak
and BlagoVyeshchensk.
BoIshcviks Are Beaten.
WARSAW. January 16.-Bolshevik
forces on the Lithuanian and Ruthe-
nian front have been beaten and de-
moraliZel and are retreating east of
DvinSk according to an Official state
ment issued at general staff head
quarters The reds are reported to
be destroying railroad stations and
bridges to prevent pursuit by Lettish
and Polish units
The Lettish and Polish front now
runs along the shore of Preli lake and
thence to CZereg, the report says.
Strong attacks by the bolsheviki east
of Lepel have been repulsed with
heavy losses, and prisoners have been
taken by the Poles.