The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-02
Allies Must Adopt Decisive
Policy Toward Soviet.
Russian BeISheviki VIII Make
Concessions for Peace.
ANTI-RED ARMIES ROUTED
Denikine Ceases To Be Power
Other Opposition Fails.
Moderation of Soviet Pact With
Esthonians q Surprise.

London, Jan. 2.-The. road to India
is open and the Russian Bolsheviki
now threaten 10 establish communi-
cation with the entire east, General
Maurice. British military expert, de-
News.
Official anxiety over the military
situation in Russia was heightened by
a wireless dispatch from Moscow in
which the Russian soviet government
claimed its armies had entered Box
hara-the gateway to Afghanistan.
AN immediate policy" should be
established by the British government
to prevent further extension of the
Reds sphere of influence in coun-
tries now under British control or pro-
lection, General Maurice asserted.
Bolshevik emissaries have started a
concentrated propa ganda in the Brit
ish sphere of influence to the north
and west of India, according to ad-
vices here.
With sporadic revolts already re-
| ported from the hill country of North
India and fighting reported between
waziri and Mahsud tribesmen and
British forces, British observers be-
lieved the Bolshevik teachings al
! ready have begun to bear fruit.
Denikine's Power Gone
| Dispatches amplified the Moscow
wireless advices of yesterday, which
announced a great Bo1shevik victory
| for the Red armies attacking Genera
/ Denikine's anti-Bolshevik troops II
South Russia.
Beside capture OF the towns o.
! Ekaterinoslav and Novomoskovsk, the
Red claimed to have taken severa
other towns. Denikine's routed arnie:
continue their retreat toward the Sea
of Azov, the Reds claimed, and 1t wal
admitted in British military circles
that Denikine apparently is doomed
to follow the fate of Yudenitch ans
Admiral Kolchak in his effort to es
for Russia.
Will Make Concessions.
Dorpat, Jan. 2.-Bolsheviki Russi;
is willing to make great concessions
i to the big powers in the interests o
branch to General Denikine, accord
ing to M. Klishke, secretary of thi
soviet delegation comforting with Es
thonian delegates here.
"a year ago we would have con
sidered peace with General Denikine.
he said, but now it is fight to tn
finish.''
NJ. Klishke added that the Bolshe
wiki army now numbered 5000, 90
men and declared it to be ''invincible-
soviet Russia, however. ne ue
c1ared, would be glad to disband tn
entire force if peace with the worl'
could be achieved"
Bolsheviki agents have reported
that France is trying to organize
huge offensive against the soviet gov
ernment, he said.
Esthonian Pact Surprises.
Study of the agreement signed b
Esthonian and Bolsheviki representa-
tives last night preliminary to an ar
mistice, indicate the Esthonians hav
scored a notable success in the mos
important points under negotiation
The biggest surprise of the guaran
tees was that the Esthonians woul
not be required to eject soldiers VIII
, fought under General Yudeniteh in hi
recent campaign against Petrogra
until after the peace treaty betwee
Esthonia and soviet Russia is ratified
; The military guarantees prohibit
the presence in either soviet Russi
or Esthonia of any armies other thai
l.their own or of friendly powers wit
which one of the contracting partie
has concluded a military conventio
but which is not actually warrin
against the other