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Show SOVIETS SQUIRMING. Two very recent developments bearing bear-ing on Russia and Hungary are worth noting. Bela Kun, whoso, grip on Hungary Hun-gary has been weakened, if, indeed, the dictator is not overthrown repprts as to his deposition being contradictory ! declares that the Budapest soviet regime re-gime is ready to negotiate with the " capitalistic powers,'.' despite an abiding abid-ing belief that sooner or later the enemies en-emies of the proletariat will be forced to abandon the earth to the rule of the communists and Bolshevists. Just at this time the "capitalistic" governments govern-ments seem tn contml l,rt , j.UULl supply situation, and Budapest is steadily growing hungrier. Premier Lenine offers to make peace with Rumania, provided the Eumanian government sees to it that Admiral Kolchak gets no encouragement from the Rumanians. Kolchak just now is threatening the remnant of Bolshevist power in central Russia. Rumania ha been giving supplies and other support to the All-Russian commander. Lenina sees danger in this iniiTi0..finn c "i'.Liuu oj. anii- Bolshevist forces. Pispatches tell of scattered Bolshevist Bolshe-vist successes in certain sectors, but these operations have nothing of the ominous character which attaches to the action of a Russian contingent in north. Russia, which deserted to the Bolshevists the other day. This particular par-ticular contingent was v.:ith the British Brit-ish forces opposing the Trotzkv-Lenine armies. The defection temporarilv imperilled im-perilled the situation, but British re. inforeernents defeated both the treason and an attack on the anti-Bolshevist headquarters. The incident, nevertheless, neverthe-less, is disquieting. Apparently the average Russian soldier is'still a moujik with no conception of his responsibilities. |