BOLSHEVIK THREAT TO ROUMANIA.

AN ULTIMATUM SENT.

The Bolsheviks have sent an ultimatum to the Roumanian Government, which they declare has disarmed one Russian regiment, arrested the committee of another, and refused to allow provisions to pass. The release of those arrested, punishment of the offenders, and guarantees against repetition of the offence are demanded, and failing a reply within twenty-four hours warlike measures are threatened. Lenin asserts that relations have been very strained for some time, and have even pointed in the direction of war. It was to avoid this, he says, that he arrested the Roumanian Minister and his colleagues, as hostages for the maintenance of good relations. By the good offices of the Allied diplomats, however, the Roumanian envoys have been released. An attempt was made to assassinate Lenin while he was driving through Petrograd in a motor-car, but all the shots missed. A German telegram received from Stockholm asserts that Lenin may resign shortly, and be replaced by Trotsky. Mr. Balfour, in reply to questions yesterday, said the Bolshevik Government had not been recognised by Britain, but unofficial relations had been established with it. The enemy delegates at Petrograd were so taken aback by the Bolshevik demand that all privileges granted to Russian officer prisoners in Germany and Austria should be abolished that they postponed their reply. The negotiations regarding the exchange of prisoners have so far had no result. The Leninites complain that the German reports from Brest misrepresent the spirit of the negotiations, as the Germans are expunging anything that might stir up the masses of the German people. To make room for members of the Constituent Assembly the Allied missions are being turned out of the Astoria Hotel at Petrograd, but an exception is made for the representatives of Commander Locker-lampson’s armoured cars. The Leninite attitude towards the Constituent Assembly is shown in a speech by M. Stickloff at a meeting of the Petrograd Soviet. Such a gathering as the Assembly, he said, represented a longpassed milestone in the history of the Russian revolution. It would be foolish if the Workers’ and Soldiers’ Council, which had political power, should cede it to an eventual counter-revolutionary majority in the Constituent Assembly. According to a German paper, the negotiations at Brest were resumed on Monday.