28 JULY 1917, Page 2

Daring the first successes of the renewed offensive, Mr. Henderson

went on to say, the extremists, wisely from their own point of vie*, had remained quiet, but at the first opportunity they had proceeded to stir up mutiny, with the results now known. The Council of Workmen's and Soldiers Delegates, he thought, would have the power largely to determine the future, and in his opinion it-was necessary for the Allies to consult with Russia as to a formal statement of war aims. The Russians would not fight with spirit and conviction so long as they felt that the paramount issues of the war might be settled by "a chance meeting of diplomatists." They mistrusted a policy in which the aims of the workmen and the bourgeoisie coincided.