Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1917-12-28
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Austrian Foreign Minister De-
clares Teutons Want Peace
on Basis of No Annexations
and No Indemnities.
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{ PETROGRAD. "Wednesday. Dec. IS
The central powers are ready 10
make an immediate general peace
without compulsory anneXatiOnS and
without contributions.
THIS is their answer through Count
F Czernin. the AusIrO- Hungarian foreign
minister. made on Christmas day az
/ Brest-ILtovsk to the Russian prOpOS-
ais. which they are ready 10 accept
; in most particulars as the basis OF
negotiations. They insisted, however,
{ that the central powers cannot bind
/ themselves one-sidedly 10 such cOndi-
tiOns without q guarantee that the al
lies II Russia VIII recognize and full
fill these conditions
Tha Russian delegates asked Tor
le-day recess IN the negotiations in
order 10 put the proposal before Rus
sia's allies.
Count Czernin's statement follows:
czernin's Statement
The delegations of the allied (Teu-
tonice powers. acting upon the clearly
expressed viii OF their governments
and people will conclude as soon as
possible a general peace The dele
gates. in complete accord with the
repeatedly expressed viewpoint OF
their governments think that the basic
principle of the Russian delegation
can be made the basis Of such peace.
The delegations of the quadruple
alliance are agreed Immediately TO
conclude a general peace without
forcible snnexations and indemnities-
They share the view Of the Russian
delegation which condemns the con
tinuation of the war purely for aims
of conquest
The statement of the allied CTeu-
tonic) governments in programs and
statements have emphasized time and
time again that for the sake OF con
quest they will not prolOng the war
a single day. The governments OF
the allies unswervingly have followed
this view ali the time. They sOlemOly
declared their resolve Immediately 10
sign terms of peace which viii stop
this war on the above terms, equally
Just 10 all belligerents without eNcep-
ton
Qualifications
1t is necessary. however. TO indi-
cate most clearly that the proposals
OF the Russian delegation could be
realized only in case the powers par
tieipating in the war Obligate them
selves scrupulOusly 10 adhere to the
terms in common with all peoples.
The powers of the quadruple alli-
auce now negotiating with Russia can
not. OF course. one-sidediy bind them
-
guarantee that Russia's allies will
recognize and carry out these terms
honestly without reservation with re
gard to the quadruple alliance. Start
ing upon these principles and regard
ing the six clauses proposed by the
Russian delegation as a basis of ne
gotiations. the following must be
stated:
TIE Clauses
Clause 1-FOrcible annexations Of
territories seized during the war does
not enter into the intentions of the
allied powers. About troops now oc-
stipulated in the peace treaty il there
is no agreement before. regarding the
evacuation OF these places.
Clause 9-It is not the intention OF
the allies to deprive the political in
dependence Of those nations which lost
il during the war.
Clause 3-The question of subjec-
ton to that or the other country OF
those nationalities who have not pO-
htical independence cannot in the
opinion of the powers of the quadruple
alliance. be solved internationally. In
this case. II must be solved by each
government together with its peoples
in a manner established by the con-
stitutiOn
Clause likewise, in accordance
with the declarations OF statesmen Of
the luadruple alliance. the protection
OF the rights of minorities constitutes
an essential part OF the constitutional
rights Of peoples TO selfdeterminatiOn.
The allied governments also grant
validity to this principle everywhere,
insofar as it is practically realizable.
Clause 5-The allied powers have
frequently emphasized the possibility
that both sides might renounce not
only decentralization for war costs but
also iRdemnificatiOn for war damages.
In these circumstances every bellig-
erent power would have only TO make
decentralization for expenditures for
its nationals who have become prison
ers OF war as well as for damage done
in its own territory by Illegal acts of
force committed against civilian ma
tionals belonging TO the enemy. The
Russian governments proposal for the
creation Of a special fund for this
purpose could be taken into considera-
tion only IL the other belligerent pow
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