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o. an Armistice with RUSSIA, is con-
sidering n new move, namely. an offer
Of an armisiicc for the period OF the
elections TO tho Russian constitutional
convention.
The Associated Press has this in
formation from a reliable source. The
informant. who has just come from
Germany. says that government agents
are DESTROYS of reaching some such
arrangement. not only as Il compliment
TO the Russian council, and to further
the growth OF pro-Gerinan sentiment.
but also because Germany desires to
see some stable government establish
ed there, with which il would be pos
sible TO enter into negotiations. He
cited one of the best-known German
Earliamentarians as saying that the
present authorities in Russia are not
Notwithstanding that is, not capa-
bile OF negotiating. and hat there is
little hope OF peace so long as the pres
ent conditions in Russia continue.
COMMENT on WILSON'S
MESSAGE TIC RUSSIA
The German newspapers which have
arrived thus far print the German So
tl.illSlS III sIlO III Oh peace lCT1lS
without comment. the Vorwaerts alone
accompanying the memorandum with
a column explanation of motives and
hopes. But many of the papers com
ment on President Wilson's recent
speech. and his message to Russia, and
on the Norddeutsche AllEcmeinc lei
lungs semi-oficial statement thereon,
which is treated as an official incita-
,;.,. a. ,l.a ,..;o "a,
gotiate peace on a basis OF no in
IDENTITIES or annexations-
The N~orddeutsche ~AllEemeine lei
tungs's words, this formula presents
no obstacle TO a peace hetw Rus
STA and the allied (Tcutonic) powers
which have never demanded from Rus
STA annexations and contributions" of
course contains a '.joker" in the use
OF the word lamentations" instead OF
"cessions" OF territory. the Imperial
Chancellor's repeated declarations that
the lands wrested from Russia and
now occupied by the Tcutonic troops
shculd not be allowed to 60 back 10
Russin being still in force.
The erection Of Russian Poland !nto
a bufer kingdom dependent upon Ger
many and with Il Hapsburg monarch.
towards which the Austro-Gcrnlan au-
thorities arc still laboring. is, strictly
speaking. not annexation, though the
intended result is the same. Tho Ger
man plans. however. go further Than
the erection OF a German buffer state
from Russian Poland.
~GERMANY-s DESIGNS
II OPENLY AVOWED
The same papers which contained the
Norddeutsche .A~llgemeine Zeitung's ex-
preston OF friendship for Russia and
OF the desire OF the central powers
TO reach a friendly agreement, on the
principle OF II Eive-and-take arrange
mcnt which would ensure a pcrma-
nent friendly. peaceful and neighborly
relationship with Russia. print by uwk-
ward coincidence. an account OF n meet
ing of the recently formed German Bal.
tic Society under the protectorats OF
Duke Johann. Aib}echt. OF Meck!en.
burg. in which the German design.
on Russih's Baltic provinces were omen.
~ avowed.
Germa official representative wer,
present at the meeting. Duke johann
A!brecht. who also IS president Of tn,
German Colonia! Society. before which
Dr. Solf, Secretary OF the Colonies. las
week. In the name OF the Chancellor
explained Germany's colonial war aims
seclared that Lithuania and the Balti,
provinces were necessary to Germany;
future as an area for German settle
ment. Subsequent speakers demon
stratee that Riga and Reval were Ger
man cities. and that Russia rrobabl,
would have no objection TO relinauish
Ing the Baltic lands. which belong.
not TO eastern. but 10 western culture
The German Tarcr have not bee.
permitted to print the news OF Vol
Hindenhnrg's oycrtures TO the Counci
OF "orhmen's ana soldiers pcputic
AT Petroerad.