The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-30
PEACE CONFAb
OF RUSSIANS
AND GERMANS
To Be Held at Berlin in Near
Future
PLANS ARE UNDER WAY
BoIshevlki Would Grant Poland,
Courland and Lithunia Right of
Self Determination.

Berlin, via London. Nov. 29-
Count George +. Won Hertling, the
Imperial German Chancellor, told the
Reichstag today that he was ready
to enter into peace negotiations as
soon as the Russian government
sends representative having full
powers to Berlin.
81 hope and wish" he said. that
these efforts will soon take definite
shape and bring us peace
Respecting Poland, Lithuania and
Courland, Count Won Hertling said
I'VE respect the right of self-de-
termination of their peoples We ex-
pect they will give themselves a
constitutional form of government
corresponding TO their conditions
Count Won Hertling referred to the
fact that the Russian government
has sent from Tsarskoe-Selo a wire
less communication signed by Tibt-
zky and Lenine and addressed to the
governments and the peoples of the
belligerent countries proposing that
negotiations for truce and a gen
eral peace be opened at an early
date, and said:
q do not hesitate to declare that
there are in the proposals of thesRus
sian government, so far as is at.pres
ent known. debatable principles on
which the opening of negotiations
may be based, AID that | am ready
to enter into such as soon as the
Russian government sends represent
atives having full powers for this
purpose. | hope and wish that these
efforts will soon take definite shape
and bring US peace,
The Chancellor delivered a long
speech ntwhich lie d~elt .upon all
the current problems of the internal
personal observations on the war.
the Chancellor referred To- Iles home
politics of the empire. alludhgsto the
introduction of the Prussian fran
chise proposal and the GoveFniments
new measures which extend social
and political legislation in Germany
and. In regard TO the maintenance
of a censorship. professed himself, in
cohtradistinction to the standoof the
Entente Powers. in favor of liberal
conception of the right of free opin-
ion.
After an affecting appeal for unity
on the internal front. the Chancellor
spoke about as follows on the gen
eral political world situation
II have taken over from my high
ly honored predecessors in office
precious heritage; namely to cherish
our friendship with Austria-Hungary.
Turkey and Bulgaria Our alliances
with these three states were conclud-
ed on different dates, but their aim
is common-the realization of nation
al ideals, the safeguarding OF our ter
ritorial possessions and the warding
off of enemy attacks The pre-
eminent nature of this aim has
steeled our resolution in the long
and bloody struggle and will sus-
tain us until the end is in sight
Our faithful allies to whom we
have been drawn in defense of our
most sacred possessions and in com
bination with whom deeds of incom-
parable greatness have been per.
formed on the battlefields and at
home. have my gratitude and admira-
ton"
London, Nov. 29-Representatives
of Ensign Krylenko. the Bolsheviki
commander-in-chief, according to a
Reuter- despatch from Petrograd,
have entered the German lines on
the front of the Russian fifth army to
negotiate with the Germans, who
deputized the commander of the
Northern Army to act as plenipoten-
tiary. His answer was received on
official German Government paper.