The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-12-26
SIX B0LSHEVIKI
PEACE DEMANDS
"IsveStia" Prints First Details
of Conference at Brest-
LitOvsk.
HITCH on ANNEXATIONS
Violent Absorption of Alien
Nations OppOscd-No
IndemniticS.
HITCH on ANNEXATIONS
Special caJie Despotch 10 THE sr> from TIE

Special caJie Despotch 10 THE Sr> iroD tie
London Times
Copyrgk, 1917. all rights r.ssrred
PrTRocRAr, Dec 25.-The newspaper
Isrestid. organ Of the Bolsheviki. pub
fishes an account Of the first interview
OF the Russian peace delegates with
those from Germany. Austria and Tur-
eign Minister. Won Kuhlmann. and Count
Czern.n u. Austria were present.
The proceedings were opened With II
speech by Prince l.eopoid .: Bavaria,
and contrary To- what is gene Ta!ly ,"-
lieved here. the report states. the con-
ference agreed 10 the publication o..
protocols OF the proceedings. The dis
cuss:on was opened hv The Russ,an dele
gates. who expounded ~ length the
reasons why Elssia desires the cary
CONCLUSION of i general democrats
peace, These reasons were SGT forth as
follows: The peace decree NJ the pcn-
pies oTniss!Oners il unanimously ac-
certcd hy tho Soy!e; and the All Russian
Peasant Congress. The Government de-
>ires IA peace withou, annexation of for
egn territory, without the vipl"n; an
Sogpt!on OF allen nationa.i,lcs and
without coNtrlbut ons."
They defined at considerable length
III" meaning attached I, the word an
nsXation as the acquisition Of amy tor
.,tory mad" against the VIII of the in
ha hitants. no matter roN oppressed TAc
prolonsat!on cf the present war IN order
that strong and wealthy nations may
prey against wcakrr nations would, from
the viewpoint Of the Russian Govern
ment. be a crime against humanity
The Russians prcposeI a. the base FOR
peare negotiations t"c following SIX
points:
Firs,-No torc.ble Appropriation Of
any territories taken in the course Of
the war. The occupying armies 20 Re
withdrawn from those territorics at tho
earliest possible moment.
Second Complete political iudcNcrd
ence To No given to those natioualitiya
wht"h had been deprived OF .; before
the war
Third Nstionaiitles not hitherto ~
the enjoyment Of political independence
T." "" a'l"u.i ~" r'rh' tn iAcid. bv
means OF referendum whether they
elect To he united with Other nations
ar to acuuir" Independence.
Fourth The referendum should he
so ARRANGED as t. inalrr complete free
dom Of voting. In case of territories
inhabited by several uatinnalities tn.
rights OF N" minoriti"a to he safe
guarded by spcCia. provisions
Five None ~ tho orlligcrcnt Powers
to pay any war indemnify War i.Iu'-
s.ticns SHOULD be returned a,i tho ,uf.
'"rers Of the war compensated hN spc
ial iund levied upon al, In. h"lltgcreut
countries III proportion to their ,n-
sources, Colonial questions to he set
tied in accordance with tn" prccedin.
conditions,
SiNtG No direct pressure SHOULD II.
cNcrts4 upon the w.al.r nations su.h
a. economic ooy""t,,nS OF Their suhjcD cD-
tiun to oppressive commercial depend
cnrc by hlockades
Foreign Min Stcr N1u hualn'ann re-
quost"d that an !utsrNa, shnuLl be al
lowed for consideration Of these propo-
sails and tho preparation "i = reply. and
the meetinG adjourned Tor a day