The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-22
RUSSIA'S PEACE
PROGRAM GIVEN
Terms Proposed by Workmen's
Council Call for Restoration
of Lands.
Want PANAMA CANAL FREE
No Indemnity or Annexation-Unham-
pered Sea-Compensation for BEL
uium--kerensky Says SIavs
Will Never Bow to Force.

Petrograd, Oct. 22.-The Russian
}peace program, as drawn up by the
central executive committee of the
council of worknen'S and soldiers
delegates in the form of instructions
to NJ. SkObeleif, eX-miniSter of labor,
it's delegate to the Paris conference,
consists of fifteen articles covering the
whole ground from Panama to Persia.
Article NJ demands the ''neutraliza-
ton" of the Panama canal and arti-
Gle IN calls for the restitution of all
colonies to Germany. The program
follows:
'F1rst-EvacuatiOn by the Germans
Of Russia and autonomy of Poland,
Lithuania, and the Lettish provinces.
''Second-AutonOmy of Turkish Ar
menia.
'Third-Solution Of the Alsace-Lor-
raine question by 4 plebiscite, the vOt-
ing being arranged by local civil au-
thorities after the removal Of all the
troops Of both belligerents.
Wants Belgium Restored.
"Fourth-Restoration to Belgium Of
her ancient frontiers and compensa-
tlon for her losses from an interna-
tional fund
Notwithstanding of Serbia and
Montenegro with similar compensation.
Serbia to have access to the Adriatic.
tOnOmouS.
"SiXth-Disputed Balkan districts to
receive provisional autonomy, followed
by plebiscite.
"Seventh-Roumania to be restored
her old frontiers on condition that she
grant Dobrudja autonomy and grant
equal rights to Jews.
Eighth-Autonomy for the Italian
provinces of Austria, to be followed
by plebiscite.
Would Return German Colonies.
'Ninth-Restitution Of all colonies
to Germany.
establishment Of Greece
and Persia
Observation-Disclosures of all
straits leading to inner seas and also
the SueZ and Panama canals. Free
dom of navigation for merchant ships.
Abolition of the right to torpedo mer-
chant ships in war time.
''Twelfth-All belligerents to re-
nounce war contributions or indemni-
ties in any form, but the money spent
ON the maintenance of prisoners and
all contributions levied during the war
to be returned"
No More Secret Treaties.
"Thirteenth = Commercial treaties
not to be based on the peace treaty :;
each country may act independently
with respect to its commercial policy,
but all countries to engage to renOunce
an economic blockade after the war.
"Fourteenth-The condition of peace
should be settled by a peace congress
consisting of delegates elected by the
people and confirmed by parliament
Diplomatists must engage not to con-
clude secret treaties, which hereby are
declared contrary to the rights of the
people and consequently void
Fifteenth-Gradual disarmament by
land and sea and the establishment Of
a nonmilitary system
Protests Capitals Removal.
The troops comprising the classes Of
1896 and 1S97-fOrty-One and forty-two
years of age-have been demobilized
The central committee of the work
mems and soldiers deputies is protest
ing against the removal of the govern
ment to Moscow. The committee de-
clares that it will not follow the gov
ernment, but twill remain in Petro-
grad with the revolutionary proletariat
until the last moment"
"WiII Not Bow to Force"
Premier Kerensky, on opening the
Russian preliminary parliament in the
Marinsky palace, made ringing
speech in which he said:
Russia wants peace by right, but
we never will bow our heads to force"
This declaration was warmly ap-
plauded by the members Of all polit-
ical factions The premier, who had
Just recovered from his recent illness
and was slightly pale, stood on raised