The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-24
German Foreign Secretary
Won kuehlmann Is Chosen
as Chairman.
IN SPEECH CALLS ON
SPIRIT OF HUMANITY
Hopes for Success in Effort
in Cultural and Eco
nOmic Sense"

| Amsterdam, Dec. oa.-A dispatch
received here from Brest Iitovsk. Rus
sia, dated saturday. says:
| At I o'clock in the afternoon the
peace negotiations We're begun ut Il
solemn sitting. The meeting was at
tended by the following delegates.
Representatives.
Germany: DR.. Richard Won Kuehl
mann. foreign minister; Herr Won Ros-
| enberg, Baron Won Hoch, General Hoff-
man and Major Brinckmann.
Austria Hungary: Count Czernin.
foreign minister; Herr Won Mercy,
f'rei Herr Won Wiser, Count Collerda,
Count Osaky Field Marshal Won
chisieres, Lieutenant Parry, and Ma
jor yon Gluis.
Bulgaria: Minister Popoff, former
Secretary coseff. Postmaster General
Stoyanovich, Colonel Gantjiff and DR.
| Arastasoff.
Turkey: Former Minister Of For
eign affairs Nessimy Bey, Ambassador
Haiku. Under Foreign Secretary HEX
| nit Bey and General Zekki Pashn.
Russia: Joffe kamineff Bisenko
Pokrossy. Karaghan Lubinski, Welt
man PawloYich. Admiral Altvater,
General Tumorrl Colonel Rokki, Col
onel Herlett and Captain IIpsky.
kuehlmarn Chairman.
Prince Leopold. of Bavaria as COM
mandcr in chief of the German forces
III the east. welcomed the delegates
| n invited lnl ID,
delegate to open the conference, Hak-
Isl Pasha, after an expression of a de-
sire for a satisfactory result. declared
the negotiations formally opened and
proposed DIR. Won Kuehlmann as the
presiding officer. The German for
eign minister was chosen unanimously
as chairman.
The most important speech was
made by DR.. Won Kuehlmann. He said
Especially Economic.
1.-The purpose of this memorable
meeting is to terminate the war be-
tween the central powers and Russia
and c-establsh II state of peace and
friendship. In view of the situation 1t
will be impossible In the course of
these deliberations to prepare an in
strument of peace elaborated in its
smallest details. What have in mind
Il To fiN the most important principles
land conditions upon which peaceful
and neiehhorly intercourse, especially
Iii the cultural and economic sense
can be speedily resumed and also to
decide upon the best means of healnl.
the wounds caused by the war.
Name of Humanity.
"tDur negotiations will be guided by
the spirit of peaceable humanity and
mutual esteem. They must take into
account on the one hand what has be-
come historical, in order that we may
not lose our footing on the firm ground
of facts, but, on the other hand, they
must be inspired by the great and
new leading motive. which has brought
lis here together.
| 1T is an auspicious circumstance
that the negotiations open within sight
of that festival, which for centuries
past has promised peace on earth, good
will to men, l enter upon the neso-
tiations with the desire that our work
may make speedy and prosperous
progress
Rules Of Conference.
THE German foreign minister pro-
posed the following rules which were
adopted:
| Question of precedence will be de-
cded according to the alphabetical list
OF the represented powers.
| 'Plenary sittings will be presided
over by the chief representative of
each of the five powers In rotation.
The following languages may be
used in the debate: German, Bulgar-
ian. Russian and Turkish
Questions interesting only part oi
the represented powers may be dis
cussed separately
Official reports of the proceedings
will be drafted jointly.
Russian Responds.
AT Won kuehlmann's suggestion
) the chief Russian delegate stated thu
chief principles of the Russian peace
program in long speech which CO
7 incided with the well known reasons
: of the Workmen's and Soldiers depu
' ties.
Boisheviki Terms.
The Russian terms include:
First. no compulsory annexa-
tion of territory taken during the
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