The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-31
PEACE PLAN
Up AGAINST
SOME SNACS
Russians Afraid Germans Are
Not Playing Fair
SOME POINTS DECIDED
Proposed Withdrawal of German
Troops From Poland Will Prob
ably Cause Friction.

Bhest Litoysk, Friday, Dec 2s,
via Berlin and. London, Dec. 30,-Pro
visional agreement on q, series OF Inn
portant points including territory,
liberation of war prisoners and re;
sumption of commercial relations.
was reached today by the delegates
of Russia and the Central Powers In
discussion of issues which in the
event of general peace, would have
to be settled among the nations rep
resented in the negotiations here.
This provisional discussion was ter
minated today, the basis of an agree
ment being adopted under the reser-
vation that il was to be examined by
the Governments represented by the
delegates.
In respect of treaty obligations an
understanding was arrived at re-
garding the restoration Of the Stu
alton as 1t existed when the war be-
gan.
1t was provided that certain laws
adopted during the war shall be can
celled and that those affected there
by shall be restored to their previous
rights or Unidentified.
The rules In regard to payment of
war costs and damage were defined
in greater detail Provisions were
made concerning damages suffered
by civilians outside the war area.
An agreement in principle was for
mulated regarding the reciprocal lib.
Grafton and return to their homes of
war prisoners and .interned civilians,
and also for the return OF captured
merchant vessels, 81 3 "a sa' 9fes
Speedy resumption of diplomats
and consular relations is embraced
III the understanding. 1t is set forth
that there shall be, immediate stop
pdge Of economic warfare, establish
ment pf commercial intercodr 9 and
the organized exchange of commodi-
A substantial understanding was
arrived at on which the basis of eco
nomic relations shall be settled per
man emily. IS yes at}H
Regarding the question of occupied
territory the Russians made the fol
lowing proposal:
In full accord with the public dec
larations of both the contracting par.
ties that they cherish no bellicose
plans and desire 70 conclude peace
without annexations, Russia viii with
draw her troops from all parts Of
Austria, Hungary, Turkey and Persia
occupied by her while the powers of
the Quadruple Alliance viii with.
diaw their from Poland n accord
ance with the PRINCIPLES OF the Rus.
sian government, which was declered
the right OF all peoples living in Rus.
sia to self-determination including
even seraration, the populations OF
these districts will be given an op.
portunity within the shortest possible
period of deciding entirely and freely
the questionao their union with one
or che other empire, or their forma
tion into independent states.
In this connection the presence OF
any, troops apart from national OF
local militia, in the territories which
are voting, shall not be permissible
until this question is decided. The
government of these regions will re
main in the hands of representatives
OF the local populations, elected dem
ocratically. The date of evacuation
ana other circumstances and the CON
mencement Of demobilization of the
army Ia TO be fixed by special mill
tary commission.