Arizona republican., 1918-02-12
Text of Treaty Through
Which Bolsheviki Backs
Down Made Public and
Central Powers Rejoice
Republican A. p. Leased Wire]

LONDON, Feb. ia German gov
ernment wireless dispatch received
here this evening confirms dispatches
received from Amsterdam during the
day that Russia has ordered cessation
of war and the demobilization OF the
Russian armies on all fronts.
A dispatch to the Exchange Teis-
graph from Amsterdam says:
There is great enthusiasm in Ger
many over the reported end Of the
state of war between the central pow
ers and Russia. Cities everywhere are
beflagged and there is much rejoicing
over Trotzky's unconditional surrender.
1T has been arranged that the cen
tral economic commission now in Pet
rograd shall settle the details OF the
resumption of relations between Russia
and the central powers
The treaty is entitled: "A treaty of
peace between Germany, Austria Hun
gary, Bulgaria and Turkey on one part,
and the Ckrainian peoples government
on the other
Ihe preamble states that the Ukrain-
ian people having in course of the pres
ent world war declared itself 10 be in
| dependent and expressed q wish to re-
store peace between itself and the DOW
ers at war, Russia desires ito take the
first step toward lasting worlds
| peace, honorable to all parties, which
snall not only put an end to the horrors
OF war but also lead to the restoration
| OF friendly relations of the people In
political. legal, economic and intelIec-
tua realm"
The names Of all the plenipoten-
tlaries engaged in the negotiations are
then set forth and they are declared to
nave reached an agreement on the fol-
| lowing points:
Article Germany, Austria Hun
gary, Bulgaria and Turkey on the one
hand ana the Ukrainian peoples re-
puoiic on the other, declare that the
state OF war between them is at an end
The contracting parties are resolved
henceforth to live in peace and friend :
ship with one another.
Article 1I-Between Austria Hun
gary on the one hand and the Ukranian
peoples republic on the other hand. A.
Iaf as these two powers border ons
another, those frontiers will exist which
existed before the outbreak OF the
present war between the Austro-Hun-
garlan monarchy and Russia. Further
north the frontier of the republic. be-
ginning at Tarnegrad will in general
follow the line of Bilgerey TO Sroeze-
parzszyn, krasnostau, Pugaszoe. Rad
zyn' Meshiretschei, Sarnaki, Selnik.
Wysekelitowsll. Kamietsowsk, Prush-
any and to Wydozowskyesee. This will
be fixed in detail by O fixed commits
sion, according TO Ethnographical con
dltlons and with regard to the de
slres of the population, should the
ukrainian peoples republic yet have
common frontiers with another of the
powers Of the quarduple alliance spe-
cial agreements would be made thereon
Article III-The evacuation of occu
pied territories will begin immediately
after the ratification Of the present
treaty. The manner of carrying out
the evacuation and transfer Of the
evacuated territories will be determines
by the plenipoteniaries of the inter-
ested parties.
Article 1V-The diplomatic and con
j sular relations between the contractine
parties will be entered upon immedi
, ately after the ratification of the peact
treaty. The widest possible admit.
tance Of the respective parties to con
suls is to be reserved for q special
agreement.
Article V-The contracting parties
/ mutually renounce the reimbursement
, of their war costs--that is TO say the
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