Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-01-03
German and Austrian Rulers
Hold Hasty Conferences With
Political Leaders.
TERMS ARE ASSAlLED 3
BY TEUT0N SOCIALISTS
Peridy in Pledges Cited-Trotzky
Declares Slavs Will Never Con-
sent to Proposals.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, January 3-The
situation created by the hitch IL
the Brest-Litovsk negotiations,
dispatches from Amsterdam re-
fecting news from Berlin show.
has aroused the activities OF the
rulers and politicians of Germany
and Austria-HungarY
Emperor William esterday re-
lceived in joint cadence Chan
cellor Won Hertling, Field Mag
shal Won Hindenburg, Gen. Won
Ludendorff, Finance Ministsr
Won Rodern and Foreign Secre-
tary Won KuehImann.
| The foreign affairs committee OF -,
German bundesrat, under the preSf<'
dency of Count Won Dandl, discussSd
| the Russian situation at the chancci-
lors palace. Chancellor Won Herffiur
had long conversation with Adnfras1
ron Tirpitz. the former minister 81
marine. and Emperor Charles receixi1
in audience Prof. /. Kucharzevskf. a.
Polish premier.
| Foreign Secretary von Kueb,r.n.sS
/ retnrn to pr..tY; ;ta,-,- ,---ss
| Dtesei.ossk' afeer h4Ee
ried visit to Berlin. is said to hsJf
created surprise. as did his confersne
4 II
a.s -..ss~s,I nv "ere sez1es -
'ou euou<Hay. -.
| Az -.
| AL karty Leaders Present.
| r..a.~. :. q
" ail pafties were prcs1
AT the conference. according to inforS
nation In Amsterdam, and they IL
formed DR.. Won Kuehlmann that thsl1I
adhered strongly to the demand ffizSk
| the reichstag be summoned as soeef3{I4
I ~ pogsfb1<. It 10 expected THAI ~
tdemand Will be discussed at. lThursas3 = =
1 fSS vffIf{6 5hancefinr w, Gsrt,i,. y =: ~
| attend -
The feature of the conferenc~ q =. =
| TO have been the o,,tsnnley, srs.-hs~ -
Phillip Scheidemann' and Tr5eS~x,-S
Ebert for the ofsscisy soc,.,tst. ~ =;
| cfaiists. Thev are cr.dits1 rash
| ing told Won Kuehlmann that his -
| ira. n ~. D.ss-sa. = Iua. bt1
nrefudJc;aI - rs.a -
| thaf 70 sav ore a., .hat Svlo s!l
warfes No B,ssisr ty,. lal Sss tls!,<
the next day that II u,anfed S-d Si~t.,s -
ali territ,r. s,,,.sass wanted virIuet5y
i,,sti5;ets entay,a stes oy Se.man ,roolss
10 niace conSidsnce a., ny % ~ ~ 2i
is said howeSer the ~ lore ,ore'gn secrstaiy
p-e'e eApianations-
*.
Return to Brest-Litovsk.
Ii is reported that both Won Kuelff-
mann ana Count Czernin, the Austfo-a
nungarIan Ioreign secretary. returned
20 brest-Litovsk, where they were ex.'
pectea 10 arrive yesterday with new jns
Structions.
Inc Leipzig Volkszeitung. the leadfH6
Ihuependent socialist newspaper, CONF
menting on the Brest-Litovsk situation
snd tha tme as aGs,v,.les OF Won kuehimenn.
ana the government. says:
germany now reveals her eastern
peace aims. everybody in GermauF
nusela ano entente countries now
peace Witnout annexatfons and indeys<
niaes. sucn as Won kuehlmann deplcf =
eo. oue At q peace providing for an
t, nurnouS Increase IN Germany's miti-'
poAticai ana economic sfrengtn-.
the war war will i'ei9ms ~ thn .nau must strensthen
lhtenos really to annex all territorts1
n,x,,,Io<..---e -, tudt ~
pupuia'Ions OF tnese territories have 1<,-1
s ,nelr Willingness to be sever3fl:
rom nussia Is untrue. Indivfduzfzs
Siay nave done SO. but they alwayH
nave nave peen irresponsible, acting on SOM
herman suggestion. -
economic differences.
p..roa
a,rs uIspatches Indicate that
~; ueteloPed at the first meet.
..1E,, .ng gE,,.;s.: rne.s " ehe RUSSIAN and German
eo,n,.l..s % e1 ior tne discussion OF
si.aS ~ Inc Germans de-
shs puss;a ~ eh al unoerstanding WITH
20 a;,-ass 1song regulation Of
tr;es rha s. 4e.Wseh tne Two cour.
smnh.s;rad thsi uSsaees strong1yd,
ha,,n,,J a. l,ras - 1nw nlhghess 70 &9
~ en- ~, ref,,ssJ - n ine armiS-
ont rrsa,sa dser;.; ~ N oiations VIII
os parsa,. III 5S 20 % wnal siasset
49, t oa a"" soous ene raAfoads
rha So.sha;,;,, ,.
=; .,,S.S 81 s.sn min.steI, Leon
bayin1 s.id that tha .or,r,;a.sa sisE -, ~
Is Jiscussina ar,sr,aso o u. whtcn
n,,v the 0mastinn of ,;y;,;an "a ng
wsy nrisaners he s.id ~ anu Ih ,hss.N
Of able- -bodied war nrisoners co,s,d r.
,,ada-t.Lan o-,,w af., ~ couso -
paasItaken peaee. only af'er the signing of