The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-12
DETAILS OF COMPACT

Amsterdam, February Il.--A dts patch from Brest-Litovsk via Berlin, giving the details of the conference at which the peace treaty between the central powers and the new ukrainian republic was signed, has been received here. The dispatch fol- lows:
 Tt was possible to announce at the beginning of the last pause Tn the egotiations that the basis for the conclusion of peace between the quad ruple alliance and the Ukrainian peo- pie's republic has been found. After the return of the delegation to Brest- Litovsk negotiations on this basis were continued and agreement on all points was established. Owing to the tech- nical difficulties connected with the five treaty texts it was not possible to hold 8 formal sitting and affix sig natures until in the early morning hours of Saturday
 "Dr. Richard Won Kuehlmann, Ger man foreign minister as president, opened the sitting shortly before ? o'clock in the morning with the fol- lowing speech:
 s"tGentlemen: None of you will ue able to close his eyes to the his torical significance of this hour at which the representatives of the four allied powers are met with the reps resentatives of the Ukrainian peoples republic to sign the first peace att tained in this world war. This peace, signed with your young state. which has emerged from the storms of the great war. gives special satisfaction to the representatives of the allied delegation. May this peace be the first of series of blessed conclusions; peace blessed both for the allied pow CTS and for the Ukrainian peoples re- public for the future of which we all cherish the best wishes.
 UKRAINIAN REPLY
 "rhe president of the Ukrainian del- egation replied.
 "'We state with joy that from this day peace begins between the quad rrple alliance and Ukraina. We came here in the hope that we should be able to achieve q general peace and make an end of this fratercidai war The political position. however. is such that not all of the powers are met here to sign a general peace treaty. Inspired with the most ardent love for our people and recognizing that this long war has exhausted the cuf- tural national powers of our people. We must now divert all of our strength to do our part to bring about new era and new birth We are firmly persuaded that we conclude this peace in the interests of great democratic masses and that peace will contribute to the general determination of the great war. We gladly state here that the long, hard labor performed at Brest-litvosk has been crowned with success and that we have attained a democratic peace honorable to both parties. From today the ukrainian peoples republic is born to new life 4 and 1t enters as an independent st1teT the circle of nations. 1t ends war on It's front and it will see to 1t that all of the powers which fin 1t lie will rise to new life and flourish"
 Dr. Won Kuehlmann then invited the representatives to sign the peace treaty. At 1:59 o'clock pr. Von Kuehl- mann. as the first sisnatory. signed copy of the treaty prepared for Ger many and by 2:20 o'clock all of the signatures appeared
 The treaty Is entitled "A treaty of peace between Germany. Austria Hun gary, Bulgaria and Turkey on one part, and the Ukrainian peoples republic on the other.
 The preamble states that the Ukranlan peoples that having in the course Of the present war declared itself to be inde- pendent and expressed wish to restore peace between itself and the power at war, Russia desires to take the first step toward T lasting worlds peace. hon. orable to all parties which shall not only put an end to the horrors of war. but also lead to the restoration of friendly relations Of the people in political eco- homie and intellectual realms"
 Tie names of all the plenipotentiaries engaged in the negotiations are then set forth. and they are declared to have reached an agreement on the following points:
 ARTICLES OF PEACE
 Article l. Germany. Austria Hungary. Bulgaria and Turkey on the one hand, and the Ukranian peoples republic on ,the other, declare that the state of war between them Is at an end. The contract Ing parties are resolved henceforth to live in peace and friendship with one another
 Art. 9 Between Austria Hungary on the one hand and the uk-an:a= rsop.zs. republic on the other hand. as far as these two powers border one another, those frontiers will exist which existed before the outbreak of the present war between the Austro- Hungarian monarchy and Russian. Further north tho from tier of the republic. beginning at Tarne- grad, will in general. follow the line of Bilgerey to Sroexsherzsxyn. Krasno- stau. PuEaszce, Radxyn. Meshiretschei, sarnaki. Seinik. Wystekeiitowsk. Kamiet- slitowsk. Prushany and to Wydoxowsky- esee. This will be fixed in detail by .
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