Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-24
DEMANDS RUSSIA
CEDE CONTROL Of
WEST PROVINCES
Gives Notice Livonia and
Esthonia Must Be Clear
ed Of All Troops.
BOLSHEVIKl AND ENTENTE
EMBASSIES PLAN FLIGHT
This Action Will Follow if Ger
man Menace Compels Aban-
donment of Petrograd.
MOVE ARMY HEADQUARTERS
Turks Begin Offensive and Drive
Russians Eastward Along
Black Sea Coast.
BOLSHEVlKI AND ENTENTE II
EMBASSIES PLAN FLIGHT
MOVE ARMY HEADQUARTERS
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Germany has announced she will re-
new negotiations with Russia and will
conclude peace. according to a wire
less message received in London from
Russia at midnight. The terms. how
ever. are severe, and there is much
specula tion whether the terms will be
acceptable to the leaders Of tho Rus
sian factions.
According to the wireless, Russia is
to release her control of tho territory
west OF the line indicated at the
Brest Litovsk peace sessions. Briefly
tho Russian message says
Germany will renew tho peace ns.
sotiations and Will conclude peace on
the following conditions:
Both TO declare tho war ended.
"All regions west OF the line indi-
Gated at Brest Litovsk to the Rus
sian delegation. which formerly be-
lon:ed to Russia. to be no longer under
the territorial protection of Russia
I'm the region OF Dvinsk this line
must be advanced to the eastern from.
tier of Courland. ....#
Tho former attachment of these re.
gions to the Russian state must in nc
case involve for them obligations to:
ward Russia. Russia renounces eyery
claim to intervene in tho internal af.
fairs OF those regions.
Germany and Austria Hungary have
the intention to define further the fate
OF the esions in agreement with their
populations
Germany is ready. after the compile
ton OF Russian demobilization, to
evacuate the regions which are east OF
the above line. SO far as is not stated
otherwise. Livonia and Esthonia must
Immediately be cleared OF Russian
troops and Red Guard
GERMAN POLICE; WILL.
OCCUPY THE PROVINCES
"Livonia and iIsthonia will be oc-
cupied by German police until the date
when the constitution OF the respective
countries shall guarantee their social
security and political order All in
habitants who were arrested for poll
,ical reasons must be released i'm
mediately.
Russia will conclude peace with the
Ukrainian peoples republic. Ukraine
and Finland will be Immediately evacu-
atcd by Russian troops and Rer Guard
Russia will do all In its power 10
secure for Turkey the orderly return
OF its Anatolian frontiers. Russia
:sh capitulation.
The compelte demobilization OF the
Russian army, inclusive OF tie detach,
ments newly formed by the presen.
government must be carried out imms
diatcly.
Russian warships in the Black Sea,
the Baltic Sea and the Arctic Ocean
must Immediately either be sent to Rus.
lnnf
conclusion of peace or be disarmed
Warships Of the entente which are in
the sphere OF Russian authority must
be regarded as Russian ships.
ORDER RESUMPTION Of
NAVIGATION ON SEAS
Merchant navigation of the Black
Sea and Baltic Sea must be renewed, Us
stated in the armistice treaty. The
clearing away OF mines is to begin i'm
mcdiateiy. The blockade OF the Arctic
ocean is 10 remain in force until the
conclusion of a general peace.
The RusSo-German commercial
treaty of 1914 must be enforced again
In addition. there must be guarantee
for the free export. without tariff
Of ores. and the immediate commence
ment OF negotiations for the conciu
sion OF new commercial treaty. with
a guarantee OF the most favored ma
tionai treatment. at least until 1925.
even in the case of the termination CT
the provisorium, and. finally the sane
tion OF all clauses corresponding to
paragraph IL OF clauses 3. and - OF
the Ukraine peace treaty.
Legal and political relations are 10
be regulated III accordance with the
decision Of the nrst version OF the Ger
MANOR Russian convention So far as
action that decision has not yet
been taken. especially with respect tG
indemnities for civil damages. this
must bc in accordance with the Cor.
man proposal. And there must be in
Identification with expenses for war
prisoners. in accordance with the Rus
stan proposal.
RUSSIA MUST SUPPORT
CIVIL AND WAN PRISONERS
"Eussia will permit and support. so
far as She can. German commissions
for war prisoners civil prisoners and
war refugees.