New-York tribune., 1918-02-26
would be concluded shortly, saws an
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would be concluded shortly, says ar
Amsterdam dispatch,
News was received yesterday.r said
the Chancellor. "that Petrograd had ac-
cepted our conditions and had sent its
representatives to Brest-Litovsk. foi
further negotiations. ACCORDINGLY. our
ing. 1t is possible that there will still
be dispute about details, but the main
thing has been achieved.
"fhe will to peace has been express
ly announced from the Russian side
our conditions have been accepted and
the conclusion of peace must ensuc
within very short time"
Count Won Czernin, the Austro- Hun
2arian Foreign Minister, according to
dispatch from Vienna by way of AM
Sterdam, has sent wireless message
TO Leon Trotzky, Bolshevik Foreign
Minister, stating the Dual Monarchy
is ready TO sign a peace with Russia
co-jointiy with the other Central Pow
erS.
Trotzky Won't Sign
Trotzky will not go to Brest-Litovsk
TO sign the new peace terms, says a
Petrograd telegram dated Sunday, nor
Will any of the other members of the
earlier negotiations there, with the cx-
ception OF Nj. karakhan. secretary of
the former delegation.
The Workmens S and Soldiers Dele.
gates on Sunday chose for the new
delegation NJ. Zlnovlett, president of
the Pstrograd Council OF Workmcn's
and Soldiers Delegates; NJ. Alcxietf,
acting Commissioner OF Agriculture,
and Nj. Sokolkokotf. This delegation,
accompanied by naval and military rep
reseitativcs, was to leave on Sunday
night for Brest-Litovsk.
Acceptance by the 3oishevik govern
ment of the German peace terms fol
lowed stormy argumcntative night
meeting at the Smolny Institute, says
an Associated Press dispatch dated
Sunday. Trotzky did not attend, but
Premier Lenine urged acceptance of
the terms, and the Bolshcvik delegates.
voting practically as q unit, swung the
tide with him. a Bolshevik party CON
terence had previously voted - for
peace and 20 against, with II abstain
ins.
lhe Social Revolutionary members
fought against acceptance of the terms
and insisted upon the assembling i'm
mcdlately Of new constituent assem-
ply to pass upon them III their final
form.
knees on Our Chest"
"Their knees are on our chest and
our position Is hopeless" declared be
nine IN the course of long speech, in
which he insistently urged the accept
ance OF the Austro German peace con
dltons, however oppressive and un-
fortunate they might appear
has peace must be accepted as a
respite he continued, enabling us TO
prepare decisive resistance to the
bourgeois and imperialism The pro
ietariat of the whole world will come
to our aid. Then We shall renew the
tight
NJ Martotf contcndcd that the pro
posed peace meant the end of the Rus
sian revolution, deprived Russia Of her
political independence, and that the day
after signing OF the peace the SOL
dlers' and Workmen's government
would be in bondage to Germany.
NJ. Zlnovief, supporting Lcnine. in
sisted that the Soviet authority was
too firmly established throughout Che
country to perish.
The Boishevik newspaper "Pravda"
says the peace terms are unfortunate
but unavoidable. 1t says the struggle
Is more lmperiallstic than domestic
and that the Russian proletariat is not
oourgeoIsle newspapers do not com
lncnt on the situation
Terms Called Ambiguous
III. karakhan, who was secretarv Of
the Russian delegation at Brest-Lit-
ovsk, explained to The Associated Press
IN Petrograd on Sunday that the Bo-
shevik government considers most am
biguous the part of the German terms
no lap obi
Russian army. A literal translation of
up to newly formed battalions," NJ. +
harakhan sand, may either exempt or
include the new RED army
his is disputablc,' he added. al
thlnk, CT course, that they meant the
Red army also must ie camooilized. but
on this we will not yield without dis
cuss'on. We think we are entitled to
an al, army on at least peace footing.
l nat would be sufficient to accomplish
our internal purposes.'
N. MARKHAM declared that Russians
position toward the Allies now un
would be that of a neutral,
adding:
We will not support Germany. The
only support it viii get will be indi
rect, IRON the resumption of CONNER
-ial relations"
Foreign Minister Trotzky said in an
interview with a Petrograd corresnon-
dent that il peace were rot concluded
me Russians would fight desperately.
He added
We do not know what effect the re-
cent events had upon the German work
men, hut after the big strike move
ment IN January it cannot be expected
hat criminal offensive Will not lack
We shall know how to
maze our war cry reach the German
masses ), and, despite militarism, this
cry viii be heard"
IL is announced by the Bolsheyjki
mat their troops have entered Rostov-
n-the-Don and that fighting is pro-
seeding in the streets.
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