The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-25
FOREIGN ENJOYS LEAVING
THE RUSSIAN CAPITAL
kAISER'S PEACE TERMS
Russ Agree to Give Germany
Control of Vast Area.
Emperor Will Be Master of All Com
mercial, Industrial and Natural
Resources of Republic.

London, Feb. 25.-A Russian wire
less government statement received
here says:
Germany will renew the peace ne
gotiations and will conclude peace on
the following conditions:
Both to declare the war ended.
"All regions west of the line indi-
delegation, which formerly belonged to
Russia, to be no longer under the ter
ritorial protection of Russia. In the
region of Dvinsk this line must be ad-
vanced to the eastern frontier Of Cour-
land.
1.-The former attachment of these
regions to the Russian state must in
no case involve for them obligations
toward Russia. Russia renounces ev-
cry claim to intervene in the internal
affairs Of these regions.
Germany and Austria-H Hungary
have the intention to define further
the fate of these regions in agreement
with their populations.
Germany is ready, after the COM
pletion of Russian demolization, 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 guards.
"IivOnia and ESthOnia will be occu-
pied 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 polit-
fcal reasons must be released immedi-
ately
Russia will conclude peace with the
Ukrainian peoples republic. Ukraine
and Finland will be Immediately evac-
uated by Russian troops and Red
guards
Russian will do all in it's power to
secure for Russia the orderly return
of it's Anatolian frontiers. Russia rec
ognizes the annulation of the Turkish
capitulation.
'The complete rehabilitation of the
Russian army, inclusive of the detach-
ments newly formed by the present
government must be carried out i'm
mediately.
Russian warships in the Black sea
the Baltic sea, and the Arctic ocean
must Immediately either be sent to Rus
sian harbors and kept there until the
conclusion of peace or be disarmed
Warships of the entente which are in
the sphere of Russian authority must
be regarded as Russian ships.
Merchant navigation Of the Black
sea and Baltic sea must be renewed
as stated in the armistice treaty. The
clearing away of mines is to begin i'm
mediately. The blockade of the Arc
tic ocean is to 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 a guarantee
for the free export without tariff, of
ores and the immediate commence
ment Of negotiations for the conclu-
sion of new commercial treaty, with
guarantee of the most favored ma
ton treatment, at least until 1925,
ev~-l in the casesof the termination of
the prOvisOrium, and, finally, the sane
ton of all clauses corresponding to
paragraph II, of clauses 3, 4 and Is
Of the Ukrainian peace treaty.
legal and political relations are to
be regulated in accordance with the
decision of the first We sion Of the Ger
mano-Russian convention. SO far as
action on that decision has not vet
oeen taken, especially with respect to
tndemnities for civil damages, this
must be in accordance with the Ger
man proposal. And there must be in
Identification with expenses for war
prisoners, in accordance with the Rus
sian proposal.
Russia will permit and support so
far as she can German commissions for
var prisoners, civil prisoners and war
refugees.
RUSSIA promises to put an end to
every propaganda and agitation, either
the part of persons supported by the
government, against members of the
Quadruple alliance and their political
and military institutions, even in To-
calities occupied by the central pow
erS.
1.-THE above conditions must be ac-
cepted within 4S hours The Russian
plenipotentiaries must start immedi-
ately for Brest-Litovsk and sign at
that place within three days a peace
treaty, which must be ratified within
two weeks"
The foregoing, adds the Russian of
fetal statement, is dated Berlin, Feb
ruary q, and is signed by Won Kuehl-
mann (the German foreign secretary
and Lieut.. Gen. (name omitted), COM
naandar in chief of the army