The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-02-26
DELEGATES0F
TO SIGN TREATY
BOlshevik and German Com
missiOners Are on Way
to Brest-LitOvsk.
TEUTONS TAKE CONTROL
Manifesto by Gen. Mirbach
Assumes Authority Over
EsthOnia and LivOnia.

LONDON, Feb. 25.-Count Won Hertl!ng.
Imperial German Chancellor. announced
to-day in the Reichstag that the Russian
Government had accepted the German
peace terms and that the conclusion OF
peace must ensue shortly. At the same
time Count Czerntn. Austro- Hungarian
Foreign Minister. sent a wireless mes
sage TO Leon Trotzky. Bolshevik For
eign Minister. to the effect that Austria
Hungary was ready. Jointly with her
allies. to hiring the peace with Russia to
a conclusion.
News, was received yesterday" said
the Chancellor. that Petrograd had ac-
cepted our conditions and had sent its
representatives to Brest-Litovsk for fur
ther negotiations. Accordingly our del
egates travelled thither last evening. IT
is possible that there will still be a dis
pute about details. but the main thing
has heen achieved.
The will to peace has been expressly
announced from the Russian side. our
conditions have been accepted and the
conclusion OF peace must ensue within a
very short time
A new delegation has been chosen to
go TO Brest-Litovsk and sign the pact
on behalf Of the Bolsheviki. This will
.
bers of the delegation that conducted the
earlier negotiations with the exception
Of VI. karakhan, secretary Of the former
delegation.
The Workmen's and Soldiers Dele.
gates chose to-day for the new delega
ton NJ Zinovieff. President of the Petro-
grad Council of Workmen's and Sol
| diers' Delegates: NJ. Alexieff, actinG
Commissioner of Agriculture. and NJ
SokolkokoY. This delegation accom-.
panied BY naval and military represen.
tatives. was to leave tonight for Bres..
Litovsk.
: "TheiP Knees ON Osr Chest."
/ The All Russian Council of Work.
mems and Soldiers Delegates, through
its executive committee. accepted tho
German terms by vote OF 1875 to IS
! twcnty-six members OF the committee
/ being absent.
our position is hopeless" declared Niko.
lai Lenine. the Bolshevik Premier, in the
course Of his long speech to the execu
! tive committee. He insistently urged
! the acceptance OF the Austro- German
peace conditions. however oppressiv.
and unfortunate they might appear.
This peace must be accepted as
respite" he continued. "enabling US tc
prepare decisive resistance TO tn,
bourgeoisic and imperialism. The prole
tariat OF the whole world will come e
our aid. Then we shall renew tn,
fight"
NJ. Martor contended that the pro
posed peace meant the end of the Rus
sian revolution. deprived Russia Of hel
political Independence and that the da,
after NJ ho %bo col
diers' and workmer's government woulc
be in bondage to Germany.
NJ. ZinoviefS. supporting Lenine. in
sisted that the Soviet authority was to,
firmly>established throughout the coun
try to perish.
German Rale Proclaimed.
Gen. Count Mirbach. comma nding tn
armies occupying EsthoniA and Livonia
has issued manifesto to the popula
tion declaring that they are under Ger
man police power. He orders the releas
from prison of all barons OF Esthonia
declaring they are under the protection
OF Germany.
Violation of the proclamation will h
punished under German laws. "Kidnap
ping" Of barons into Russia is to b
punished by holding Bolsheviki a
hostages.
Germany plans to restore the mon
archy in Russia, according to a tele
gram dated Friday in Petrograd to tn
Morning Post. 1t says the Grand Duk
OF Hesse has been appointed the con,
mander in the Riga section OF the Ger
man front.
His sister" the despatch adds, 9Th
former Empress Alexandra. as tn
guardian of her son. the former Czare
WITCH is the favorite German candidat
for the throne .. The forme
: Emperor will not accept the thron
from German hands. The Rolshs
Wiki have provided form OF govern
ment which the Russians alone under
stand--pure despotisul. They haV
paved the way for the return OF tn
monarchy
Ambassadors VIII Remain.
, NJ. Karakhan. in a statement
Petrograd yesterday. declared that Rus
sia's position toward the Allies now ur
doubtedly would be that OF a neutra
adding:
I'VE will not support Germany. TIL
only support it will get will be indlrec
. from the resumption OF commercial r,
lations.'
The allied Ambassadors, at COZ
ference Yesterday at the American En-
! bassy. determined to remain in Petrt
' grad pending Developments. The ger
! eral belief in embassy circles is this
3 the German terms. which the Bolshevil
I have agreed to accept, are couched
i such ambiguous terms that they must
0 cleared up thoroughly before the actu;
I status OF Russia can be ascertaine
0 Ambassador Francis. j. Butler Wrigh
" the counsellor Norman Armour. secor
= secretarv and private Secretary ,Joh,
son and a sufficient stan Of clerks wi
4 remain In Petrograd.
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