The Washington herald., 1918-01-01
Entente and United States
Preparing Answer to the
Latest Junker Feeler.
TEXT OF PROPOSALS
CAUGHT BY WIRELESS
Great Impetus to Be Given
Liberalism in Germany,
Officials Believe.

Cermany's peace proposals will
be answered. 1t was indicated at
the State Department yesterday
that such a reply is already in
preparation. through consultation
between the United States and the
other allies.
The reply, it is forecast, will
prevent the German government
from shifting the burden of con-
tinuing hostilities to the shoulders
of the allies. 1t will be so red hot
as fairly to put dynamite under the
Kaiser's throne, according to the
opinion of one high official Ias
night.
Germany is continuing her peace
Campaign, though the allied gov
ernments foredoom it to failure.
Brest-Litovsk Proposals.
The Sayville wireless station yes
terday picked up the text of the pro-
posals put forward December p by
the Russian delegates at Brest-IIt-
ovsk. The wireless was sent out
from German official sources through
the government radio station at Nau-
en-.
The text follows:
Tn the sitting of twenty-second
this month the Russian delegation
declares il proceeds from the clear
people to reach as soon as possible
a conclusion of a general. just and
acceptable peace for all. Making
reference to resolutions of the all
Russian Congress of workmen and
Soldiers Deputies and of the all
Russian Farmers Congress. the
Russian delegation declares that II
is considered a crime to continue
war simply for the purpose of max
ing annexations, and that therefore
it makes known solemly its deter
mination to put their signatures to
conditions tor peace which will end
this war upon the foundation of
principles of just conditions for all
peoples in like manner without ex-
ception."
Proceeding from these principles, the
Russian delegation has proposed to
place as foundation for peace negotia-
tions the following six points:
"One-No forcible union Of districts
which have come into possession dur
ing war is allowed. Troops which are
occupying these districts will be with
drawn in shortest time.
'Two-Political independence of peo-
Piles which have lost their indepen-
dence in this war will be in fullest ex-
tent restored.
'Three-Possibility shall be granted
to national groups which before the
war were not politically independent
to decide the question of submitting
themselves to one or other state or to
determine their political independence
by referendum. This referendum must
be carried out in such a way that COM
plete independence is assured IN vot-
ing for whole population of district
concerned, including emigrants and
refugees.
Rights of Minorities.
Fourth reference to districts of
mixed nationally the right of the
minority shall be protected by special
law which gives to it independence
for its national culture and, when
this can be carried through prac-
tically an autonomous administration
AS to what concerns replacement of
losses Of private persons in conse-
quence of war, they shall be me,
from an especial fund to which bel
ligerents shall contribute proportion
ately.
"SixvColonial questions shall be de-
cided by the observation, of funda-
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