New-York tribune., 1918-02-12

| just signed between the Ukrainian Rada
treaty of peace between Germany, Aus
tria-Hungnry, Bulgaria and Turkey on
ono part, and the Ukrainian Peoples
Republic on the other"
The preamble, according to a dis
patch from Brest-Litovsk, via Berlin,
states that the Ukrainian people, hav-
ing in the course of the present world
! war declared itself to be independent
and expressed n wish to restore peace
between itself and the powers at war,
Russia desires ITO take the first step
toward a lasting worlds peace, honor
able to all parties, which shall not only
put an end to the horrors of war, but
also lead to the restoration of friendly
relations Of the peoples in political,
legal, economic and intellectual realm"
The names of all of the plenipo-
tcntiaries engaged in the negotiations
are then set forth and they are de-
clared to have reached an agreement on
the following points:
Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey on the
one hand and the Ukrainian Peoples
Republic on the other declare that the
state of war between them is at an
end. The contracting parties are re-
solved henceforth to live in peace and
friendship with one another.
Old Frontiers Retained
"ARTICLE H.-Betwecn Austria
Hungary on the one hand and the
Ukrainan Peoples Republic on the
other hand, as far as these two powers
border one cnother, those frontiers
will exist which existed before the out
break of the present war between the
Austro-Hungarian monarchy and Rus
sla. Further north the frontier of the
republic, beginning at Tarnegrad will
in general follow the line of Bilgerey
to Sroezcberzszyn, Krasnostau Pugas-
zoe, Radzyn, Mcshiretschei, sarnaki,
Selnik, Wysckelitowsk, Kamietslitowsk,
Prushany and to Wydozpskyesee.
This will be fixed in detail by fixed
commission, according to ethnographi-
cal conditions and with a regard to
the desires of the population Should
the Ukrainian Peoples Republic vet
have common frontiers with another of
the powers of the Quadruple Alliance,
special agreements will be made there
on.
"ARTILE IlI.-The evacuation cf
occupied territories will begin i'm
mediately after the satisfaction OF the
present treaty. The manner of carry
ing out the evacuation and transfer OF
the evacuated territories will be de-
termined by the plenipotentiarics of
the interested parties.
PARTICLE IV.-The diplomatic and
consular relations between the con-
tracing parties will be entered upon
Immediately after the ratification of
the peace treaty. The widest possible
admlttance of the respective parties TO
consuls is to be reserved for special
agreement.
lndemnities Renounced
PARTICLE V.-Thc contracting par
ties mutually renounce the reimburse
ment of their war costs--that is to say,
the state expenditure for carrying on
The war, as we'll as indemniticatio for
damages; that is to say, those damages
suffered by them and their sub jects in
the war, as through military measures,
including all acquisitions made in the
cncmys countries
PARTICLE VI.-The respective pris-
oners Of war will be permitted to re-
turn home, as far as they do not desire,
with the APPROVAL of the state concerned,
to remain in it's territories or proceed
to another country. The regulation OF
thn questions connected herewith will
follow by means Of separate treaties
provided for it in Article VIII.
PARTICLE Nu.-The contracting
parties, undertake mutually and with
CUT delay to enter into economic re-
latlons and organize and exchange for
goods on the basis of the FOLLOWING
prescriptions.
81: Until the thirty first day of July
OF tne current Year reciprocal ex-
cmange OF the more important surplus
supplies of agricultural and industrial
product will be carried out as follows
TOR the purpose of covering current
reqlrements: The quantities and sorts
OF products to be exchanged will he
settled by joint commission. to sit
Immediately upon the signature Of the
peace, treaty; prices will be regulated
by, the joint commissions; payments
will be made in gold on the basis of
1000 German imperial gold marks as
the equivalent of 462 gold rubles of
the former Russian Empire, or 1000
Austro- Hungarian gold kroner as the
equivalent of 393 rubles, 70 kopcks of
the former Russian Empire. The ex-
change of goods fixed by the joint COM
mission aforementioned, which COM
mission will consist of equal numbers
of representatives of both parties, will
take place through state central bu
reaus. The exchange of those prod
ucts which are not fixed by the afore-
mentioned commission will take place
by the way of free trade, according to
the stipulation of provisional com
mercial treaty.
To Continue Until After War
"2. So far as it is not otherwise pro-
Slded, the economic relations between
the contracting parties shall continue
Professionally, and in any case until the
conclusion of final commercial treaty.
But until the termination of period
of at least six months after the con-
clusion of peace between the Central
Powers, on the one part, and the Eu-
ropean states at war with the Central
Powers, as we'll as the United States
and Japan, on the other part, certain
prescriptions are laid down as basis
of relations"
AS regards economic relations be-
tween Germany and the Ukraine, the text
OF the treaty prcscribes what parts of
the Russo German commercial and
shipping treaties of 1894 and 1904 shall
be put into force. The contracting par
ties further agree to maintain the gem
eral Russian customs tariff of January
13, 1903
The treaty also provides (Section 81
which parts of the Austro- -Hungara
Russian commercial and shipping
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