Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-16
GERMAN TREATIES
!. GRIP BOLSHEv|STS.
Provide for s1,5oo,ooo,oo 900
: Indemnity and Permit All
Sorts Of Privileges.
WITHDRAW AS CASH PAID
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visit Supplem enIary tIedtles' tAo <1eAAA
cations Of which were exchanged in
Berlin on the previous day without
submission to the reichstag. They
are German-Russian supplementary
treaty, a German-Russian financial
agreement and German-Russian
private law agreement
The documents are very voluminous.
They contain the most elaborate
security for all sorts Of German
claims and privileges. but 1t will be
sufficient, says the Times In an article
written by its former Berlin corre-
spondent, to state some Of the main
clauses, which were carefully distort-
ed or watered down in the summary
telegraphed by the bolshevist govern
ment. In the main supplementary
treaty article one provides for the
demarcation of all fronts by joint
commissions, with the establishment
of neutral zones between the fronts.
Gradual Evacuation.
After the agreement as to the east
ern frontier OF Esthonia and Livonia
Germany will evacuate without de-
Law tho territory occupied by her to
the east of this frontier" but the
evacuation OF other bolshevist terri
tory will take place gradually II and
when the bolshevtsts pay install
ments Of an indemnity Of $1,500,000,-
900.
Article three says: Germany will,
even before the conclusion of general
peace, evacuate the territory occupied
cording to the measure Of the cash
payments which Russia has to make:
\ The further provisions about this, and
oas aeSols
| to the, demarcation commission. The
contracting parties will make further
the
peace Of the .-occupied territory to the
west of Beresina. according to the
measure of fuldllment of other ffnan-
| cial obligations which have been &C
cepted by Russia"
More Treaties to Follow.
/ In other words, the Germans will
in the north merely retire behind the
frontiers which they may fix for
Esthonia and Livonia. They will
evacuate small tract to the east of
Beresinia little by little If and when
| the agreed cash payments are made.
And they will not evacuate any part
of the main Russian territories which
they still occupy until they have i'm
posed further treaties upon the boil
sheYists and exacted further indemni-
ties.
In this connection, as will be seen
later, the Russian payments, even ac-
cordfng to the present agreement, will
not terminate until the spring Of 1920.
Russian empire, article four Is as fol-
lows: In SO far as there is no pro-
vision to the contrary in. the peace
treaty or IN the not supplementary treaty
between the Russian empire and it's
constituent parts, and in particular
will neither cause nor support the
of the units in these territories"
The clause providing for bolshev
list wap on the entente is: Russia
will Immediately employ all the
means at her disposal in order. for the
move the entente forces from the
north Russian territories. Germany
guarantees during these operations
that no attacks of any kind will be
made from the side Of Finland upon
Russian territory, especially upon st.
Petersburg.
Fate Left to Future.
The bo1shevist abandonment OF
Esthonia and Livonia is declared as
follows in article z: Russia, TAX
ing account Of actual. conditions in
Esthonia and Livonia renounces SOW
ereignty claims over these territories
and all interference in their internal
affairs. Their future fate will be set
tied in accord with their populations.
Esthonia and Livonia will have no
sort Of obligations to Russia arising
out Of their former inclusion in Rus
sia."
The provisions for the payment of
an indemnity to Germany which is
concealed under the fiction Of the set
Element OF an agreed account are
extremely precise. The total amount
Of 5oo.ooo.ooo is to be paid in five
due September 10 and already report
ed to have been paid, is 1915, 900. 900.
Four further insta1lments are to be
paid on September 80. October 81, No
year, and each Of these installments
will include 50.576 Kilograms of gold.
The payment in commodities is to be
of total value Of $250,000,000. In
stallments to the value Of $12,50o, 900,
vember Is and December 81. and fur
Their installments are to be paid
quarterly up to March 1. 1920.
In Regard to Payments.
II ever full delivery Of commodities
cannot be made the bolshevists will nay
the balance either in German paper at
its nominal value or in gold and ruble
notes, three-fifths in gold and two-flfths
in ruble notes. at an exchange value to
be fixed afresh at the time of. each
payment
bolshevists will issue to their German
creditors a six-per-cent loan secured
upon special state revenues. and in par
ticular upon the revenue from certain
economic concessions which are to be
granted to the Germans. Finally a
balance Of $3.50, 600, 900, II possible, is to
be squeezed out Of the Ukraine and
Finland. II that is not practicable the
bolshevists must mako a further agree
ment with Germany.
As regards the Caucasus. by article
10, Russia agrees to the recognition by
Germany Of Georgia as en- autonomous
state. By article 4 the fate Of Baru
Is determined as follows: Germany will
not support any third power in any
military operation in the Caucasus out
side of Georgia, or Of the districts men,
toned in the Article Of the peace treaty.
Germany will further see to it that in
tho Caucasus armed forces OF third
power do not cross the following line:
Petropavlovskee, thence along the Dor
der OF Shamakha district to Acricha,
thence in a straight line to the point
at which the borders OF Kaku district
touch the sea-"
Not only Is the Baku region to be
made a closed German preserve. but in
addition one-quarter Of its oil produce
ton Is to be earmarked for Germany.