Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-02-12
Central Powers Cheered By.
BreSt-Litoysk Pact, Entente.
More Determined Than Ever
on Victory,
TROOP WITHDRAWALS
FORESEEN BY ALLIES
Stiffening, Which Enemy viii.
Gain by Additions From East,
Prepared for; Runania Is
Isolated,

Isv MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LrAsso wiREl
Almost simultaneously with the
announcement by the Bolshevik gov
and that general rehabilitation
along the entire Russian front is toI
be carried out, thus permitting the
Teutonic allies to withdraw all their
forces for use on other battle fronts,
President Wilson has restated to a
joint session of congress the fact that
the United States is in the war to STAY
until those principles which the peo-
pie regard as fundamental to a per-
manent peace are obtained.
Emancipation Is Object.
Our whole strength said the
president, will put into this war of
emancipation emancipation from
the threat and attempted mastery of
selfish groups of autocratic rulers
whatever the difficulties and present
partial delays. We are indomitable
in our power of independent action
and can in no circumstances consent
to live In world governed by the
intrigue and force. We believe that
cur own desire for a new internation-
al order under which reason and JUS
tice and the common interests of
mankind shall prevail is the desire of
enlightened men everywhere. Having
set our hand to the task of achieving
IL, we shall not turn back"
Czernin's Tone Friendly.
The address of the president was
delivered in answer to recent utter
ances by Count Czernin, the Austro-
Hungarian foreign minister, and
Count Won Hertling, the imperial
German chancellor, made in reply to
the peace aims of the United States
and her associates in the war set
forth by President Wilson and David
Lloyd George, the British prime min
ister
In the words of Count Czernin. the
president saw a friendly tone: those
of Won Herting were vague, very con-
fusing and full of equivocal phrases.
Czernin, said the president, seemed to
have seen the fundamental elements
OF peace with clear eyes and did not
would have gone much further had
II not been for the embarrassmentsl
OF Austria's alliance and of her de-
pendence upon Germany"
Troops Ordered withdrawn,
No formal treaty has been signed
between the Russians and the CEN
tfal powers but the Bolshevik govern
ment mas ordered cessation of hos |
tilities against Germany, Austria Hun |
gary, Turkey and Bulgaria and the
withdrawal Of it's troops from the
.renches and fortified positions from
tne Baitic sea to the Rumanian from
uer. 1t had been foreseen that such
an outcome eventually would follow
upon the revolutionary movements in
Russia.
Long ago the enemy forces began
the withdrawal of troops from tbis
'front.' leaving virtually only a hand
tul to face the Russians
Rumanians HELPLESS.
+, Peace having been effected hath h.,
the Russians and Ukranians with tho
Teutonic allies, the situation of pu-
mania becomes a most critical one.
- nv" iroIn neF allies the Ru-
manians apparently are faced with tba
absolute necessity of effecting a SEN
arate peace or being overrun bv sn-
perior enemy armies. Nothing basl
transpired to show whether another
Rumanian cabinet to take the piace
of the one which resigned last week
has been formed. or whether any re- |
ply has been made to the ultimati,m
of the central powers that peace
negotiations should be Immediately
started.
As had been anticipated the terms
of peace between the Ukraine and the
central powers contain the much de-
sired clause providing for the imme-
date entering into economic relations
between the contracting parties by
which Austria and Germany may OBJ
tain much desired foodstuffs.
On the various battle fronts, except
that in northern Italy, operations by
small patrols and artillery duels are
In progress.