The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1918-01-24
GERMAN OFFICIAL
REPLY TO RUSSIA

SAY SLAv PROPOSALS DO NOT
SHOW ANY DESIRE FOR
FAIR COMPROMISE.
Berlin, Jan II, via London
official report of the reply of the
Germans to the Russian delegates at
the Brest.Litovsk conference last
Monday says DR. Won Kuehlmann an
nounced that the Central Powers had
decided to reply verbally in formu-
lated form to the formulated Russian
proposals. He urged that the present
method of drawing up formulated
documents wasted much time.
He advised that they talk matters
over in the future, entrusting their
paper drafts to one representative
from each side. The reply Of the
Central Powers was then read as fol-
lows:
The proposals of the Russian del
egation with regard to the develop
nent of matters in regions of Russia
occupied by the Central Powers d.
verge to such a degree from the
views of the Central Powers that in
their present form they must be char
acterized unacceptable. They do not
posses the character of an attitude
of compromise for which the Central
Powers have striven. but represent
a one.sided Russian demand which
excludes the just basis of the opposite
party being taken into consideration.
In spite of that, the Central Pow
ers are prepared again to give q
clearly formulated expression of
their opinion upon pending discus
sions, this time in formulated man.
ner. and also to try to find out if the
compromise striyen for by them Of
fers any prospect of realization.
"One portion of the territories oc-
cupied by the Central Powers is dealt
with in article one of the German
draft. This matter has been deliber-
ated upon and requires no further
discussion. The question according
to-blank in the wireless despatch
received by the British admiralty
state life should be granted was pure
ly temporary organization. and had
four stages.
l. The time between the conclu-
sion of peace with Russia and the
termination of Russian demobiliza-
ton.
2. The timebetween Russian peace
and general peace.
8. The time for the transition
stage of the new peoples.
a. The finally definitive stage which
the new states require for the COM
plete installation of their state or
ganization. 1t must be repeatedly
pointed out for the Central Powers
as distinct from the case of Russia,
the conclusion of peace with Russia
by no means has any connection with
general peace and that the Central
Powers will be compelled to continue
the war against their other enemies.
"Of great Importance for the ques-
tion (blank in the wireless despatch
Of the individuality of state is the
decision reached by the supreme
court law and given at Washingtonin
the year 1908, in which it is stated:
That the sovereign rights of the
United States of North America
must be recognized as having fully
and completely existed from the day
of the announcement of independ-
ence, that is to say, as from the 4th
of July, 1776, quite Independent of
it's recognition on the part of Eng
land in the treaty of the year 1882.
Droitinternational codliee, page l6O.
The delegation takes note of the
declaration that the Russian govern
ment from the fact that the occupied
regions having belonged to the for
mer Russian imperial empire does
not draw any conclusions which would
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