The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-01-12
GERMANPEACE
OFFER IS0FF
Separate Pact With Russia. to
Exclusion Of Entente,
Now Proposed.
VETO STOCKHOLM PLAN
BOlshevik Methods Attacked
in Formal Statement by
Won kuhlmann.
VETO STOCKHOLM PLAN

! LONDON, Jan. 1.-THE Germans have
Withdrawn their peace terms made pub
lie at the Brest-LIitovsk conference De-
cember Is and announced that no course
is open now except a separate peace with
Russia. They refused hatly to transfer
the negotiations to Stockholm. Leon
Trotxky. head Of the Bolshevik dsiesa-
tion. thereupon requested an adjourn
ment until II o'clock this morning to
prepare the Russian reply
| In announcing the withdrawal OF the
German proposals Or. Won Kuhlmann.
the German Foreign Secretary. said that
| owing to their non-acceptapce by all the
enemy Powers they had become null
and void" Count Czernin, the Austrian
Foreign Minister, made q similar state
ment.
The Rhenische westtaeNscAe-z -zei,uno
OF Essen. in an article dealing with the
Brest-Litovsk conference. says DR.. Won
Kuhlmann evidently decided to obey :he
orders Of Gen. Won LudendorfY. the first
Quartermaster-General in delivering his
address.
His speech at Brest-L.tovsk," .ays
the newspaper. was heard with relief
by the whole German nation. for It
means Germany has cancelled her no
| annexation principle and thereby
gained free hand regarding Belgium.
Lonswy and Briey."
DR.. Won kuhlmann declared he did not
believe the difficulties which had arisen
were sufficient to justify the abandon
ment OF peace work and the resumption
Of hostilities. He added
'As for the conduct Of the negotia-
tions the atmosphere in which they take
place is extremely important 1t must be
mentioned that since the conclusion OF
the exchange OF Views before the tenn
porary interruption Of the negotiations
much has happened which appeared cal
culated TO create doubt as to the sincere
intention OF the Russian Government to
arrive At speedy peace with the Powers
OF the Quadruple Alliance.
Cites Rassian Statements.
If may refer to the tone of certain
sem-oicial declarations Of the Russian
Government against the Central Powers.
especially the declaration OF the Petro-
grad Telegraph Agency. which is re-
garded abroad as the semi-off1cial Rus
sian agency. II reproduced In detail /
reply NJ. Joffe "a member of the Russian
delegaton) is alleged to have made at
the sitting OF December IS, which. as
the protocol shows originated solely IN
the imagination OF its author.
This entirely unfounded report has had
a good deal to do IN confusing judgment
in regard to the course Of the negotia-
tions and in endangering their results"
In explaining why the Central Powers
refused categorically to transfer the nego-
10
min said both parties had direct teie-
graphic communicate with their re-
s?cctiva governments. which neither
Could foreso without interminably pro-
longing the negotiations and rendering
them difficult. He continued:
Tie second motive is more impor-
tant You gentlemen invited us to take
part in general peace negotiations. We
accepted the invitation and came to an
agreement about the basis of general
peace. On this basis you presented a
ten days ultimatum to your allies, who
have not answered. and to-day 1t is no
longer a question OF negotiation OF a
general peace. but rather OF a separate
peace between Russia and the Quad
ruple Alliance
Fears Entente Interference.
The Count asserted that the transfcr
of the negotiations to neutral territory
would give the Entente an opportunity
to interfere and endeaNor TO prevent a
separate peace. He added
I'VE refuse to give the Western Powers
this opportunity, but we are ready to
conduct the final negotiations and sign
peace treaty at a place to he fixed
Regarding the questions on which n
understanding has not been reached. we
came to a binding agreement at the last
plenary session to submit them to a
commission. TO begin work Immediately.
All the four members OF the Quadruple
Alliance are entirely agreed"
The Turkish and Bulgarian represen-
tatives associated themselves with these
remarks.
In the name Of the German chief COM
mand. Gen. Hoffman, protested most
strongly against wireless messages sent
out from Russian military stations con-
. tanning abuse OF the German military con-
stitutions and appeals OF a revolutionary
character to the German troops This.
the General said. transgressed the spirit
OF the armistice. Representatives of the
armies OF Germany's allies Joined In the
protest.
The Den. Petrograd newspa per.
says that commissioners representing
Russia and tho Central Powers have
, arrived at Odessa to discuss questions
concerning the Black Sea, and particu-
larls the future OF the Dardanelles.
Nikolai Lenine, the Bolshevik Pre-
mier although he possibly has gone on
a holiday to Finland. also possibly may
go to stockholm to confer with Germa n
and Austrian Socialists. the Petrograd
correspondent Of the DAILY NrUs SAYS
In speech before his departure from
Petrograd. Premier Lenine said:
II fear we shall have to stop the de-
mobilization and prepare for war. II
, Germany and her allies do not accept
, our conditions OF peace. We will declare
, revolutionary war on them"
Ckrsintan independence.
A despatch from Rrest-I.!tovs% Via
Amsterdam says that at the resumption
: OF the Brest-l.itovsk conference to-day
, the Ckrainian delegate, NJ. Roluhowy sch
, said the ukrainiau Republic, having yc.
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