The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-11

Amsterdam, Feb. la dispatch
from Brest-Litovsk via Berlin, giving
the details of the conference at which
the peace treaty between the Central
powers and the new Ukrainian repub-
lie was signed, has been received here.
1t follows:
sit was possible to announce at the
beginning of the last phase in the ne
gotiations that the basis for the con-
clusion of peace between the quad
ripple alliance and the Ukrainian peo-
pies republic had been found. After
the return of the delegation to Brest-
Litovsk negotiations on this basis were
continued. Thanks to the energetic
and untiring work of all commissions
and thanks to the spirit of Cancellation
inspiring all parties, agreement on all
points was established so that the final
drafting of the treaties and their sig
nature could be carried out Owing
to the technical difficulties connected
with the five treaty texts, it was not
possible to hold formal sitting and
! affix signatures until in the early
morning hours of Saturday.
| ''Dr. Richard Won Kuehlmann, Ger
man foreign minister, as president,
opened the sitting shortly before 2
o'clock in the morning with the fol-
lowing speech:
Gentlemen, none of you will be
able to close his eyes to the historical
significance of this hour at which the
representatives of the four allied pow
ers are met with the representatives of
the Ukraintan peoples republic to sign
the first peace attained in this world
war. This peace, signed with your
young state, which has emerged from
the storms Of the great war, gives spe-
cial satisfaction to the representatives
of the allied delegation. May this
peace be the first of a series of bless
ed conclusions; peace blessed both
for the allied powers and for the
Ukrainian peoples republic, for the
future of which we all cherish the
best wishes
''The president of the Ukrainian
delegation replied:
1--WE state with Joy that from this
day peace begins between the quad
ripple alliance and Ukrainia. We
came here in the hope that we should
be able to achieve a general peace
and make an end of this fraticidaI
war. The political position, however,
is such that not all of the powers are
met here to sign a general peace
treaty. inspired with the most ar
dent love for our people and recogniz-
ing that this long war has exhausted
the cultural powers of our people,
we must now divert all of our strength
to do our part to bring about a new
| ~
persuaded that we conclude this peace
in the interests of great democratic
masses and that this peace will con-
tribute to the general termination of
the great war. We gladly state here
that the long, hard labor performed
in Brest-Litovsk has been crowned
with success and that we have attained
a democratic peace honorable to both
parties. From today the Ukrainian
peoples republic is born to new life
and it enters as an Independent state
in the circles of nations. 1t ends war
on its front and it will see to it that
all of the powers, which in it lie, will
; rise to new life and flourish
; 'Dr. Won Kuehlmann then invited
l the representatives to sign the peace
S treaty. At one minute before 2
o'clock DR.. Won Kuehlmann, as the
l first signatory, signed copy of the
treaty prepared for Germany. and By
{; 2:20 o'clock all the signatures ap.
peared."
. The treaty is entitled "a treaty o
1 peace between Germany, Austria
4 Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey on on,
part and the Ukrainian peoples re
public on the other"
The preamble states that the Uk
rainian people, having in the cours
of the present world war declared it
self to be Independent and expressed
a. wish to restore peace between itsel
and the powers at war, Russia desire
ito take the first step toward a last
= ing world peace, honorable to all par
ties, which shall not only put an EN-
to the horrors of war but also lead t.
the restoration of friendly relation
to the peoples in political. legal, eco
: nomic and intellectual realm"
IS The names of the plenipotentfarie
II engaged in the negotiations are the
1t set forth and they are declared t
y have reached an agreement on tn
following points:
article /. Germany, Austria Hun
gary, Bulgaria and turkey on tn
one hand and the Ukrainian people
= republic on the other declare that tn
- state of war between them is at a
end. The contracting parties ar
resolved henceforth to live in peac
70 and friendship with one another.
j, Article 2. Between Australian
~ gary on the one hand and the UB
- rainia peoples republic on the othe
= hand as far as these two powers boz
=. der one another, those frontiers wi
10 exist which existed before the ou-
ia break of the present war between tn
ID Austro-Hungarian monarchy and Ru!
o. STA. Farther north the frontier {
the republic, beginning at Tarnegra'
will in general follow the line {
Bilgerey to Sroezeberzszyn, Krasnt
stau. Pugaszce, Radzyn, Meshiretsche
n Sarnaki. Selnik, Wysekelitowsk, K;
w nietslitowsk, Prushany, and to Wyd'
R., zowskyesee. This will be fixed
he detail by a fixed commission ACCORD
m ing to ethnographical conditions an
Of with a regard to the desires of IL
e. population. Should the Ukrainia
n peoples republic yet have comme
nd frontiers with another OF the powe
CT of the quadruple alliance, speci
aAr+;cIa The evacuation of o.