New-York tribune., 1918-03-05

Russian Council
To Decide Finallv
On Peace Treaty
Lenine and Trotzky Say
Text of Agreement Will Be
Published Immediately

LONDON. March A Russian Of
fetal announcement signed by Premier
Lcninc and Foreign Minister Trotzky
says that the Bolshcvik delegation.
after signing peace with Germany, is
proceeding toward Petrograd, where
the text of the agreement will be i'm
mediatcly published.
Ratification of the treaty has been
fixed for Thursday next, but the final
decision rests with the All Russian
Congress Of Councils of Workmen's,
Peasants and Cossacks' Deputies
which will assemble at Moscow
March 12
Supplementary treaties between the
Central Powers and the Bolshevik gov
ernment were signed at Brest-Litovsk
in addition to the main peace treaty
according to telegram from Brest-
Litovsk by way Of Vienna and Amster-
dam. which gives no details of the
treaties
Formal official announcement of the
the Russian side, but late radiogram
from Petrograd said the treaty would
be signed Sunday
Military operations in Great Russia
(Russia proper ceased yesterday, said
today's official war statement given
cut at Berlin. Apparently, however,
the Germans are going to occupy Fin
land under the guise of restoring order,
and in the new republic of the Ukraine
Austrian troops continue to drive
ahead, capturing great quantities of
what the Vienna war communique to-
day described as booty"
The Austrian statement said the
forces operating in Podolia, a Russian
province bordering on Bukowina, were
making satisfactory progress. The
"booty,' it continued, already included
more than ITO guns and more than
LOO machine guns. in addition to vast
amounts OF other war materials.
Russians Cease Fighting
Ensign Krylenko, commander in
chief of the Russian army, has ordered
tie field staff at Mohilev to cease hos
&lities, according to an official an
rouncement issued from Petrograd to-
day. The troops are instructed to re-
main in their present positions.
The proclamation published in Petro-
grad yesterday announcing the inten-
tion of the Bolshevik government to
sign the peace treaty with the Central
Powers without discussion of the con-
ri
with these words:
1--WE are leaving it entirely to the
workmen and peasants of the whole
world to judge the matter alter the
delegation has informed them of the
true facts"
Special dispatches from Petrograd
describe the departure of the British
and French embassies ana the Belgian,
Serbian, Greek and Portuguese lega-
tions last Thursday after a series of
hndrances which in the case of the
Italian embassy was sufficient to de
tain it's staff in Petrograd after the
others had left. The Italians were still
in Petrograd Saturday and also the
stsffs of the consulates, according to
the correspondent of THE Morning
Post"
Holds Foreign ENJOYS
The BOlshevik Foreign Office, while
permitting the American, Japanese,
Chinese, Brazilian and Siamese delega-
tions to leave without restraint, in
sisted upon indorsing all passports Of
the others before departure, and re-
fused Endorsement unless the passport
specifically described the owner as
diplomat Consequently. a number of
military and other members of the
various missions were left behind and
says the correspondent of "The Daily
Mail" apparently are held as hos
tages"
Foreigners not connected with the
diplomatic service seem, however, to
have accompanied the diplomats on
their train. while reports suggest
others will be able to get away sooner
or later. Reasons given for holding
the Italians differ, but it seems that
Count Prasso, one of them. was OBJ
roxious to the Russian Foreign Office.
which also was said to have suspected
the Italians of helping their nationals
to escape from Petrograd contrary to
According to the correspondent of
"The Morning POST provision shops in
Fetrograd were absolutely empty on
Saturday. Many of the shops We're
boarded up and food was not obtain
able.
Runanians Accept
Arn1istice Terms