Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-02-24
viii Be Resumed
sssaS on Understanding That
w Between Countries Is
at an End,
RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT
GIVES OUT STATEMENT
North and South Line in Reg
ion of Dvinsk Divides Coun-
try Which Is to Remain
Under SIav Control.
,sr MORNING Jouss.l SPECIAL Ls.sro w,.sr

tsY MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL lsssso wIsst
London. Feb pa Russian wire
less government statement received
here tonight says:
Germany will renew the peace ne
gotiations and will conclude peace on
the following conditions:
Both to declare the war ended.
"All regions west of the line indi-
Gated at Brest-Litovsk to the Russian
delegation, which formerly belonged
to Russia, to be no longer under the
territorial protection of Russia.
I'm the region of Dvnsk this line
must be advanced to the eastern
frontier of Courland"
"Livania and Esthonia will bo oc-
cupied by German police until the
date when the constitution of the re-
spective countries shall guarantee
their social security and political or
der. All inhabitants who were ar
rested for political reasons must be
released Immediately.
Forces Ukraine Peace.
Russia will conclude peace with
the Ukrainian peoples republic Uk-
raine and Finland will be Immediately
evacuated by Russian troops and red
guards.
Russia will do all in its power to
secure for Turkey the orderly return
Of its Anatolian frontiers. Russia
recognizes the annullation of the
Turkish capitulation.
"The complete rehabilitation of the
Russian army inclusive OF the detach-
ments newly formed by the present
government, must be carried out i'm
medlately.
Warships Disarmcd.
Russian warships In the Black sea,
the Baltic sea and the Arctic ocean
must Immediately either be sent to
Russian harbors and kept there until
the conclusion of peace or be dis
armed. Warships of the entente
which are in the sphere of Russian
authority must be regarded as Rus
sian ships.
Merchant navigation of the Black
sea and Baltic sea must be renewed.
as stated in the armistice treaty. The
clearing away of mines is to begin i'm
mediately. The blockade of the Arc
tice ocean is to remain in force until
the conclusion of general peae.
1.-THE Russo German commercial
treaty of 1914 must be enforced again.
In addition, there must be a guaran-
tee for the free export, without tariff.
of ores and tho immediate commence
ment of negotiations for the conclu-
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guarantee of the most favored ma
ton treatment, at least until 1926,
even in the case OF the termination OF
the provisorium and finally the sane
ton OF all clauses corresponding to
paragraph II, of clauses 8, and 10.
of the Ukraine peace treaty.
Legal and political relations are to
/ be regulated in accordance with the
decision of the first version of the
Germano- Russian convention. So far
as action on that decision has not yet
been taken, especially with respect to
indemnities for civil damages, this
must be in accordance with the Ger
man proposal. And there must be in
identification whit expenses for war
prisoners, in accordance with the Rus
sian proposal
Russia to End Propaganda.
Russia will permit and support so
| far as she can German commissions for
war prisoners, civil prisoners and war
refugees.
Russia promises to put an end TO
every propaganda and agitation either
| on the part of the government or on
| the part of persons supported by the
government. against members of the
| quadruple alliance and their political
and military institutions, even in To-
calities occupied by the central pow
| ers.
THE above conditions must be ac-
cepted within forty eight hours The
| Russian plenipotentiaries must start
| Immediately for Brest-Ltovsk and
| sign at that place within three days
peace treaty, which must be ratified
| within two weeks"
! The foregoing adds the Russian Of
| ficial statement is dated Berlin, Feb
| ruary 81, and Is signed by Won kuehl-
mann (the German foreign secretary.
and lieutenant general (name omit
ted, commander in chief of the army.
'"The former attachment of these
regions to the Russian state must in
no case involve for them obligations
| toward Russia Russia renounces
every claim to intervene in the in.
| ternal affairs of those regions.
| Germany and Austria Hungary
have the intention to define further
the fate of these regions in agreement
with their populations.
/ Germany is ready. after the COM
pletion of Russian Rehabilitation, to
evacuate the regions which are east
of the above line. So far as 1t Is not
stated otherwise, Livonia and Es-
kthonia must Immediately be cleared
of Russian detachments," Z,