Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-01-09
GERMAN PEACE CONSIDERS.
Unfavorably In Russia--Trotzky and
Associates Balk.

/
! garded as Germany's unreasonable
demands. Leon Trotzky, the BolshS-
vik foreign minister, and his assncl!
ates take the stand that the Baltic
provinces are In reality under milf
' tary pressure while they continr 3 TO
be occupied by Germany, and that
their votes with respect to peace )uust
be ignored, as now these PROVINCES
are virtually German dependencies.
the loyal Russians having fed
The Russian delegation upon its r%t,
turn from Brest-Litovsk Tuesday lnId
before the council of commissioners
at Petrograd Germany's demands,
which caused amazement and thp
declaration that the council was not
favorable to acceptance. AM Ella 80
ration Of the German position In let
ters and statements which followed
| the general terms showed that the
Germans hold that Poland, Lithua~
MIA, Courland, Livonia and Esthou'a
have already defined themselves ma
tionally within the meaning Of thc
peace terms proposed, and insist thai
they shall not vote again.
The Germans also explained,
through Gen. Hoffman, that Ger.
many cannot eyacuate Riga, LiNau
and other occupied points until GER
tain that all Russia sanctions peace
| otherwise, Germany's enemies shi
assist Ukraine or other disaffeula ed
| sections in opposition to the central
powers.
Even Trotzky Skeptical.
| Petrograd, Jan. .2-Bolshe yikl
Foreign Minister Trotzky declared To-
| day that the government Of Russian
workers would not consent to Ger
man peace proposals.
Trotzky's declaration was made he
fore the central committee Of The
Council Of Soldiers and Workmen's
delegates during an address, in.which
he denounced in scathing terms Cor
manys "hypocritical peace proposal ''
asserting that the government Of
Russian workers would not consoat
| to such conditions.
He said that If the central powers
did not agree to free disposal OF The
Polish and Lettish nations it wou(a
urgently necessary to defend the
Russian revolution.
Trotzky said that the needs oc tAr
; front would be satisfied with what.
ever efforts miGnt hc necassnry. Rep.
/ rra,HlatiHna Grom ali rron,s Wh0 8t-
! rcndcd Two ronctinG Aer,nvh'as ss
/ tCcps Wuui0 det"uH the revolutions
! bat ,na, Dread and boots were narcs-
sary.
May Revive Fighting.
Pctrograd, Jan. 2.-The X as siau
peace delegation has officially Hug-
gested to the central powers that tAe
meeting place of the peace delegates
| be transferred to neutral soil ana has
protested. against certain articIng ia
the Austro German terms already
submitted.
The halt in negotiations and mdi,
cations of German refusal to move
the conference to Stockholm has re.
vived universal discussion here of Il
resumption Of fighting with a greatly
reduced army, probably three mtl-
lion men. ..
Even the great radical BolSNcviN,
the most ardent peace advoca tp&, are
aroused by the German positon and
declare that a resumption Of NghunG
Is imminent. They express tt o Meiinf
that it Is possible to organiHo ahd
make effective a small army.
The Indications are that the Cor
man attitude Is in harmonl7jne DO
nestle differences concerninI Rus
slams and that they must fghj 10
save revolutionary principles
Rulers Interested.
London, Jan. 3.-The situation
created by the hitch in Ruasu-tinr
man negotiations, according to Am.
sterdam dispatches from BERN, uas
aroused the activities Of the ru}o!4 OF
Austria and Germany.
Emperor William received yesier-
day In joint audience Chancelol vDn
Hertling, Won Hindenburg, Won IT.
dendorff, Finance Minister Vun Rod
ern. and Foreign Secretary Won
Kuehlmann. Other important con-
ferences also were held.
Emperor Charles received f. ai!di.
ence Prof Kuchrzevski, the Polish
premier.
1t is reported that both Won &lIcnl~
mann and Count Czernin have re-