New-York tribune., 1918-02-22
Complete Surrender,
German Peace T ers7as,
Reichstag Is old

AMSTERDAM, Feb. 2l.-"BeOIre re-
opening peace negotiations with Trotz-
ky" said T. Gustav Stresemann. Ma
tional Liberal leader. in the Relchstag
yesterday, 1--WE must demand complete
evacuation by the .Bolsheviki Of Fin
land, Lithuania. Esthonia and Ukraine,
the release Of German Esthonians and
Let's, and recognition OF the peace
treaty concluded by Ukraine. Until
the Bolsheviki prove by their deeds
that they are in earnest our military
measures should be restricted in no
manner. Baltic Germany is being
slaughtered just because it is German.
We would not be an honorable nation
if we looked on calmly"
+. Stresemann' speech. made in the
course of the debate on the Ukranian
treaty, was applauded loudly He de
nounced the Poles, saying they had
done nothing TO win the sympathios OF
the Germans who "have bled for the in
dependence of Poland
Count Won Westarp, the Conservative
leader, approved the treaty with Tx
raine, saying: 1T finally breaks the
AnClO-Amcrican blockade and ends the
reril of Turkey from the Russian
dream OF coIsuest Of Const tantnoplc. "
He declared that concessions, such as
those made to Ukraine regarding in
Identification for maintenance OF war
prisoners, must not be made to Great
Russia or Rumania.
"The Good German sword
"The good German sword is again at
work. he continued. I'VE welcome
the quick decision in this respect, and
nave confidence that the army command
will fulfil its task
Poland, said Count Won Westarp.
neglected to win its Independence in
open and honorable union with the
Central Powers. As Poland could not
be trusted 20 live IN friendship with
Germany the eastern frontiers must
be SNAPPED IN accordance with the re
qulrements for military security.
George Ledcbour, independents So
cialIst, said that the treaty with TX
raine was not acceptable to his party.
because, in certain important particu-
lars, IT is III contradiction OF the right
Of peoples to determination" lie
declared that the Poles were being
driven, through the treaty, into lasting
cnmity to Germany.
The Socialist View
DIR. Eduard David, Socialist leader.
said the decision Of the BolSheViki to
accept the German peace terms per
mitted renewed hope that peace with
military operations III the East would
cease.
After the debate was closed the
treaty was referred TO the Reichstag
Main Committee.
The belief that Leon Trotzky. the
Bolshevik Foreign Minister, may have
something in reserve and that his sur
render is insincere, appears to domi-
nate the Austro- German press.
The Vienna "Fremdenblatt" says:
after Trotzky's procedure hereto
fore it will be wise to treat his wire
less message with the greatest eau
ton. Never did statesman so igno-
lniniously expose himself, but just for
That reason it would be mistake to
give way TO premature OPTIMISM
The Berlin "Boersen Zeitung" says:
in view Of past experiences with the
Bolshevik government il is natural to
assume that the new peace prepared
ness is nothing else than the old hosti-
ity to peace, namely. a device for the
purpose of undisturbed dissemination
Of general anarchy"
The "Tageszeitung" says: "The Rus
sian offer proves the manner in which
n he Bolsheviki yield only to direct
compulson. As sodn as this compul-