Arizona republican., 1918-03-04
Fear Onerous Terms

PETROGRAD, Saturday, March 2.-| In the fear that argument would result in even more onerous terms, the Rus sian delegation at Brest- Litovsk has accepted all the German peace condi- tions and is about to sign an agree ment, according to telegram from the delegates received today at the Smolny institute. The demands already have been increased, they reported.
 The message, which was addressed to Premier Lenine and Foreign Min ister Trotzky, follows:
 As we anticipated, deliberations on treaty of peace are absolutely use less and could only make things worse in comparison with the ultimatum of February 21. They might even assume the character of leading to the pre- sentation of another ultimatum. Tn view of this fact and in conse- quence of the Germans refusal to cease military action until peace is signed we have resolved to sign the treaty without discussing it's contents and after we have attached our signatures We, therefore. have requested a train, expecting to sign today and leave after | wards.
 The most serious feature of the new demands, compared with those of Feb ruary 21, is the follows:
 To detach the regions of Kara band, kars and Batoum from Rus sian territory on the pretext of the right of peoples to self determine tion.
 The new territorial claims upon Russia are apparently advanced in the interest of Turkey, Batoum, a strongly fortified seaport on the Black sea coast, in Transcaucasia, about twenty miles north of the border of Turkish America, was one l of the cities ceded by Turkey tu Russia after the Russo Turkish war of 1S71-1S. Kars, also in Transcau- casia. 105 miles northeast of Erzer- oun in Turkish Armenia. has been in disputes between Turks and the Russians for nearly century and finally was ceded to Russia at the same time as was Batoum. The other region mentioned probably is that of Karabagh, Transcaucasia, ly- ing to the east of the Kars region and north of the Persian border.
 Tokio to Act
 ROME, Mar. 3.-"The government at Tokio will act energetically. but it is impossible to say in what way it not being desired to have tn, enemy know of its plans,' Genera Semba of the Japanese army, 1. quoted here as declaring in an in. terview regarding the situation in tn, Far East
 Japan's attitude, continued tn, general, depends upon the enemy. action-whether the Germans ente | Petrograd and, should they do SC whether they will stop there or in , wade, even without military action
 the remainder of eastern Russi 7 under the pretext of re-establishin . order and organizing supplies am thus reach Siberia. Japan, the gen eral declared, was ready for an eventuality.
 Siberia Up To Allies q WASHINGTON, Mar. ss-One e y the immediate effects of the sign s ing of Germany's peace terms b ;, the Russian Bolsheviki representa- n tives probably will be to bring
 quick conclusion of negotiation S among the allies and the Unite e States over steps to be taken i : Siberia to protect military store
 there and check any move the Teu
 tons may make there.
 There is still every indication ths
 the American government will joi
 with the allies in agreeing to ae $ tion by Japan alone, with an un y (Continued on Page Two)