New-York tribune., 1918-02-24
Now Seeks All of
Courland, Parts of
Esthonia and
Livonia
Must Answer
Within 48 Hours
Austria Adheres to the
erms Offered to
Trotzky at Brest-
Litovsk


demands are made on Russia by Ger
many as the price of peace, Russian
omclai wireless message received here
tonight from Pctrograd reveals.
The line shown by General Hoffman,
at Brest-Litovsk as the future boun-
dary OF Russia is changed to take in
still more territory in the region of
Dvinsk; the Russian army and fleet
are to be demobilized; the Central
Powers are to have complete power of
disposal over the Baltic provinces.
Lithuania. Poland and the Ukraine:
! and great commercial concessions are
demanded, including the free export
without tariff of ores.
The treaty of peace must be ac-
cepted in ty-eight hours, signed at
Brest-Litovsk within three days and
ratified within two weeks. The wire
less follows:
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 Dvinsk this line
must be advanced 20 the Eastern from
tier of Courland.
The former attachment of these
regions tfo7 the Esssssssas 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.
Evacuation Promised
Germany and Austria Hungary
have the intention 10 define further
the fate of these regions in agree
ment 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 it is not
stated otherwise. Livonia and Esth-
Russian troops and Red Guards"
'LivoHld and Esthonia will be oc-
cupled by German police until the
date when the constitution of the
respective countries shall guarantee
their social security and political
order. All inhabitants who were ar
rested for political reasons must be
released Immediately.
Russia will conclude peace with
the Ukrainian Peoples Republic.
Ukraine and Finland will be imme-
dlately evacuated by Russian troops
and Red Guards.
Russia will DO all in its power to
secure for Turkey the orderly return
OF It's Anatolian frontiers. Russia
recognizes the annulment of the
Turkish Capitalizations.
Must Demobilizc Army
"Thc complete rehabilitation of
the Russian army, inclusive of the
detchments newly formed by the
present government, must be carried
out Immediately.
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 disarmed Warships of the En-
tente which are in the sphere of
Russian authority must be regarded
as Russian ships.
''Merchant navigation of the Black
Sea and the Baltic Sea must be re-
newed. as stated in the armistice
treaty. The clearing away of mines
is to begin Immediately. The block
ade of the Arctic Ocean is to remain
in force until~the conclusion of
general peace.
"The Russo-German commercial
treaty of 1914 must be enforced
again. In addition there must be a
guarantee Cor the free export, with
out tariff, Of ores and the immediate
commencement of negotiations for
the conclusion Of new commercial
treaty, with a guarantee of the most
favored nation treatment. at least
until 1928, even in the case of the
termination of the proyisorium, and,
finally, the sanctioning of all clauses
corresponding to Paragraph II of
Clauses 3, and Is Of the Ukraine
pea ,e treaty
VIII Exact Damages
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
indemnitics for civil damages, this
must be in accordance with the Ger
man proposal. And there must be in
identification with expenses for war
prisoners, in accordance with the
Russian proposal.
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 govern
ment or on the part of persons sup
ported by the government, against
membesr Of the Quadruple Alliance