The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-11

transfer of the evacuated territories
will be determined by the pIenipo-
tentiaries of the interested parties.
Article IV-The diplomatic and
consular relations between the con-
tracing parties will be entered up
on Immediately after the ratification
Of the peace treaty.
Article v - The contracting
parties mutually renounce the re-
endorsement OF their war costs
that is to say the state expenditure
for carrying on the war, as we'll as
decentralization for damages, that is
to say those damages suffered by
them and their subjects in the war
as through military measures In
Guiding all acquisitions made in the
enemy's countries.
Article VI-The respective pris-
oners Of war will be permitted to
return home or IL they do not desire,
with the approval Of the state con-
cerned, to remain in it's territories
or proceed to another country. The
Of the questions connect
ed herewith viii follow by means OF
treaties provided for Ii in
article viii.
article VII-The contracting
parties undertake mutually and
without delay to enter into economic
relations and organize an exchange
for goods on the basis Of the follow
ing prescription:
Section missing here.
ARTICLE VTII-Restoration Of pub |
in and private legal relations, the
,xchange OF prisoners Of war ana
nterned civilians, the question or
lmnesty and the question or treat
nent Of merchantmen in enemy
lands will be regulated in separate
reaties with the Ukrainian peoples
epublic,
n this peace treaty form an
The concluding part Of the treaty
,rovides. 1.-The present peace
reaty will be ratified. Ratified
shall be exchanged as
oon as possible. So far as there
re no provisions to the contrary
he peace treaty shall come into force
N ratification"
The supplementary treaties provld-
d for in article VIII also were sign
a. They cover the following points,
Restoration of consular relations.
Restoration of state treaties.
Restoration of civil law.
decentralization for civil damages
aused by laws of war or by acts
ontrary to international law.
Exchange of war prisoners and m
erned civilians.
hose fallen in enemy territory.
Provision for the return to their
ONES of persons affected by the
IRE treatment of merchant vessels in
nemy hands.
a No Enthusiasm In Germany.
Amsterdam. Feb. Little trace
4 enthusiasm is apparent in the Ger
nan press comments on the conclus-
on OF peace with the Ukraine. the
berlin Vossische Zeitung for instance
avs:
:aThe young state has placed itself
nder the protection OF our friena-
hin To SAFEGUARD its endangered de-
This fact creates 9
reach in the moral ring with which
British and American calumpy has
US during the war.
The ISOlxal Anzeiger says:
For the central empires. the I'M
,ortance OF the agreement with the
Ukraine lies principally in the eco
omic dominion"
The FranIfurter Zeitung remarks
hat to overestimate what had been
.ttained would be dangerous, but
ne Of the chief gains is that the
lnost forgotten idea OF peace issues
ONES forth for the first time before
he peoples of the whole world as
angible reality out Of the unprece-
ented horror OF these times"
According to q Vienna telegram
he news came as great relief to L
AUSTRIA, the announcement OF the
,eace inspired editions of the news
apers making deep impression
pom the public. Flags were run up
n numerous buildings.
The Neue Frete Presse says:
'eThe influence Of this peace viii be
cit in Russia and Rumania, and it
an be expected that other peoples
7ilI join I'm. The great breakup OF
he war has begun In the east"
The Neues Wiener Tagebiatt Is OF
he opinion that the ukrainian rada
7ould be strengthened In it's fight
galnat the Bolahevfli, whose ten
encieB toward destruction win prove
oweriess against such a great
as the peace with the
TlErainian peoples republic"
Tn this nanaa" Il adds, "Feb. 2 will
= the beginning Of the end Of the
7orld war"