Evening star., 1918-01-05
TEUTONS return
FOR PEACE PARLEY,
BUT FIND NO RUSS
Request That Negotiations Go
to Stockholm Only Greeting
at Brest-Litovsk.

at Brest-Litovsk.
By the Associated Press.
LONDON, January 5.-When
the delegates of the central pow
ers arrived at Brest-Litovsk to re-
sumo the peace negotiations they
found no Russian delegates there,
according to Vienna dispatch to
Zurich, forwarded by the Ex-
change Telegraph Company. All
that awaited them was a telegram
from the Russians asking Tor
transfer of the negotiations to
Stockholm.
Free passage of the Dardanelles
for Russian ships, Russian evac-
uation of Turkish territory and
the rehabilitation of the Russian
Black sea fleet are provided for in
the draft of Turkish peace terms
presented to Russia, according to
an Exchange Telegraph dispatch
from Petrograd. Turkey, it is
provided, is to retain her active
army in consequence OF the con-
tinuation of war against the en-
tente.
Main Points in Draft.
The main points in the draft present
ed by the Turkish delegates are given
in the dispatch as follows:
81. Frontier lines to remain as before
the war.
-. Within two years of the conclu-
sion of peace the contracting parties
shall conclude a convention respecting
sea trade and consulates
'3. War losses incurred by individuals
to be refunded.
"a. Guarantees to be given for the
territorial integrity and development
of Persia on the basis of her entire in
dependence.
sian ships passing through the Dar-
danelles and the Bosporus.
80 Mobilization within limits to be
permitted for national defense.
~. Russia to undertake to remove
her armies to territory within the pre-
vious Russian borders in six to eight
weeks after signing the peace agree
ment. leaving only one division to safe
guard her frontier.
as. Russia to Demobflize her army of
special Armenian units and also to de-
mobilize the Black Sea navy.
"9. Turkey to retain her active army
in consequence of continuation of war
against the entente.
Approach Assembly Methods.
Special dispatches from Petrograd
report attempts by the German dele
gates at Petrograd to make some sort
OF c1andestine agreement with the
members of the Constituent assembly.
The correspondent OF the Daily News
says. that the Germans are trying,
Through neutralsdiplomat, to get into
communication with members of the as
sembly. Their object Is obvious, he
adds, as the parties opposed to the
boIsheviki are quite ready to profit by
and to tell the people that the boil
sheviki promised them peace but gave
them war.
The version of the correspondent OF
the Daily Mail is that the Germans have
been putting pressure, direct or indi-
with the summoning of a constituent
assembly, as the Germans have been
making it pretty obvious that they are
unwilling to recognize the bolsheviki
as representatives of majority of the
Russian people or even as temporary
trustees of the sovereign power.
The Daily News dispatch expresses
fear that Germany will find the con-
stituent assembly more amenable than
the bolshevik in regard to making
peace. and quotes Foreign Minister
Trotzky as saying that the bourgeois
are prepared to give away half the
country. IL they can obtain control of
the government of the other half.
Attitude of Ukraine.
Regarding the attitude of the
Ukraine toward the Germans, the Daily
News says that the rada is willing to
strike a bargain with the Germans.
The retrograd correspondent of the
Times. who Is now in London, writes
that the Ukrainians are determined to
send mission to Brest-Litovsk, not to
negotiate a separate peace but to as
certain Germany's intentions toward
Little Russia. The Germans are willing
he says. TO recognize the rada on the
basis that the Ukraine supply Germany
with foodstufs and. recognize German
economic interests in the Ukraine
Neither of these points, the correspond
ert adds. is to Little Russian taste, but
IL the allies fail to help the Ekrain-
ians or adopt a policy of com promise
with the bosheviki, the rada may have
to yield and the Cossacks. too.
Newspapers In Petrograd continue to
report fighting in the south, where ac-
cording TO the correspondent of the
Times. civil war is waging fast and
furious In several places there are
reported TO have been scenes of fierce
fighting. These include Ekaterinosiav
where. ii is said. fighting already has
lasted five days. However, as com,nu-
nicatiou south and east of Petrograd
is precarious at the best. the reports
convey little information.
The Austro-GerInan delegations in
that the allies have decided to break
relations with Russia. Perhaps this is
the reason why the officials OF the Brit
ish embassy have taken pains to as
sure Trotzky that the departure Of Sir
George Buchanan Is purely on account
of i'll health and that he would have
left last March but for the persuasion
of former Foreign Minister Terest-
chenko. TrotZky also was told that
the other members of the embassy have
no intention OF leaving Petrograd at
present +. o. Indley, councillor of
the embassy. remains in charge
Amidst the whirl of events, Involving
the fate of the nation, the bolsheyfk
government has found time to decree
that Russia shall adopt phonetic SPELL
ing on January IA. Three yowels and
one consoDant were eliminated from the
Russian alphabet.
Germany Domineerinq.