New-York tribune., 1918-01-04
I euton Delegates
Start ON Return
To Brest-Litovsk

LONDON. Jan. Notwith standing
the nnfavorablc reception Of their pro-
posals by the Bolsheviki and the Rus
sian suggestion that the negotiations
be continued in neutral country, pref
crabiy at Stockholm, the delegates of
the Central Powers are returning to
Rrest-Litovsk on the assumption that
the conference will resume its sessions
at the appointed time.
Count Czernin, the Austro- -Hunga
rian Foreign Minister, departed from
Vienna this morning, accompanied by
u large staff of diplomats. The Turk
ish delegation set forth from Constan-
tinople on Tuesday. intending to visit
Berlin on the way to Brcst-Ltovsk.
The situation created by the hitch
in the Brest-Litovsk negotiations, dis
patches from Amsterdam rejecting
news from Berlin show. has aroused
the activities Of the rulers and poll
tcians of Germany and Austro-IIun-
gary.
Emperor William yesterday received
in joint audience Chancellor Won Hcrt-
ling. Field Marshal Won lIindenburg,
General von Ludcndorff. Finance Min.
ister Won Roedern and Foreign Secro
tary Won kuchlmann. The Foreign
Affairs Committee of the German Bun
desrat, under the presidency of Count
Won Dandl, discussed the Russian sit
uation at the Chanccllor's palace.
Chancellor Won Hertling had long
conversation with Admiral Won Tirpitz.
the former Minister of Marine. and
/ Emperor Charles received in audience
Professor Kucharzcvski. the Polish
I Premier
Foreign Secretary Won kuehlmann's
return to Brest-L -Litovsk, after his hur-
ried visit TO Berlin, is said to have ere
ated surprise, as did his conference
with Reichstag leaders, who were sum-
moned suddenly.
Leaders of all parties were present at
the conference, according to informa-
ton in Amsterdam, and they informed
strongly to the demand that the
Rcchstag be summoned as speedily as
possible. 1t is expected that the de-
mand will be discussed at Thursday s
session Of the Reichstag Main Commit
tee, which Chancellor Won Hertling will
attend.
Socialists Quiz Kuehlmann
The feature Of the conference is said
to have been the outspokcn speeches OF
Philip Schcidemann and Friedrich
Ebert, for the official (maj jority) Social
lists, and Hugo Haasc, for the Inde-
pendent Socialists. They are credited
with having TOLD Won hUcnlmann that
his attitude in the Russian negotiations
was prejudicial to peace. They told
him that to say one day that Germany
wanted no Russian territory and to say
the next day it wanted virtually al
territory occupied by German troops
justified Entente statesmen in dccln-
ing to place confidence in the word OF
Germany's leaders. The Foreign Sec
retary is said however, to have made
"complete explanations"
Socialist Paper Hits Policy
The Leipsic "Volks -Zcitung," the
leading Independent Socialist news.
paper, commenting on the Brest-Li.
tovsk situation and the activities oI
Won Kuehlmann and the government
says:
peace aims. Everybody in Germany
knows that she is not aiming at
just peace without annexations ant
indemnities, such as Won Kuehman1
depicted, but at a peace providing fo
an enormous increase in Germany
military, political and economic
"These intentions mast strengthe,
the war will of the Entente. German,
intends really to annex all territorie
She now holds. Her excuse that tn
populations Of these territories hav
declared their Willingness to be sew
cred from Russia is untrue. Individ
uas may have done so, but they al
ways have been irresponsible, actin
ON some German suggestion.'