Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-12
UKRAINE PACT
FREES CAPTIVES
WAR PRISONERS ARE DECLARED
At LIBERTY; INDEMNITIES
RENOWNED.

the details of the conference at which
the peace treaty between the central
powers and the new Ukrainian re-
public was signed has been received
here. The dispatch follows:
1T was possible to announce at the
beginning of the last pause in the
negotiations that the basis for the
conclusion of peace between the quad
ripple alliance and the Ukrainian peo-
PIES republic has been found. After
the return of the delegation to Brest-
Litovsk negotiations on this basis
were continued and agreement on all
points was established SO that the
final drafting Of the treaties and their
signature could be carried out. Owing
to the technical difficulties connected
with the five treaty texts it was no,
possible to hold a formal sitting and
affix signatures until the early morn
ing hours Of Saturday
"Dr. Richard Won kuehlmann, Ger
man foreign minister, as president,
opened the sitting shortly before 2
o'clock in the morning with the fol-
lowing speech:
Gentlemen, none Of you will be
able to close his eyes to the historical
Significance Of this hour at which the
representatives of the four allied pow
ers are met with representatives OF
the Ukrainian peoples republic to
sign the first peace attained in this
world war. May this peace be the
first of series Of blessed conclu-
sions; peace blessed both for the al
lied powers and for the Ukrainian
peoples republic for the future Of
which we all cherish the best wishes.
"DEMocRATic PEACE"
"The president of the Ukrainian
delegation replied:
"'We state with joy that from this
day peace begins between the quad
ripple alliance and Ukraine. We came
here in the hope that we should be
able to accept general peace and
make an end Of this fratricidal war.
Inspired with the most ardent love for
our people and recognizing that this
long war has exhausted the cultural
national powers of our people. we
must now divert all of our strength
to do our part to bring about a new
era and a new birth. We are firmly
persuaded that we conclude this peace
in the interests Of great democratic
masses and that we have attained a
democratic peace honorable to both
parties. From today the Ukrafnian
peoples republic is born to new life
and it enters an Independent state IN
the circle Of nations
The Observation-Disclosures are declared
to have reached an agreement on the
following points:
ARTICLE !. Germany, Austria Hun.
gary, Bulgaria and Turkey on the one
hand and the Ukrainian peoples re-
public on the other, declare that the
state Of war between them is at an
end.
article 2. Between Austria.Hun.
gary and Ukraine, as far as these two
powers border one another, those
frontiers will exist which existed be-
fore the outbreak Of the present war.
Further north the frontier of the re-
public beginning at Tarnegrad will in
general follow the line of Bilgerey to
Sroezebersyzs Krasnostau, Pugaszce,
Meshiretschei. Sarnaki Sci
mix, Wysekelitowsk, Kamietslitowsk,
Prushany and to Wydozowskyesee. |
This will be fixed in detail by fixed |
according to ethonograph- |
ical conditions and with a regard to |
the desires Of the population. Should !
the Ukrainian peoples republic yet |
have common frontiers with another :,
Of the powers Of the quadruple alli- |
ance special agreements will be made |
there.
REIMBURSEMENT RENoUNcED
article 3-The evacuation of &C.
cupied territories will begin immedi-
ate after the satisfaction Of the pres
ent treaty.
Article 4-The diplomatic and con-
sular relations between the contract
ing parties will be entered upon i'm.
after the ratification of the
peace treaty.
renounce the reimbursement
IF their war costs-that is to say the
state expenditure for carrying on the
war as we'll as naturalization for
damages that is to say those dam
ages suffered by them and their sub
jects in the war as through military
measures including all acquisitions
made in the enemys countries.
ARTICLE 6-The respective prison
ars of war will be permitted to return
home, or if they do not desire, with
The approval of the state concerned to
-emain in its territories or proceed to
another country.
article THE contracting parties
Undertake mutually and without de-
ay to enter into economic relations
and organize an exchange for goods
n basis of the following prescrip-
ions:
(Section missing here.)
OTHER PAcTS TO FOLLOW
"Article S-Restoration of public
md private legal regulations, the ex-
change Of prisoners of war and in
erned civilians. the question of am
lesty and the question Of the treat
nent of merchantmen in enemy ports
will be regulated in separate treaties.
"Article 9-The agreements made
n this peace treaty form an indivis-
bile whole.
article 10-The concluding part Of
he treaty provides: The present
,eace treaty will be ratified. Ratified
documents shall be exchanged as soon
IS possible So far as there are no
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