Evening journal., 1918-02-11
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TO Peace PARLEY
UItimatum Reported Sent
by Won Mackensen Ex-
pired Yesterday
AUSTRIA WELCOMES
UKRAINE PACT

mont foDruhry o ooHldnohb Hes
peace negotiations be begun within
four daya The Rumanian cabinet
Ehereupon resigned.
while there has been no lighting
Of Importance on the Rumsnisn front
Tor many months, Field Marshal Won
Msokensen Is still at least nominally
II command OF the Teutonic armies
there. The Rumanians concluded an
armistiee at the same time as the Rus
aitns, but have not asked for peace ne
gotistions II was reported last week
after conference OF the Teutonic
Powers 10 Berlin that a peace o1er
70 Rumania had been agreed upon. and
X WIS Indicated that this included a
proposal that Rumanie cede the Dob
rudia 70 Bulgaria. seeking compensa-
zion In Bessarabia.l
AMSTERDAM, Peb. ii.-Aooordlng 10
A Vienna telegram. the news OF the
conclusion OF peace with the Ukraine
came as great relief 10 Austria the
announcement Of the peace IN special
editions OF the newspapers, making a
deep impression upon the public. Flags
were run up on numerous buildings.
Leaders Of the Ukrainian (Ruthe-
miami Representatives 10 the Austrian
Parliament have sent congratulations
20 Emperor Charles on the signing OF
peace with the Ukraine. says q Vienna
dispatch. and expressed confidence that
the approaching peace would also
bring the Ukrsinians OF the Austro-
Hungary monarchy full national and
political freedom"
The Vienna Neue Freie Presse IN It's
comment says:
'orhe influence OF this peace VIII he
felt In Russia and Rumsnia and It can
he expected that other peoples viii
3oin In. The great breakup Of the war
has begun In the East
The Reich Post says:
III Is great Victory for Count
Czernin's policy and is a guaranty that
our enemies plot against the economic
and national existence Of the Central
Powers is beginning to be finally brok-
en- 10 bits"
The Neue Wiener Fageblatt IS OF the
opinion that the Ubranlan Rada will
be strengthened in its fight against the
BolsheviN "whose tendencies toward
destruction will prove powerless
against such a great achievement as
the peace with the Ukralnlan peoples
republic"
'In this sense" 70 adds. February
win be the beginning OF the end OF the
world war"
Little trace OF enthusiasm, however
Is apparent In the German press com
menis. The Berlin Nossiche Zeitune
for instance, says.
"The young state has placed. tsel
Under the protection Of our friendship
TO safeguard It's endangered develop
ment. This.fact creates a breach in th'
moral ring with which American anC
British calumny has surrounded u.
during the war
The Lokal Anzelger, IN It's comment
SAYS;
-For the Central Empires the i'm.
portance Of the agreement with the
Ukraine lies principally in the econom-
ic domain"
The Frankfurter Zeitung remarks
that to over-estimate what had been at
tanned would be dangerous, but one OF
the chief gains Is that the almost for
gotten idea of peace issues forth for The
ilrst time before the peoples Of the
whole world as a tangible reality out
Of the unprecedented horror Of these
times"
News Of the signing Of the peace be-
tween the Central Powers and the Tx
raine stimulated trading on the Bourse
here yesterday, especially Russian and
Austrian securities. The fact that Rus-
sian cOnsois were In demand at 2ih
which is about points higher than the
day previous, was interpreted as mean
ing that no excessive anxiety exists re-
garding the reputation Of the Russian
debt.
The removal OF the British embargo
upon the Dutch cables and the new,
ihat two Dutch steamers had been per
mitted TO sail from America further
helped 20 brace the market.
PARIS. Feb. ii.-Comment Of On,
French press on the signing of a peace
between the Central Powers and thl
Ukraine is as a rule somewhat depress
cd IN tone. The news is no cause o
rejoicing for u.s. says La Votoire.
Premier Clemenceau's L'Homme Llbr
points out that The UlTainians are SET
ting out upon a dangerous road deliv
ering their country with its rich re
sources to German exploitation
'aThe right Of peoples to dispos
themselves has received It's first appli
cation unhapphy," says L'Action Fran
caise, Royalist newspaper. 1t is NOR
IN conformity with our fears than witt
with our hopes. The FIRST use made b.
ihis people OF their newly acquired lib
erty Is to deliver Itself into slavery.
The Gaulois considers that the Ub
rainian surrender confirms the vieV
that Germany Is making an effort, 9
reach Odessa. Alfred Capus, In the Fie
arc, Is more optimistic. He consider
the peace as Of an artificial. unendul
ing character.
The Matin predicts that long month
win elapse before Germany win rea
any economic benefit from the peace.
ZURICH Switzerland. Feb. ii-Tt
separate peace signed with the Ukrair
is the equivalent Of a declaration
war by the Central Powers against tf
Bolrheviki, says the Zuricher Zeitun
In its comment on the peace develol
ment Il doubts also whether the "
ralne Is in a position to conclude q
effective peace.
TALK ON WASHINGTON
AND LINCOL