Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-05
TERMS or PEACE
FORCED ON SLAVS
AMSTERDAM. March r.

AMSTERDAM, MhrGh q.
Dispatches from Berlin give details Il
the peace agreement between the con-
tral Powers and Russia. The docuW'nt
says the Powers involved have agreed
90 terminate the state "f war and hrL
about peace as quickly as possible nud'
therefore. the plcnipotcntiarl'H sIEh'd the
following articles:
First. Tho central Powers and Russia
declare the state Of war between ih"n
to be- terminated and are resolved hCnc,-
forth to live in peace ana friendship
with one another
Second The contracting nations VIII
refrain from all agitation or prorora-
ton against other siguatory Govern
ments and undertake to spare the p"pu-
lation of the regions occupied by TN"
powers Of the Quadruplc Alliance.
Third The regions lying west Of tn"
line agreed upon by the contracting par
ties and formerly belonging to RUSSIA,
shall no longer he under l'usSlan S"NeI-
eighty II is agreed tlc lin" apprnrH
from the appended map, 40. !, Whl'n
as agreed upon. forms an essential part
of the peace treaty. The liking Of the
line in the west will hc settled In the
German Russian mixed commission.
The regions In question VIII nay" no
obligation whatever toward RUSSIA
arising from their former relations
thereto Russia undertakes to refrain
from all interference in the INTERNAL al
fairs Of these territories and TO ley Ter
many and Austria determine the futurc
fate Of these territories in agreement
with their populations.
Fourth. Germany and Austria agree
when general peace rs concluded ana
Russian dcmoholi2ation is fully COM
pleted to cNaCuatc the regions east
Of the line designated in Article !,
number one in so far as Article does
not stipulatc otherwise. Russia wi" do
everything IN ncr power to complete
as soon as possible the evacuation OF
the Anatoliau provinces aud their order.
" return to Turkey. The districts ot
Erivan, Kars and Batoum Will likewise
without delay be evacuated by the Rus
sian troops Russia will not interfere
in the reorganization OF the constttu.
tional or international conditions OF
these districts but leave it to the pOnu-
lations of the districts to carry out the
reorganization, in agreement with the
neighborlng States, particularly turkey
Fifth Russia will without delay carry
out the complete Decentralization of h"'
army. including the forces newly form
cd by the present Government. Russia
will further transfer her warshipo to
Russian harburs and leave them there
until general peace or Immediately dis
arm Warships of States continuing III
| a state of war with the Quadruplc Al
lance will he treated .as Russian war
ships In so far as they are within Rus
sian control.
The barred zone of the Arctic con-
tinues in force until the conclusion of
peace. An immediate beginning Will he
made of the removal of mines in the
Baltic and in so far as Russian power
extends in the Black Sea. Commercial
shipping IL free in these waters and will
be resumed Immediately. a mixed COM
mission will be appointed to fix further
regulations, especially for the announce
ment of routes for merchant ships. Shp-
ping routes are to he kept permanently
free from floating mines.