The sun., 1918-01-14
Bolsheviki Regard Teuton
Delegates Agents Of An
nexationist Group.
NEW LIGHT ON PARLEY
Report on Conference Com.
ing From Russia Differs
From Berlin Version.
RADICALS EYES OPENED
Believe Kaiser's Representa-
tives Will Not Consent to
Yield Seized Lands.


tives Will Not Consent to
Yield Seized Lands.
LONDON, Jan. 1].-The sDaily
News" correspondent at Petrograa
sends the following,
"Ths nnal ruptars Of aeeetiatieAs ~
Brest.Litovsk may bs expected at any
moment, u. as seems preballev the
German nilitarists continue 10 impose
'heIr policy on their aeleg.tes." 4
LONDON, Jan. 13.-The Russian ac-
count Of tho session Of the peace con.
ference at Brest-Litovsk shows . con-
s.derable variance from the German YER
ION transmitted by the wolT Bureau.
,ne German semi-ofiicial news agency.
~ Saturday. The Russian version pic
lures the Russian deiegates as acting
throughout with more than a suspicion
rather than an actual conviction
bat the German delegates were Nr-
'ually agents Of the military and an
nexation'st groups. One passa se Of the
Foreign Minister. which the Wolf Blu
reau omits. follows:
The sincerity Of our aspirations for
reace are sufficiently proved by our at
'itude regarding the free right Of devel-
opment Of Finland. Armenia and
Ckrainia. The other aide has only to
show an analogous attitude regarding
the regions occupied by It."
Referring to an early part Of Trotaky's
speech. the German version speaks Of .
certain telegram about which II says
Trotsky expressed regrets. The Russian
version says nothing about regrets. but
introduces . nery passage asserting that
the German viewpoint REGARDING reoccu-
pied territories 10 merely that the will
Of the people should be replaced by tho
will Of a privileged group. Near the
close is passage which the German
version gives thus: ,,w'
The Russian Government, however.
wrote at the head Of its programme .
the Russian people for the peoples Of the
Allies strengthen It in its desire To At
.ain the speediest peace based on under
standing among the peoples"
Russian Account Differs.
The Russian account says: "Our Gov
ernment placed at the head OF its pro-
rramme a world peace. but 1t promised
the people to sign only a democratic
and Just peace. The sympathies Of the
Russian people are with the working
classes Of Germany and her allies.
Years OF war have not hardened the
hearts Of the Russian soldiers. who
stretch forth their hands to the people
on the other side"
Regarding the proposal to remove the
negotiations to Stockholm the Russian
version says in part:
Tho refusal of the Central Powers
10 transfer the conference to . neutral
site Is only explicable by the desire Of
their Governments and powerful annex
ationist groups to base their dealings
not on recognition Of peoples but on
the war map. But war maps disap-
near while peoples remain. We re-
rarded as idle the assertions Of the
German press that refusal to transfer
The conference was in the nature Of An
matun was delivered-parlsys at Brest-
The German annexationists regard
the rupture Of negotiations as prefer
able to conciliatory settlement Of the
future Of Poland Lithuania. Courland
and Armenia. Semi-omcial annexa-
Zionist agitators in the central countries
arc trying to persuade the German peo-
pie that. behind the open and frank pol
icy Of Russia IL British or other stage
manager Therefore We decided to re-
main at Brest-Litovsk 20 that the slight
est possibility Of peace may nd be lost
30 that It may be established whether
peace is possible with the Central
, Let's. Armenians and all other nation
alities to which the Russian revolution
f., assures full right Of development with
out reservation or restriction"
Discuss Ukraine Delegation.
The report Of the Wolff bureau says
that at the opening OF the sitting Coun,
Czernin. the Austro-H Hungarian Foreign
Minister. announced that the Central
Towers recognized the Ukraine delega.
tion as ''an independent delegation
representing the Ukraine republic" bu'
that formal recognition OF the Ukrainiar
republic as an independent state would
be reserved for the peace treaty.
NJ Trotsky followed Count Csernin
saying that such conflicts As had oc.
curred between the Russian Government
and the Ukraine have had no connec.
ton with the question Of the self-deter-
mination OF the Ukraine. concerning
tween two sister republics"
NJ. Bolubowysch. the Ukrainian Secre,
tary OF State. accepted the statements oi
Count Czernin and NJ. Trotxky and an.
nounced that his delegates would par
tlcipate In the peace negotiations on tina,
basis.
Later In the session the delegates dis
cussed the German claim that the Rus.
Sian wireless statements issued durinl
tho recess constituted Q transgression ol
the spirit OF the armistice. N. Trotsk,
desired to know In what particular tn.
spirit Of the armistics had been trans
eressed by the communications and Gen
Iioffmann Of the German delegation 70
piled:
AT the head Of the armistice treat,
stood the words bring about q lastini
peace Your Russian propa ga nda trans
crossed this intention. because It dit
not strive after = lasting peace. but Il
",rry the resolutions concerning civi
war into the countries Of the Centra
Towers"
NJ. Trotsky answered Gen. Hoffman,
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