The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-14

London, Jan. l3.--Thc Russian ar-
count of the session of the peace. con-
ference Mt Brest- Litovsk shows n con-
siderable variance from the German
version transmitted by the Wolff hu-
rcau Saturday. The Russian version
pictures the Russian delegates as act
ing throughout with more than a sus~.
nicinn-~ruther an actual conviction
that the German delegates were viz
naily delegates of the military and
anneXatiouist groups
one passage of Trotzky's speech
which the Wolff bureau omits. follows.
Regrets are Wanting.
THE sincerity of our aspirations for
pcac" are sufficiently prayed by our
attitude regarding the free right OF
development Of Finland. Armenia and
Ukraine. The other side had only to
show an analogous attitude regarding
the regions occupied by It,"
Referring To an early part of Trot2-
kN's speech, the German version speaks
OF certain telegram, about which 1t
says that Trotzky expressed regrets,
The Russian version says nothing
about regrets, but introduces a fiery
passage, asserting that the German
ritories is merely that the will of the
people should be replaced by the will
of a privileged group. Near the close
is a passage which the German YER
sion gives thus: The Russian gov
ernment, however, wrote at the head
OF it's program "A world peace. The
great %Smrat HES OF the Russian people
FOR the peoples Of tha allies strengthen
il in It's desire to attain the speedicst
peace. based on understanding among
the peoples
Has Another Version.
The Russian account says "our
government placed at the head OF its
program a world peace, but IL prom
ised the people TO sign only II demo.
cratic and just peace. The asnlpathics
Of the Russian people are with the
working classes OF Germany and her
allies, Years of war have not hard
cred the hearts of the Russian sol
diera, 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:
War Map Their Guide.
The refusal of the central powers
Ia transfer the conferences to IA neil
nal site is only oxpiicabie by the de-
sire of their governments and power
ful anneXntionists groups to base their
dealings not on reconciliation Of peo-
pies but on the war map. But war
maps disappear while peoples remain.
We regarded as idle the assertions Of
the German press that refusal to
transfer the conference vas in the
nature Of an nltimatum. We were
wrong. and an ultimattlm was de-
livered- parleys at Brest -Ltovsk or
none.
Tell Why They Stuck.
"The German anncxationists regard
able to concilia,ory settlement of the
future of Poland, Lithuania, courland
and Armenia. Semi official annexa-
ZIONIST agitators in the central coun-
tries are trying to persuade the Ger
man people that behind the open and
frank policy of Russia Is a British or
other. stage manager.
Therefore. We decided TO remain at
'Erest-LitoYsk so that the slightest
possibility of peace may not be lost.
SO that IL may be established whether
peace is possible with the central
powers without violence TO the Poles,
Let's. Armenlans and all other ma
tiOnalitiea which the Russian revolu-
tion assures fun right Of development,
without reservation or restriction"