New-York tribune., 1918-02-27

tion by Red Guards and other hands
They have therefore been undertaken
in the name Of humanity. They are
measures of assistance and have no
other character. 1t is question Of
creating peace and order in the interest
of peaceable populations.
owe do not intend to establish our
selves, for example, in Esthonia or Lii
vonia. In Courland and Lithuania our
chief object is to create organs of self
determnatino and self adm mis- tration
Our military action, however, has pro
duced a success far exceeding the orig
lnal AIM
Predicts Russian Peace
"News was received yesterday that
Petrograd had accepted our con-
ditions and had sent its repre-
sentatives to BrestLitovsk for further
negotiations. Accordingly, our dele
gates travelled thither last evening. 1t
is possible that there will still be dis
pute about the details, put the main
thing has been achieved. The will to
peace has been expressly announced
from the Russian side, while the con-
ditions have been accepted and the con-
clusion Of peace must cnsue within q
very short time.
'''To safeguard the fruits Of our peace
with Ukraine our army command drew
the sword Peace with Russia will be
the happy result.
peace negotiations with Rumania
began at Bucharest yesterday. 1t APP
peared necessary that Secretary Won
Kuehlmann should be present there
during the first days, when the founda-
tions were laid. Now, however, he win
presumably soon go to Brest-Litovsk
1t is to be remembered regarding
negotiations with Rumania that we are
not taking part in them alone and are
under obligation to champion tho ntcr-
ests of our allies. AUSTRIA Hungary,
Bulgaria and Turkey, and to see to it
that compromise is arranged there
regarding any divergent desires that
Will possibly give rise to difficulties.
but these difficulties viii be overcome.
with regard to Rumania. too, the
guiding principle will be that we must
and desire to-convcrt into friends
the states with which on the basis Of
the success Of our army we now con-
clude peace.
Position Toward Poland
~ will say a word regarding Poland,
in behalf Of whom the Entente and
President Wilson have recently APP
peared specially to interest themselves.
oppressive dependence on Czarist Rus
sa by the united forces of Germany
and AustriaHungary, for the purpose
of establishing an Independent state,
which, in unrestricted development of
its national culture shall at the same
time become Il pillar of peace in
Europe.
"Thc constitutional problem in the
sense the question what con-
the new state shall receive
could not, as is easily understood, be |
decided, and is still in the !
stage of exhaustive discussions be-
tween the three countries concerned |
A fresh difficulty has been added to the |
many difficulties which have in this /
to be overcome, difficulties
of the collapse of old
Russia.
Hopes for Compromise
"This difficulty results from tl,n do
imitation of the frontier between the
lew state and adjacent Russian terri
.ory. For this reason the news of
peace with the Ukraine at first evoked
great uneasiness in Poland | hope.
however, that with good will and proper
regard to the othnographcal condition
=
reached. The announced intention to
make a serious attempt in this direc
ton has greatly Gained Polish circles.
"1n the regulation of the frontier
question only what is indispensable on
military grounds will be demanded on
Gemany's part"
"The Entente are fighting for the
acquisition of portions of Austro- Hun
sarian territory by Italy and for the
severance Of Palestine, Syria and
Arabia from the Turkish Empire. Eng
land hopes by the creation of a de- |
pendent. protectorate to annex new por-
tons of territory to the British En-
pre- and to increase and round off the
Africa.
England has particularly cast an eve
on portions of Turkish territory. she |
has suddenly discovered an affection
TOR the Arabians, and she hopes by
utilizing the Arabians to annex fresh
territories to the British Empire. per
haps by the creation of pyotectorate
dependent upon British domination.
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