Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1918-01-18
HUN reply TO
RUSS ENJOYS
PROPOSALS IS
MADE PUBLIC
Won Keuhlmann Announces
That Central Powers Win
Reply Verbally Hereafter to
Bolsheviki Demands.
CRv Review Leased wirel

BERLIN. via London. Jan. 1.-THE
official report of the reply Of the Ger
mans to the Russian delegates at the
Brest-LitOvsk conference last Monday
says DR.. Won Keuhlmann announced
that the central powers had decided
TO reply verbally to the formulated
proposals OF the Russian delegation.
He urged that the present method OF
drawing up formulated documents
wasted so much time and led to little
progress.
He advised that they talk matters
over l. the future. sntrusting their
paper drafts TO one representative
from each side. These two represen-
tatives should form an editorial com
mittee who should reach an under
standing between themselves in ascer-
tanning and setting down points of diff
ference. The reply of the central pow
ers was then read as follows:
Unacceptable
The proposals of the Russian dee
cation with regard to the development
of matters in regions of Russia Occu-
pied by the central powers diverse to
such a degree from the views of the
central powers that in their present
form they must be characterized as
unacceptable. They do not possess the
character of an attitude of compromise
tor which the central powers have
striven. but represent a one-sided Rus.
sian demand. which excludes the Just
basis of the opposite party being tax
en- into consideration.
In spite of that the central powers
are prepared again to give a clearly
formulated expression OF their opin-
ions upon pending questions. this time
in a formulated manner. and also to
try to find out ii the compromise striv-
en- for by them offers any prospect OF
realization.
"One portion of the territories Occu-
pied by the central powers is dealt
with in article one, of the German
draft, This matter has been deliber-
ated upon and requires no further dis
cussiOn. The question according to
which blank in the wireless dis
patch received by the British admiral
ty) SATELLITE should be granted
was purely a temporary organization
and had four stages; tn-The time
between the conclusion OF peace with
Russia and the termination OF Russian
demobilization. (2)-The time between
the Russian peace and general peace
(3l-The time for the transition stage
OF the pew peoples. l4l-The finally
definitive stage which the new states
require for the complete installation
of their state organization.
Is Net General Peace
1t must be repeatedly pointed out
that for the central bowers. as dis
tinct from the case of Russia. the con
clusiOn of peace with Russia by no
means has any connection with gen
eral peace. and that the central powers
will be compelled to continue the war
against their other enemies. On the
other hand the Russian government
declares again TO the allied Creutonicl
delegation that il is of the opinion
that the existing constitutional organ
izations OF newly created states may
be considered for the present fully
competent to express the win Of wide
circles of the people.
"of great Importance for the Ques-
ton (blank in the wireless dispatchl
of the individuality Of a state is the
decision reached by the supreme court
law and given at Washington in the
year ISOS. in which it is stated; That
the sovereign rights Of the United
States OF North America must be rec
ognized as having fully and complete
IN existed from the day Of the an
nouncement OF its independence. that
is to say. as from the Fourth of July.
1875. quite independent OF its recognh
tion on the part Of England in the
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