Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-02-26
NEW AGREEMENT
IS ANNOUNCED BY
SLAV GOVERNMENT
Territory Must Be ReIinquiShed
10 Germany or Be POIiCed by
1t, and Navy Must Cease
Operations

4 LONDON. Feb. ga Russian wire
less government statement received here
. tonight says:
Germany will renew the peace nego-
iations and viii conclude peace on the
following conditions:
Both TO declare the war ended
All regions west OF the line indicated
at Brest-Litoysk to the Russian delega-
ton. which formerly belonged to Rus
sla, 20 be no longer under the terri to-
rial protection Of Russia.
In the region of Dvinsk this line
must be advanced. TO the eastern from
tier of Cortland"
Tine former attachment of these re-
gions 10 the Russian state must in no
case involve for them obligations to-
ward Russia Russia renounces every
claim 10 intervene in the internal al
fairs OF those regions.
Germany and Austria Hungary have
the intention to define further the fate
OF these regions in agreement with their
populations.
VIII Evacuate Eastward
Germany is ready, after the compile
ton of Russian rehabilitation. to evac-
uate the regions which are east of the
above line. So far as it is not stated
otherwise, Lvonia and Esthonia must
Immediately be cleared OF Russian
troops and Red guard.
"LivOnia and Esthonia will be occu-
pied by German police until the date
when the constitution of the respective
countries shall guarantee their social
security and political order. All inhabi-
sants who were arrested for political
reasons must be released Immediately.
Russia will conclude peace with the
Ukraiuian peoples republic. Ukraine and
FINLAND Will be Immediately evacuated
by Russian troops and Red guards.
Russia will do all in its power to Sc
cure for Turhey the orderly return of
its Anatolian frontiers. Russia recog-
nizes the annulstiOn of the Turkish
capitulation.
The complete rehabilitation of the
Russian army. inclusive o. the detacn-
ments newly formed by the present gov
eminent. must be carried oIt immediate
~.
Russian warships in the Black sea,
the Baltic sea and the Arctic ocean must
Immediately either be sent to Russian
narbors and kept there until the con-
ciusi6n Of peace or be disarmed. War
ships Of the entente which in the sphere
OF Russian authority must be regarded
as Russian ships.
Merchant navigation on the Black
sea and Baltic sea must be renewed, as
stated Al ZIG sLLIuASNANG AANANs nv
clearing away OF mines is to begin i'm
mediateIy. The blockade of the Arctic
ocean is to remain in force until the
conclusion Of 3 geenral peace.
The Russo-German commercial treaty
Of 1914 must be enforced again. In
addition. there must be guarantee for
the free export. without tarin, of ores
and the immediate commencement OF
negotiations FOR the conclusion of new
commercial treaty, with a guarantee OF
the most favored nation treatment. at
least until 1929, even in the case of the
termination of the provisorium, and,
finally. the sanction of all clauses cor
responding to paragraph IL, of clauses
,. and Is of the Ukraine peace treaty
Legal and political relations are to
be regulated in accordance with the
decision of the first version OF the Ger
mano- Russian convention. SO lar as
action on that decision has not yet been
taken. especially with respect to indem-
mites for civil damages, this must De
in accordance with the German pro-
posal.
And there must be decentralization
with EXPENSES for war prisoners, IN ac-
cordance with the Russian proposal
Russia will permit and support so
far as she can German commissions TOT
war prisoners, civil prisoners anu W.T.
refugees.
RUSSIA promises 10 put an end TO
every propa ganda and agitation, either
on the part of the government or on
the part OF persons supported by me
government against members OF me
uuadruple alliance and their political
ard military institutions, even in To-
caltics occupied by the central pow
erS.
The above conditions must be &C
cepted within forty-eight hours. Tne
Russian plenipotentiaries must start
Immediately for Brest-Litovsk and sign
at that place within three days peace
treaty. which must be ratified within
two weeks
The foregoing. adds the Russian Of
fetal statement, is dated Berlin, Feo-
ruarv q, and is signed by Won huehi-
mann tthe German foreign secretary
ana Lieutenant General (name omit
/ ted, commander-in-chief Of the army.