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other regions have taken place, the same applies to them. They in no way aim at conquest. They are sole- ly taking place at the urgent appeals and representations of the populations for. protection against atrocities and devastation by Red Guards and other bands. They have, therefore been | undertaken in the name of humanity. | They are measures of assistance and | have no other character. Itois a ques- 1 ton of creating peace and order in the interest of peaceable populations |
 We do not intend tos esta ablish our selves, for example, in -Esthonia or Livonia. In Courland and Lithuania our chief object is to create organs of self determination and self admin istration. Our military action, however has produced a success far exceeding the original aim.
 Main Thing Is Achieved
 News was received yesterday that Petrograd had accepted our condi- tions and sent its representatives to Brest Litovsk for further negotia- tions. Accordingly, our delegates travelled thither last evening. It is possible that there will still be dis pute about the details but the main thing has been achieved The will to peace has been expressly an nounced from the Russian side while the conditions have been accepted and the conclusion of peace must en- sue within a very short time
 ITO safeguard the fruits of our peace with Ukraine, our. army com many drew the sword. Peace with Russia will be the happy result. Peace negotiations with Rumania 1 began at Bucharest yesterday. It ap- | peared necessary that Secretary von kuehlmann should be present there 1 during the first days when the foun- dations were laid. Now, however, he will presumably soon go to Brest- | LitoVsk
 Tt is to be remembered regard i ing negotiations with Russia that we are not taking part in them alone, and are under obligation to champion the interest of our allies, Austria Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey, and to see to it that a compromise is arranged there regarding any diverg- ent desires that will possibly give rise to difficulties, but these difficulties will be overcome. With regard to ! Rumania, too, the guiding principle will be that we must and desire to convert into friends the states with which on the basis of the success of our army we now conclude peace
 T will say word regarding Poland in behalf of whom the entente and President Wilson have recently ap- peared especially to interest them selves, as well known country liber- ated from oppressive dependence on Czarist Russia by the united forces ot Germany and Austria Hungary for the T purpose of establishing an independen1 state, which, in unrestricted develop
 ment of it's national culture, shall al
 the same time become pillar of peace . in Europe.
 Constitutional Problem The constitutional problem-in the narrower sense the question what con- stitution the new state shall receive
 could not, as is easily understood, be , immediately 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 thi. ) connection to be overcome, difficultie.
 especially in the economain in conse Quence of the collapse of Russia. Fo, . this reason the news of peace with thi Ukraine at first evoked great uneasi
 ness in Poland I hope, however, tha
 the good will and proper regard to thu
 ethnographical conditions a compro
 mise on the claims will be reached. Tn
 announced intention to make a serious !, attempt in this direction has greatl! calmed Polish circles
 Tn the regulation of the frontie
 question only what is indispensable ol = military grounds will be demanded ol z I Germany's part
 Q The entente are fighting for the ac
 quisition of portions of Austro- Hun
 earian territory by Italy and for tn p severance of Palestine, Syria and Ara
 bia from the Turkish empire. Englan
 has particularly cast an eye on portion
 of Turkey territory. She has suddenl = discovered an affection for Arabian U and she hopes by utilizing the Arabian . to annex fresh territories to the Brit d ish empire, perhaps by the creation c = a protectorate dependent upon Britis q domination.
 n English Colonial Plan l, That the colonial wars of Englan