Evening star., 1920-01-02
ESTHON|ANS SCORE
0NBOLSHEv|STS
Surprises Appear in Agree
ment Signed Preliminary
to Armistice.

DORPAT, Thursday, January l.
Study of the agreement signed by
Esthonian and bolshevik represen-
tatives last night preliminary TO an
armistice particularly the military
guarantees, indicates the Esthonlans
have scored a notable success IN the
most important points under nego-
tiation. The biggest surprise of the
guarantees was that the Esthonians
would not be required to eject sol
diers who fought under Gen. Yuoe-
mitch in his recent campaign against
Petrograd until after the peace
treaty between Esthonia and soviet
Russia is ratified.
Reds Admit Concessions.
Bolshevik representatives admit
thew made great concessions as to
frontiers and military guarantees,
M. Joffre, head of the soviet delega-
ton. declaring:
II far exceeded the latitude ailo"eu
nv the Moscow government ana ex-
pect to be called to account When
return. but we have shown we are
able to make peace.
The military guarantees prohibit the
presence on the territory of either SOVIET
Russia or Esthonja any armies otner
F.. than their own or of friendly. powers
with which one of the contracting par-
! ties has concluded military convention
| but which is not actually warning
against the Otner ileci oiliiie ohI "
ganizing armies of other states and or
Plantations hostile to either side is pro-
hibited.
Other Provisions Of Treaty.
| It is provided that all troops not
under the authority of either govern
ment on January /, 1919, shall De as
| armed. and that all army and navy
munitions and stores, excepting 1000
| stuffs and clothing, belonging to such
| forces shall be neutralized and inn
m mobilized until January l, 1922. Thir-
ty per cent of such disarmament and
| naturalization of stores of non-gov-
| ernment armies must be completed
| within seven days after the ratifica-
| ton of the peace treaty, and 35 per
| cent of the remainder must be COM
! pleted each week following ratifica-
| ton.
Soldiers and officers in non.govern-
mental armies may not enter the arm
| les of either Of the contracting par
| ties. with the exception that men of
Esthonian nationality may enter the
Esthonian army. Use of ports in Ell
ther Esthonia or soviet Russia is for
hidden for the transportation OF goods
which may be used against the other
The agreement stipulates that organi-
cations may not be formed in either
Esthonia or soviet Russia under the
pretense that such organization is the
government of all or part of the ter
ritory of either party. In case there
is international naturalization of the
Gulf of Finland both parties agree to
join the convention.
Recognition Of Esthonia.
The text of the clause recognizing
Esthonia says:
TN accordance with the principles
oft proclaimed by the soviet Russian
government of the right of all peo-
pies to free determination of their
nationality even to the complete ceS-
sion from the state to which they be-
long, Russia recognizes. without res
ervation. the independence of the Es-
thonian state, and freely abdicates for
all time all the sovereign rights
. which belonged to Russia with re-
spect to Esthonia's lands and people
in accordance with former state or
ders, as we'll as those rights given
under international treaties. Esthon-
ian land and people shall have no OBJ
legations whatever with respect to
Russia because of the former connec-
tions of Esthonia with Russia"