THE TERMS OF PEASE.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLII, Issue 11479, 6 March 1918, Page 5

THE TERMS OF PEASE.

THE DETAILS ENORMOUS ■= RUSSIANS CONCISIONS. SEVERAL DISTRICTS CHOPPED OFF Reuter, Amsterdam, March, 4. A Berlin oilicial message lias been issued with the text of peace treaty between Germany, Anstro-Hung-ary, Bulgaria and Turkey on the one band and Russia on the other’.

ARTICLE 1 stipulates: The contracting parties shall live henceforth in peace and friendship.

ARTI LE 2: the contracting parties shall refrain from ail agitation and provocation against the existence of the Government or State, and shall spare the populations of the occupied regions. ARTICLE 3: The regions lying to the west of a lino to be agreed upon by ilia contracting parties, and formerly belonging to Russia, shall no longer be Russian terrtiory. Tins lino in tho west will be fixed by a mixed Russo-German Commission. The regions in question will have no obligation whatever towards Russia, arising from tlu*ir former relations. Russia refrains from ail interference With tho internal affairs of these territories and will allow Austria and Germany to determine their futureihiu agreement with their populations. ARTICLE !; Austria and Germany undertake when a genoralpeace is concluded, and tho Russian demobilistiou fully carried out to evacuate the regions east of the line referred to in article 3. So far as Article 0 does not stipulate otherwise. Russia will completely evacuate the Anatolian provinces as soon ss possible and return these to Turkey The disricts of Erdslian, Batoum, and Kars will likewise bo evacuated by Russia without delay, Russia will not interfere with the re-organisation of the constitutionial and interna tonal conditions of these districts, but leaves these to the populations thereof, in agreement with the neighbouring states, p ‘rticuLrly Turkey. AKTIOB 5: Russia shall not delay to demobilise completely, including herjuewly-formed forces, and shall transfer her warships to Russian harbours, leaving them there till the general peace; or shall immediately disarm them. All warships hostile to the Qnadruplice will he treat-d as Russian in so far as they are within Russian control. The removal of mines in tho Baltic and in so far as the Russian power extends on the Black Sea will ho begun immediately. Commercial shipping in these waters as soon as they uro free will immediately be resumed. Mixed Commissions will fix further regulations, especially as regards merchant ships, as to tiie routes which must ho kept permanently free of floating mines.

ARTICLE G: Russia undertakes immediately to conclude peace with the Ukraine and to recognise the peace treaty between Hie Uaraine and the Central Powers;, to evacuate the-Ukraine immedately and to cease all agitation or propaganda against the Government and the public institutions of the Ukraine. To evacuate, wiitbout delay, BsthOnia and Livonia. The eastern frontier of Bsthonia will follow the line of the Narva River and the eastern frontier of Livonia rnus through Lake Pripus and Lake Pskoff to the south-west corner of Lake Pskoff, thence over Lake Luban in the directon of Leebensof, on “the Dvina River. Esthonia and Livonia will be occupied by a German police force until security is guaranteed and order restored. Russia guarantees the release of all arrested Esthonians and Livonians.