CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE. Division of International Law. Pamphlet Series. Volume 5 No. 31

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1 CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE Division of International Law Pamphlet Series Volume 5 No. 31 William S. Hein & Co., Inc. Buffalo, New York 2000

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAG3 Statement of Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg in the Reichstag. December 12, Proposals for Peace Negotiations Made by Germany. December 12, Note of the German Government to the Vatican Regarding the Peace Proposals. December 12, Austrian Official Statement Regarding the Peace Proposals. December ~ 12, Speech of Premier Briand on the Peace Proposals in the French Chamber of Deputies. December 13, Speech of Nicolas Pokrovsky, Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs, in the Duma. December 15, Resolution of the Russian Duma against Acceptance of the German Peace Proposals. December 15, Speech of Baron Sonnino, Italian Minister for Foreign Affairs, in the Chamber of Deputies. December 18, Note of President Wilson to the Belligerent Powers Suggesting a Statement of Peace Terms. December 18, Speech of Premier Lloyd-George on the German Proposals in the House of Commons. December 19, Swiss Response to President Wilson's Peace Note. December 23, German Reply to President Wilson. December 26, Austro-Hungarian Reply to President Wilson's Peace Note. Decenv ber 26, Turkish Reply to President Wilson. December 26, Austro-Hungarian Reply to the Swiss Peace Note. December 27, German Reply to the Swiss Peace Note. December 28, Entente Reply to German Proposals. December 29, Scandinavian Peace Note. December 29, Bulgarian Reply to President Wilson. December 30, Declaration of Premier Radoslavoff in the Bulgarian Sobranje. December 30, Spanish Reply to President Wilson's Peace Note. December 30, Austro-Hungarian Reply to the Scandinavian Peace Note. January 1, Reply of Brazil to President Wilson's Peace Note. January 6, Greek Reply to President Wilson. January 8, Chinesfe Reply to President Wilson's Peace Note. January 9, Entente Reply to President Wilson. January 10, Belgian Reply to President Wilson. January 10, German Comment upon Entente Reply to President Wilson. January 12, Austro-Hungarian Comment upon the Entente Reply to President Wilson. January 12, Proclamation by Kaiser Wilhelm II to the German People. January 13, British Supplement to Entente Reply to President Wilson. January 13, Address of President Wilson to the Senate. January 22,

3 viii CONTENTS FACE Speech of Viscount Motono, Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs, on Japan's Aims. January 23, Comment of Bonar Law, Chancellor of the Exchequer, on the Address of President Wilson. January 24, Speech of Premier Tisza in the Hungarian Parliament on the Address of President Wilson. January 25, German Note to the United States Announcing the Opening of Unrestricted Submarine War. January 31, Severance of Diplomatic Relations with Germany. February 3, Address of President Wilson to Congress. February 3, Announcement of the Department of State Relative to a Resumption of Negotiations with Germany. February 12, Proposals of the de Facto Government of Mexico for Terminating the European War. February 12, Address of President Wilson on Armed Neutrality, Delivered at a Joint Session of the Two Houses of Congress. February 26, Chancellor von Bethmann-HoUweg's Address to the Reichstag on the &ims of the Submarine War. February 27, Statement Issued by Secretary Lansing Embodying the Decision of the Government of the United States in the Matter of Arming American Merchant Ships. March 12, American Reply to the Mexican Proposal of February 12, March 16, Address of President Wilson Recommending the Declaration of a State of War between the United States and the Imperial German Government, Delivered at a Joint Session of the Two Houses of Congress. April 2, Congressional Resolution Declaring the Existence of a State of War between Germany and the United^ States. April 6, Telegram from the American Charge d'affaires at Vienna Announcing the Breaking off of Diplomatic Relations between Austria- Hungary and the United States. April 9, Proclamation of the Russian Provisional Government in Reference to its War Aims. April 10, Official Announcement of Secretary Lansing on the Severance of Diplomatic Relations between Turkey and the United States. April 23, Statement Issued by Secretary Lansing in Respect to the Possibility of Russia Concluding a Separate Peace. April 23, Address of Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg to the Reichstag on Germany's War Aims and Her Attitude toward Peace with Russia. May 15, Statement of the Reorganized Russian Provisional Government on its Policy with Respect to War Aims, the Alliance, and a Separate Peace. May 19, Resolution Passed by the Chamber of Deputies in Paris on Peace Terms, Alsace-Lorraine and Indemnities. June 5, Message from President Wilson to Russia on the Occasion of the Visit of the American Mission. June 9, Reply of. the British Government to a Russian Note in Regard to 106 Allied War Aims and their Revision. June 11, Address of Prime Minister Lloyd-George at Glasgow on Peace Terms. June 29, Resolution on Peace Terms Passed by the Reichstag. July 19, Address of Chancellor Michaelis to the Reichstag on Peace Terms and the Reichstag Resolution. July 19, Address of Prime Minister Lloyd-George in London in Reply to Chancellor Michaelis, July 21, Allied Declaration on Balkan Policy and Peace Terms. July 26, Statement of Foreign Minister Czernin ion Peace Terms in Reply to Mr. Lloyd-George. July 28,

4 CONTENTS ix Reply of Foreign Minister Balfour in Debate in the House of Commons on British Peace Terms. July 30, Peace Proposal of Pope Benedict XV. August 1, Statement of War Policy by the Russian Provisional Government Following the July Revolution. August 2, Reply of President Wilson to the Peace Appeal of the Pope. August 27, Statement of Premier Painleve in the Chamber of Deputies in Paris on Peace Terms: Alsace-Lorraine. September 18, Reply of Austria-Hungary to the Papal Peace Proposal. September 21, Reply of Germany to the Papal Peace Proposal. September 21, Address of Mr. Asquith on Peace Terms Including Comment on the German Reply to the Pope. September 26, Address of Chancellor Michaelis to the Main Committee of the Reichstag. September 28, Statement of Foreign Minister von Kuhlmann to the Main Committee of the Reichstag on the German Reply to the Pope and in Reply to Mr. Asquith. September 28, Statement of Chancellor Michaelis to the Main Committee of the Reichstag on Germany's Attitude in Respect to Belgium. September 28, Address of Foreign Minister Czernin on Austro-Hungarian Peace Terms. October 2, Statement of Chancellor Michaelis in the Reichstag on Germany's Peace Terms. October 9, Statement of Foreign Minister von Kuhlmann in the Reichstag on German Peace Terms. October 9, Statement of Mr. Lloyd-George to a Deputation from Approved Insurance Companies and other Organizations in Reply to von Kflhlmann's Address. October 11, Address > of Mr. Asquith at Liverpool on War Aims. October 11, Instructions Issued bjr the Central Executive Committee of Soviets to their Representative for the Paris Conference of the Allies on War Aims. October 20, Speech of Foreign Minister Terestchenko, in the Preliminary Congress in Petrograd, on a Separate Peace. October 29, Statements of the Department of State and the Russian Embassy in Washington on the Possibility'of Russia Concluding a Separate Peace. November 2, Foreign Minister Balfour in Debate in the House of Commons on War Aims. November 6, Proclamation of the Military Revolutionary Committee after the November Revolution in Petrograd. November 7, Statement of British Policy in Palestine by Foreign Minister Balfour. November 8, Note of Foreign Minister Trotsky to the Allied Embassies in Petrograd Offering an Armistice. November 21, Proclamation of the Council of National Commissioners in Reference to a Separate Peace. November 22, Protest of the Allied Military Missions in Russia to the Russian Commander in Chief against a Separate Peace.. November 27, Speech of Chancellor Michaelis in the Reichstag on War Aims and a possible Russian Peace. November 29, Address of President Wilson Reviewing American War Aims and Recommending the Declaration of a State of War between the United States and the Austro-Hungarian Government, Delivered at a Joint Session of the Two Houses of the Congress. December 4, Proclamation of Foreign Minister Trotsky on the Armistice and Urging Allied Participation and a Statement of War Aims. December 6,

5 x CONTENTS Official Roumanian Announcement of an Armistice with the Central Powers. December 6, 'Speech of Foreign Minister Czernin in Reply to President Wilson and on War Aims. December 7, Congressional Resolution Declaring the Existence of a State of War between Austria-Hungary and the United States. December 7, Address of Mr. Asquith on War Aims and Peace Terms. December 11, Address of Prime Minister Lloyd-George on War Aims. December 14, Reply of Chancellor von Hertling to Mr. Lloyd-George's Speech. December 17, Statement of Prime Minister Lloyd-George in the House of Commons on Peace Terms. December 20, Statement of Count Czernin at Brest-Litovsk of the Terms on which the Central Powers were Willing to Conclude a General Peace. December 25, Reply of Belgium to the Papal Peace Note. December 27, Statement of British War Aims by Prime Minister Lloyd-George. January 5, Telegram from Premier Clemenceau to Prime Minister Lloyd George Endorsing his Statement of January 5. January 6, Address of President Wilson on the Conditions of Peace Delivered at a Joint Session of the Two Houses of Congress. January 8, Statement of Prime Minister Lloyd-George on the Fourteen Points. January 18, Opinion of Foreign Minister Trotsky on the German Position at Brest-Litovsk. January 23, Reply of Chancellor von Hertling to the Statement of President Wilson of January 8, January 24, Reply of Foreign Minister Czernin to the Fourteen Points. January ' 24, The Origin of the Separate Peace at Brest-Litovsk According to Foreign Minister von Kuhlmann. January 25, Official Statement of the Supreme War Council at Versailles on the Statements of von Hertljng and Czernin. February 3, German and Austrian Official Reports of the Peace with Ukraina. February 9, Russian Proclamation of the End of the War and of Demobilization. February 10-11, Reply of President Wilson to the Addresses of the Imperial^ German Chancellor, and the Imperial and Royal Austro-Hungarian Minister for Foreign Affairs. Address Delivered at a Joint Session of the Two Houses of Congress. February 11, Reply of Prime Minister Lloyd-George to Chancellor von Hertling and Foreign Minister Czernin. February 12, Address of Foreign Minister Balfour on Count Czernin's Speech and the Versailles Council Decision. February 13, Statement of Prime Minister Lenine and Foreign Minister Trotsky on the German Infraction of the Armistice and their Readiness to Sign a Peace Treaty. February 19, Russian Acceptance of German Peace Terms. February 24, Reply of Chancellor von Hertling to President Wilson. February 25, Reply of Foreign Minister Balfour to Chancellor von Hertling. February 27, German Official Report of the Signing of the Peace with Russia. March 3, Ratification of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk by the Congress of Soviets. March 16,

6 CONTENTS s xi Statement of the London Conference of Entente Ministers in Regard to the Treaties of Brest-Litovsk and Bucharest March 18, Statement of Ambassador Francis on the Attitude of the United States toward Russia and the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. March 19, Foreign Minister Czemin's Discussion of Peace Terms, Reply to President Wilson and Revelation of French Peace Maneuvres. April 2, Further Austrian Explanation of the Austro-French Negotiations of February, April 5, Address of President Wilson on War Aims at the Opening of the Third Liberty Loan Campaign, Baltimore. April 6, French Account of the Beginning of the Revertata-Armand Conferences. April 6, Statement of Ex-Premier Painleve on Austro-French Negotiations in April 6, Revelation by Premier Clemenceau of the Prince Sixtus Letter. April 8, Official Austrian Reply to the French Defense and to M. Painlev6. April 8, French Official Statement Containing the Text of the Prince Sixtus Letter. April Denial of Emperor Charles in a Telegram to Kaiser William II. April 11, Telegram of Kaiser William II Confirming his Faith in Emperor Charles. April 12, Austrian" Claim that the Prince Sixtus Letter Was Falsified. April 13, French Reply of April 14. April 14, Debate in the House of Commons: Statement of Foreign Minister Balfour on the Prince Sixtus Episode, Allied Aims and Peace Negotiations. May 16, Statement of Foreign Minister Burian on the Roumanian Treaty and in Reply to Mr. Lloyd-George. June 11, Speech of Foreign Minister Balfour on the Secret Treaties and the Unity of Allied Aims and the Peace Offensive. June 20, Speech of Foreign Minister von Kuhlmann on German Peace Terms. June 24, Statement of Chancellor von Hertling on Peace Terms and the League of Nations. June 25, Address of President Wilson at Mount Vernon on Peace Terms. July 4, Statement of German Peace Policy by Chancellor von Hertling Especially as Regards the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. July 11, Report of Foreign Minister Burian on Austrian Foreign Policy and Her Peace Terms and Attitude to President Wilson's Mount Vernon Address. July 16, Statement of the Czecho-Slovak National Council at Washington on the Aims of the Czecho-Slovaks in Russia. July 27, Declaration of Aims by the Government of the United States in Intervening in Russia. August 3, Declaration of the Japanese Government upon Its Aims in Intervening in Siberia. August 3, Establishment of Anti-Bolshevik Governments in Siberia Their ' Aims. August 5, Establishment of Anti-Bolshevik Government in Archangel Its Aims. August 7, Speech of Foreign Minister Balfour in the House of Commons on Peace Terms. August 8, Austrian Statement Relative to British Recognition of Czecho-Slovak Belligerency. August 17, , 373

7 xii CONTENTS Reply of Colonial Minister Solf to Mr. Balfour. August 21, Recognition of the Belligerency of the Czecho-Slovaks by the United States. September 2, Statement of Foreign Minister Czernin on the Basis of Peace and the League of Nations. September 10, Address of Prime Minister Lloyd-George on War Aims. September 12, Address of Vice Chancellor Payer on Peace Terms. September 12, S3 Austrian Peace Proposal. September 16, Statement of Mr. Balfour in Reply to Herr Payer and the Austrian Note. September 16, Reply of President Wilson to the Austrian Proposal. September 17, Official Italian Statement on the Austrian Proposal. September 18, Bulgarian Announcement of' the Request for an Armistice. September 24, Reply of General Franchet d'esperey to the Bulgarian Request for an Armistice. September 26, Address of President Wilson in Opening the Fourth Loan Campaign. September 27, Bulgaria Armistice Convention. September 29, Comment of Foreign Minister Balfour on/the Program Laid down by President Wilson on September 27." October 1, _ 407 Chancellor Maximilian's Explanation of His Aims in Asking for Peace Negotiations. October 5, German Request for an Armistice. October 6, Austrian Explanation of the Peace Move and Its Purpose. October 6, Austrian Request for an Armistice. October 7, Inquiry from President Wilson Concerning the German Proposal. October 8, Request of Turkey for an Armistice and Peace Negotiations. October 14, German Answer to the Inquiry of President Wilson. October 14, ' Reply of President Wilson to the German Request. October 14, Comment of Foreign Minister Burian on the Program of President Wilson and the Austrian Peace Policy. October 16, Text of Declaration of Independence of the Czecho-Slovak Nation Adopted by Provisional Government at Paris. October 18, Reply of President Wilson to the Austrian Proposal. October 18, ; 428 German Counter-reply to President Wilson. October 20, Comment of Chancellor Max on the Notes of President Wilson and Germany's Position before the Allies. October 22, President Wilson's Consent to Propose an Armistice to the Allies. October 23, Address of Foreign Minister Solf on Alsace-Lorraine and Poland. October 25, Reply of the German Government to the Note from President Wilson Consenting to Propose an Armistice. October 27, Decree of Kaiser William II at the Publication of an Amendment to the German Constitution. October 28, Austro-Hungarian Reply to President Wilson Relative to the Czechoslovaks and Jugoslavs and Asking for a Separate Peace. October 29, Note from Foreign Minister Andrassy to Secretary Lansing. October 29,

8 CONTENTS Semi-official Austrian Note on the Reply to President Wilson. October 29, Reply of President Wilson to the Turkish Request. October 31, Armistice with Turkey British Statement Made in the House of Commons. October 31, Official British Paraphrase of.the Turkish Armistice. October 31, Protocol of the Conditions of an Armistice between the Allied and Associated Powers and Austria-Hungary. November 3, Announcement by the Department of State of the Result of the Conferences at Paris. November 4, Recognition of the Autonomy and Belligerency of the Polish Army and National Council. November 4, Reply to Germany on the Result of the Paris Conferences. November 5, 191S 456 Manifesto of the German Government. November 5, Message to the Roumanian Government at Jassy: the Position of the United States on the Roumanian Problem. November 6, Conditions in Russia at the Time of the German Armistice. November 7, American Note to Germany Protesting against Destructions in the Course of Evacuation. November 7, Anglo-French Statement of Aims in Mesopotamia and Syria. November 7, Agreement between Serbians and Jugoslavs at Geneva Serbian Policy in the Balkans. November 7, Proclamation of King Nicholas to the Montenegrins Relative to Jugoslavia. November 7, 191S 465 Proclamations of Chancellor Maximilian to Germans Abroad and at Home. November 7, Reorganization of the German Empire. November 9, British Press Bureau Statement on the Dominions and the* Peace Conferences. November 9, Address of Prime Minister Lloyd-George at the Guildhall on Terms of Peace. November 9, Proclamation of Chancellor Ebert. November 10, Abdication of Emperor Charles of Austria-Hungary. November 11, Address of Prime Minister Lloyd-George to Liberal Party Leaders on Peace Terms. November 12, Proclamation of the Armistice with Germany by President Wilson. November 11, Address of President Wilson to Congress giving the Terms of the Armistice granted to Germany. November 11, Conditions of an Armistice with Germany. November 11, Text of Military Convention between the Allies and Hungary. Signed at Belgrade, November 13, xiii