Salt Lake Telegram | 1918-01-13 | Page 5 | Report Baltic Blockade Lifted

Report Baltic Blockade Lifted By International News Service AMSTERDAM A Jan 12 I Lifting Lifting of the Baltic blockade le ley y y agreement agreement agreement agree agree- ment between the German mission now in Petrograd and the viki government was reported via Sweden today said all German and Russian Baltic ports were to be opened at once for resumption of or reciprocal trade trad in his speech at Brest- Brest made it clear that while the Russians took cognizance of the central powers powers' cancellation of their Christmas peace pace terms Russia Russia Rus Rus- sia stood unequivocally by hers He lIe thus served indirect notice upon the that sui surrender render on the question of peace pace parley rendezvous does not mean Russia will recede from her stand against annexation in any form v As for the Teutonic assertion that moving the conference to Stockholm or any other neutral place would court Intrigues de designed do- do signed to wreck the peace plan asserted Russia was wa wholly independent from outside Influence all her utterances and actions being above board and not susceptible to the machinations machinations machina machina- of intrigue He lie took exception to Chancellor r von Hertling's recen recent t reference to Germanys Germany's powerful position He admitted that Russia's position h had l been weakened b by recent events but added Our world position is not determined de de- de- de by the momentary condition condition condi condi- tion of technical apparatus apparatus' any anymore anymore anymore more than Germanys Germany's economic strength is to tJ be Judged by her hr present means Of f supply Berlin dispatches today showed that voices are growing louder and louder in Germany in favor or of the Russian stand for tor absolute self seif The Leipsig for tor Instance prints a manifesto by the Independent So Socialists Socialists So- So wing calling calling- upon the majority So So- So to join in the demand for toi immediate convocation of the for a declaration Jn In n fa favor fa- fa avor a- a vor of an absolutely free v vote te by the peoples of occupied territories as a to their future status There is also considerable a agi- agi i- i tat tation in the German press for or pitiless publicity with regard to everything that thai transpires at Brest I