THE PEACE WITH RUMANIA

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 198, 10 May 1918, Page 5

THE PEACE WITH RUMANIA

GERMANY'S TERMS

DEMOBILISATION ONE OF THE

CHARTERS

<Kw. May 0, 8 p.m.)

mi , Al "sterdam, Mav a Tho pence Jmity concluded w ?l\ R„mnma comprises eight charters. " o first de.i s with lie ro-estabiishiuent f peace and fricnush n, tho will, n,„T 1 the third with tlio demobilisation of the Ruinanu.ii Army. Tlio demobilisation cl.nilor provide*, inter aim, f or tnß continued existence ot the Human!,,, Jlilitarv JJuroau supreme nulhorities, and military ins .tuhons;, but otherwise i-ompels complete demobilisation ixcept i'or two divisions in Bessarabia, to roinnin (ill fhii danger from tlio Austvo-German operations in the l/kraine cease's.Tho treaty provides (lint all gums and war material shall bo held bv ,lio Centra lowers until a general pence is declared, nnd shall be guarded by Kumanian troops under Iho supervision of the Central Powers' chief commander. A commission coniposod~of representatives of tho Central Powers will demarcate (he new frontier. Rumania will redo to tho Allied (Central) Cowers l-hn intersected portion of the Dobruja, between the con/liieiico of the Danube with the Mack Sea • to tho St. George's branch of the river Danube. The frontier between tho territory ceded to the Allied Powers and Rumania will be formed bv the river valley. Tho Allied Powers 'indertake to a.ssu.ro Rumania, a. trade route to the Black Sea, via Cernadova and Conpjanza. Rumania agrees (hat her frontiers shall bo rectified in favour of Aus-tro-Hungaiy. State property in the ceded regions of Rumania passes without indemnification to the acquiring States. The evacuation of the occupied Rumanian territory will be effected at a time to be decided later. Tho strength of the occupying armies, apart from tho troops employed in economic management, must not. exceed six divisions. The railway and post and telegraphic cervices for the present will remain under military administration. The Rumanian courts will resume jurisdiction, but the Allied Powers will retain jurisdiction over tho police and superivision over the occupying troops. The occupying army nay requisition corn, fodder, wool, cattle, timber, oil, and oil products, olways -with proper regard for an orderly plan 'or securing theso commodities and satisfying the needs of tho Eiimairian population. Provision wiH be made for refunding the money spent by the- Allied Powers on public works, including industrial undertakings from the time of the ratification of tlio peace treaty onwards. Rumania will pay for the maintenance of tho army of occupation.—Rente,-.

MORE IMPERIAL BLASPHEMY Amsterdam, May 8. The Kaiser, replying to Count Hertling's congratulations on the Rumanian peace, attributes the final peace on the East front to God and to Germany's patriotism, brilliant military leadership, and strong diplomacy. He concludes: "God will similarly help Germany to victory in tho West."—Renter.