Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-19
Austria and Turkey to Be
Completely DiSmembered,
Says Russian Statesman
to italian Correspondent,
C0NSTANTIN0PLE IS
RESERVED FOR SLAVS
Shutting Of Geographical
Lines So Great as to I'M
make Nearly All Maps Of
World,

Rome April ~ l,ia Paris. April
10. f2;20 a, M The SUNDAY Mes
lsagcfo publishes today long inter
lyiew hud IN petrograd by its cOr-
Respondent with Prof Paul n Milu-
lkoff leader Of the constitutionalist
democratic party IN the Russian
duma
! The Russian program. according
Ito Professor Miluk0ff, was liberty ia
the Black sea With the possession of
the straits leading from Il evidently
implying that Russia purposed to
occupy COnstantinople Ia the event
lof the success ~ the allies The
written agreement IN this sense, Pros
Ifcssor Milukoff said, already had
been concluded between Great Brit
lain, France and Russia. he was not
lNre whether this agreement includ-
led the Islands OF Tonodos and I'M
bros. which according TO the confer
ence Of London IN 1919, IT was decid-
cd should belong TO the power In
possession VI the straits
Fuil Protection Promised.
~ Milukoff said the many inter-
national Interests centered ~ Con-
lstantlnople wound be protected by
Russia. An International commits
sion would SOLVE the question Of the
lOttoman public debt. international
commerce through the straits would
be guaranteed even during war the
six vilayets comprising Armenia
would become autonomous under the
lsnzerainty Of Russia Some persons
lwere advocating that Cileia, the an
lcleni division OF Asia Minor. border
ling on the Mediterranean and now
belonging to the Turkish yilnyet OF
Adam, he added to Armenia, thus
giving Armenia an opening on the
Mediterranean with ports at AleNan-
ldretta OF Mersina
I.nd of Ottoman Empire.
I NJ Miiukoff expressed the irm
belief that the present war would
be the end Of Turkey and would re-
lsut Ia tho dlsmembermenl of Aus
ltrla. Greece, he said perhaps,
would have smyrna with the little
lhlnteFlund, inhahitated hy The Greeks
land besides the coast Of Asia Minor
1 facing Miiylene, aud Chlos Another
lEreat lslamtie empire was probable
under Britieh rule. going from EgyW
Ito India with the latter country the
Treat Of the callphate,
/ The principle Of nationality, NJ
/ Milukon continued, would be strictly
icnforced al the end 90 the war con-
corning Austria. Thus. he said
Serbia would have BOSNIA and Here
lg0sina with the paimatian coast south
| OF the Naronta river. Croatia would
be Independent, with the naunatlan
coast north Of the Nareuta river and
Bohemia also independent, while ola
RumanAn territory would be added
TO Rumania.
VIII Annex Cancla.
Gancn, NJ. Mlukoff said would
De annexed rs Russia 60 form part
of Poland, which would become au-
tonomuus without discussion, at the
peace conference because, he declared
the Polish question was Russias IN
tefnal question. \ project concern
Ing POLAND soon would be present.
ed TO the dump which would com
prise religious liberty liberty oi
speech and sclf-guNornmcnt. Rus
VIA. hc added would alfo guint equal
rights 10 The Jews although this step
was much opposed especially By the
military party
NJ Milukoff said he thought Bul-
garia would Join the allies after haV-
ing received the same amount of
money as the loan She had conlract~
ed ID GERMANY ltussia, he declared
had offered to lulgurid that part 81
Macedonia which, according TO Inc
Serb Bulgarlan treaty Of 1872 was
assigned to her, aud alag the terri
tory occupied BIZ tho Bnlgarlans IA
.Creek Macedonia like kastoria, No-
dena aud tiorina
Adrianoplc for bulgaria.
The nulgnrianS according 20 NJ.
Mnukoff. had asked in addition tpf
The districts OF l'akup and kumtn-
owe The agreement between Bul-
garla and RHmania, he said. was per
feet ON the hass Of the protocol
signed Ia Petrograd. under which
lumanm viii return Ca Bulgaria the
territory taken after the second Bal
han war while because she had re-
maincd neutral. the triple entente at
ready had guaranteed to hulsarh
That they would re-conquer Adrian
ople and extend her frontier to the
t.nos. Nlldia line
II ltalA Joins the allies, NJ Milur
loff sAid she would have. " The al
lies We're Victorious Trent Hrieaia
and pola and In addition a shar" lu
Asia Minor.
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