The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-04-21
RUSSIA PREPARED
FOR A LONG WAR.
Says d .Q||!y|N|A IN !. ! HEAD.
GERMAN VICTORIES DON'T
DISTURB sLAvs, SAYS
PROF. MILUKOFF

Rome, April 21-(via Paris) -Th,
Sunday Messagero publishes today /;
long interview had in Petrograd b,
its correspondent with Professor Pau
N. Milukoff, leader of the constitu
tionalist democrat party in the Rus
sian duma. Professor Milukoff sai6
Russia was ready to fight for one year
or two years, II necessary. The mo
mentary successes of the Germans did
mot disturb Russia's patience, as the
people knew that this was war OF
resistance and wearing down and that
time was the best ally of Russia. The
/ Russian program, Professor Milukoff
lcontinued, was liberty in the Black
'fta with the possession OF the straits
ileading from IL and incidentally i'm
plying that Russia purposes to oc-
cupy Constantinople in the event of
success Of the allies.
A written agreement in this sense,
Professor Milukoff said already had
been concluded between Great Britain,
France and Russia. He was not sure
whether this agreement included the
islands of Tenedos and Imbros, which,
according to the conference of Lon
don, in 1918, it was decided should
belong to tie power in possession OF
the straits.
M Hlukoff said international com
merce through the straits would be
guaranteed, even during war
The six Vilayets, comprising Arme-
mia, would become autonomus under
the suzerainty of Russia.
End Of Turkey and Austria.
M. Milukoff expressed the firm be-
lief that the present war would be the
end Of Turkey and would result in the
dismemberment of Austria. Greece. he
said, perhaps, would have Smyrna
Another Islamac empire was probable
under British rule, going from Egypt
to India. with the latter country the
seat Of the caliphate.
The principle Of nationality, M.
Miukoff continued, would be strictly !
enforced at the end of the war CON
cerning Austria. Thus, he said Servia
would have Bosnia and Herzegovina ,
with the Damlation coast south of the
Narenta river Croatia and Bohemia
would be independent, while old Ru-
manian territory would be added to
Autonomy For Poland.
Galicia, NJ. Milukoff said, would be
annexed by Russia to forla part Of
Poland, which would become autono-
nous. without discussion at the peace
conference, because, he declared, the
Polish question was Russia's internal
question. A project concerning Poland
soon would be presented to the duma
which would compromise religious lib
,rty, liberty Of speech and self-gov-
Russia, he added. also would grant 4,
,qual rights to the Jews, although this \
tep was much opposed, especially by 4
he military party.
NJ. Mlukoff said he thought Bulgaria r
would join the allies after having re- .
eived the same amount of money as I
he loan she had contracted in Ger
lany. Russia, he declared had Of
cred to Bulgaria that part of Mace
onia, which, according to the Serb h
'ulgarian treaty of 1912, was assigned /
, her, and also the territory occupied
y the Bulgarians in Greek Macedonia.
The Bulgarians, according to M.
had asked in addition for the
istricts of Uskup and Kumanovo. The 4
greement between Bulgaria and Ru- b
lania, he said was perfected on the u
asis of the protocol signed in Petro- q
rad, under which Rumania will re- <,
i'm to Bulgaria the territory taken E
tier the second Balkan war, while be- E
Iuse she remained neutral the triple h
ltente had already guaranteed to q
ulgaria that they would reconquer &
drianople and extend her frontier to Il
e Enos-Midia line.
ich Spoils For Italy. q
II Italy joins the allies, NJ Milukoff =
id she would have. If the allies were s
ry victorious, Trent, Trieste and
la and in addition share in Asia
NOR.
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