The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-28
TELLS WHAT Gar
WANTS FOR PEACE
COnStdntinOple to Be Russian,
Says Duma Leader.
AUSTRIA WILL Be SPLIT UP

Poland Will Get Autonomy, Jews
Equal Rights, Small Balkan States
Will Share In New Territory and
Great Britain Acquire Vast Empire
From Egypt to India.
Russia il to have Constantinople aud
the Dardanelles if the allies win, Pro
fessor Paul n. Miliukoff, leader of the
Constituencies Democratic party in
the duma. has declared in an inter
view. While much peace talk is in the
air, most of ii apparently inspired by
Germany, the Russians foreshadowing
of the terms of settlement in the east
is of more than passing interest.
Professor Miliukoff said Russia was
years IL necessary. Momentary sue
cessses of the Germans did not disturb
Russia's patience, as the people knew
that this was a war of resistance and
wearing down and that time was the
best ally of Russia.
The Russian program, Professor Mill
ukoff continued, was liberty in the
Black sea with the possession of the
strait leading from 1t. A written agree
ment in that sense, Professor Miliukoff
said. already had been concluded be
tween Great Britain. France and Rus
STA. He was not sure whether this
agreement included the islands of Te-
nedos and Imbros. which. according to
the conference of London In 1913, 1t
was decided should belong to the pow
er controlling the strait.
Mr.. Miliukoff said the many interna-
tional interests centered i'm CONSTANT
nople would be protected by Russia.
An international commission would
solve the question of the Ottoman pub
lie debt. International commerce
through the straits would be guaran-
teed even during war.
Armenia to Get Port.
The six vilayets comprising Armenia
would become autonomous under the
suzerainty of Russia. Some persons
were advocating that Cilicia, the an
cient division of Asia Minor. bordering
on the Mediterranean and now belong
ing TO the Turkish vilayet of Adana.
be added to Armenia, thus giving to
Armenia an opening on tn Mediter-
ranean with ports at A~lexandretta or
Mersina.
Mr.. Miliukoff expressed the firm be-
lief that the present war would he the
end of Turkey and would result in the
ACKNOWLEDGMENT of Austria. Greece, he
said, perhaps would have Smyrna with
the little hinterland inhabited by the
Greeks and, besides, the coast of Asia
Minor facing Mitylene and Chios. An
other great Islamitic empire was prob
able under British rule, going from
Egypt to India, with the latter coun-
try the seat of the Caliphate.
The principle of nationality, Mr..
Miliukoff continued, would be strictly
enforced at the end of the war con-
corning Austria. Thus, he said, Servia
would have Bosnia and Herzegovina
with the Dalmatian coast south of the
Narenta river. Croatia would be in
dependent, with the Dalmatian coast
north of the Narenta river and Bohe-
mia also Independent, while Old Rou-
manian territory would be added to
Roumania.
Rights For Poles and Jews.
Galicia, Mr.. Miliukoff said. would be
annexed by Russia to form part of Po-
land, which would become autonomous
without discussion at the peace con
ference because, he declared. the Po-
question. a project concerning Poland
soon would be presented TO the duma,
which would comprise religious liberty.
liberty of speech and self government.
Russia. he added, also would grant
equal rights to the Jews. although this
step was much opposed, especially by
the military party.
Mr.. Miliukoff said he thought Bull
garia would join the allies after hav
ing received the same amount of mon
ey as the loan she had contracted in
Germany. Russia, he declared, had OF
fered to Bulgaria that part of Mace
donia which, according to the Servo
Bulgarian treaty of 1912, was assigned
to her and also the territory occupied
by the Bulgarians in Greek Macedonia
like Castoria. Vodena and Fiorina.
The Bulgarians, according to Mr.
Miliukor, had asked in addition fol
the districts of Uskup and Kumanovo
The agreement between Bulgaria ant
Roumania, he said, was perfected OF
the basis of the protocol signed I'm Pc
trograd, under which Roumania viii
return to Bulgaria the territory taker
after the second Balkan war, while be
cause she had remained neutral the
triple entente already had guaranteed
to Bulgaria that they would reconquel
Adrianople and extend her frontier t.
the Enos-Media line.
II Italy joins the allies. Mr.. Miliukon
said, she would have. If the allies were
victorious. Trent. Trieste and Pola anl
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