Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-04
TURKISH CAPITAL
and THE STRAITS
GIVEN" 70
Frepoff, in ~ Anounces
Agreen Allies by
Which dssia Gets
Right" to Con-
stantinople.
stantinople.
DARDANELLEs THROWN IN
Pact Signed Year Ago, Says
Premier in Opening I'm
perial Legislature.
EXTREME LEFT IS HOSTILE

Petrograd. Saturday. Dec , Via
London), Dec. 5,-The semi-ofiicial
news agency says that in the Duma
today, Premier Trepoff read procla-
nation announcing officially that am
agreement concluded by Russia,
France and Great Britain in 1915 and
later approved by Italy establishes in
definite manner the right of Russia to
the straits and Constantinople."
Premier Trepoff's announcement is
quoted as follows:
For more than 1000 years Russia
has been reaching southwark toward
free outlet on the open sea. This
dream now is ready for realization.
From the beginning OF the war, wish
ing to spare human lives and suffer-
ing, we and our allies did ourr utmost
to restrain Turkey from participation
in the hostilties.
Reserves Assurances.
Turkey received formal assurances
guaranteeing it, in exchange for neu
traity. the integrity OF its territory
and independence and also conferring
on it certain privileges and advantages.
These efforts were vain. Turkey sur
reptitiously attacked us.
I'VE then concluded an agreement
with our allies, which establishes the
right of Russia to the straits and Con-
stantinople. Russians should know for
what they are shedding blood and in
accord with our allies, announcement
of this agreement is made today from
this tribune"
The anxiously awaited assembly of
the Duma took place without any
promise ola final settlement of dis
pute between the government and rep
resentatives of people. The leaders
OF the Duma said they are uniformed
as to the attitude adopted by the gov
ernment and did not look for any i'm
mediate clearing of the political at
mosphere here.
No Symptoms of Change.
Partial change in the ministry in
volving the appointment of Alexander
Trepoffff as minister, has relieved the
situation, it is said, only temporarily.
According to the liberal viewpoint,
There are as yet no symptoms of an
essential alteration in the character of
the government, which is held respon-
sible for the present internal disor-
ganization and unrest
1t is evident that consultation be-
tween the government and the duma
leaders have borne no immediate
fruit.
1t has been reported several times
that an agreement has been made con-
ceding to Russia in the event OF the
victory of the entente allies, posses
sion of Constantinople and the straits
Left Shows Hostility.
London, Dec. 3.-A dispatch from
Petrograd says that when Premier
Trepoff mounted the tribune in the
duma to read the governments
the parties of the extreme
left began a hostile demonstration.
M. Trepoff thrice appeared on the
tribune but each time left, owing to
the turmoil.
The president of the duna there
upon proposed the expulsion for
eight sittings of twelve members Of
the socialist and labor parties, in
cluding the leaders, Tcheidse and
krenski. This proposal was adopted
and the premier delivered his speech.
Trepoff Gratifed.
NJ. Trepoff expressed satisfaction
at the patriotic activities of the mu-
and said that the govern
ment would take all possible meas
ures for the establishment of settled
order behind the army. in the pres
ent time, the premier said, this lack
Of order had been felt in questions OF
supply, with the result that the pop
llation in many regions was exper-
encing difficulties as regards food. It
might be necessary he said, to re-
1ounce the system of restrictions
The premier declared that trans
BORT difficulties necessitated an exam
nation into the railway construction.
He declared that measures must be
aiken to increase the production of
metals and fuel and that the con-
'truction of factories was imperative.
He added that measures were being
for the development Of
cchnical education.