Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-04
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TlhoPLE.ANp pARnANELLEs.
FRANCE, ITALY AND
ENGLAND ENTER PACT
Turks Declared BY Russian Premier 70
Have Sealed Own Down-Turmei' IN
puma =. Agreement u Announced-
Hope Of Thousand Years Likely to
30 Fulfilled.

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4.-The semi official news agency says
that in the duma today Premier rep
off read a proclamation announcing
officially that an agreement conciudeu
,by Russia, France, and Great Britain
in 1915 and laser approved by Italy
ESTABLISHES in definite manner the
right of Russia to the straits and Con-
stantinople.'
The existence of this agreement mas
been for a long time alleged, but never
before was it publicly and formally az
mitted. The acquisition of this terri
tory has> been regarded as one OF the
great purposes ahimating Russia's pol
icies.
Turks Seal Own Doom.
Premier Trepoff's announcement Is
quoted by the news agency as fohows.
For more than 1000 years Russia
has been reaching southwark toward
free outlet to the open sea. This age
long dream, cherished in the hearts OF
the Russian people. now Is ready TOT
realization.
prom the beginning of the war
wishing to spare human lives and sur
ferine. we and our allies did our utmost
to restrain Turkey from mad partici-
patton in hostilities.
Turkey received formal assurances
guaranteeing 1t, in exchange for neu-
ira Iity the integrity of its territory and
independence. These efforts were vain.
Turkey surreptitiously attacked US ana
thus sealed it's own doom.
eve then concluded an agreement
with our allies which establishes In the
most define manner the right Of Rus
STA to the straits and Constantinople.
Russians should know for what they
are shedding blood. and, in accord with
our allies, announcement OF this agree
ment is made today from this tribune.
Would Regain Poland.
In his address, Premier Trepon made
the following declaration concerning
the Russian policy in regard to the
Polish question:
zone part OF the task before us Is to
recorquer and recover the kingdom OF
Poland, temporarily detached by force
of arms. But that is not enough. We
must also wrest from our enemies ter
ritories, formerly Polish. beyond the
old frontier. We will then reconstftute,
Poland, free within it's autographed
but inseparably united
with Russia"
Turmoil in the Duma.
London, Dec. "A Reuter- dispatch
from Petrograd says that when Ere
mier Trepoff mounted the tribune IN
the duma to read the governments
statement the parties of the extreme
left began a hostile demonstration
which prevented the premier from
spea king for quarter, OF an hour. NJ.
Trepoff thrice appeared In the tribune.
but each time left, owing to the tur-
MOL.
In order to end the demonstration
the president OF the duma proposed the
expulsion for eight sittihgs OF twelve
members of the Socialist and Labor
parties, including the leaders Tcheidse
and Krenski. This proposal was adpot-
ed. and the premier was then able to
deliver his speech.
Food Question . Problem.
NJ. Trepoff expressed satisfaction.
Reuters correspondent continues, at
the patriotic activities OF the munich
palities and social organizations and
said that the government would take
all possible measures for the establish
ment of settled order behind the army.
In the present exceptional time. the
premier said, this lack of order had
been felt in questions Of supply. with
the result that. notwithstanding the
d abundance OF produce. the population
in many regions was experiencing diff
ficulties as regards food. It would be
necessary to examine the question. he
said, and see whether it was not inn
peratiye to renounce the system of re-
strictions and adopt some other meth
cd Attending wider field for CONNER
ciaf transactions.
The premier discussed the transport
difficulties, declaring that they. neces-
STATED an examination into the cues
ton of vast railway construction. He
declared that measures must be taken
to Increase the production Of metals
and fuel, and that the construction OF
factories for the manufacture OF war
material and the development OF the
country's technical resources we're i'm
peratiye.
To Compel Education.
In this connection ne added that
measures were being considered for the
development OF technical education;
that bill would be introduced for
compulsory general education, and 9TH
err measures tending to rafSe the gen.
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