Arizona republican., 1917-04-08
ALWAYS THOUGHT
UNITED STATES To
HAVE PART IN WAR
Republican A. P. Leased Wire)

PETROGRAD, April I. Wia Lon
don)-"I was always of the opinion
that the United States would take
part in the war on the side of the
allies said Professor Pail n. Milu-
koff, minister of foreign affairs in
the new government, today
The definition by President Will
sor Of the purposes of the war" con-
tinued Professor Milukoff. CORE
srond entirely with declarations of
the statcsmen of the allied powers.
None of the allies INDUCES in
aims Of usurpatIor. We all desire
that the territories wrecked by force
shall be restored and that frontiers
shall be established definitely in ac-
cordanee with nationality. In other
words, the entente powers will be
a1le to consider their victory complete
only when they have attained the
Fundamental conditions of the presi
dents prOgram-the transformation of
the map of Europe especially to
THE southeast. upon lines which will
insure durable peace and eliminate
every preteXt for new conflicts. We
can speak Of a peace without an
reyations ii by dnneXations we mean
usurpaticn. With this important
reservation, the words peace without
anneXations' represent the formula
suggested to the allies by the Ger
man socialist democrats,
"A stalemate peace, peace based
upon the status quo, all these for
mulas, mostly of German origin, ac-
cord completely with the interests Of
the Germans
referring to the Dardanclles, DR..
AIiukoff said:
In the event of the naturalization
Of the Dardanelles, the entry of for
Glen WaTships into the Black Sea will
force Russia to think perpetually
about terrifying the Black Sea coasts
and 10 maintain Il powerful navy
such 4 condition of things would be
worse than what existed before the
war While closing the Black Sea
potts 10 The warship OF the other
powers Russia preferred 20 allow the
straits 10 remain in possession of a
feeble and crumbling Turkey If
this situation becomes impossible, it
is due to the fact that Germany laid
claim to the heritage of the Turk and
raised the question as to whom the
straits Were going to belong, Ger
many or Russia
OF the entente aims, the foreign
minister said:
Taking as its point of departure
Germany's pretensions to create an
unlroken range of territory belong
ing to herself or her allies from
! Berlin to Ragdad, the program of the
entente pursues two harmonious aims
in complete conformity with national
aspirations, namely, the liberation of
populations enslaved under Ottoman
| dominion and the fundamental re-
organization of Austria Hungary
"The creation of a Czech Slav state
will serve as a boundary line for Ger
many's schemes of encrOa chment
against Slav territories. Germany and
! Austria, as well as Hungary, will have
to be confined within their ethno-
graphic frontiers The Italians will be
| Joined to Italy. The Rumanians will
/ be amagamated with our own ukraine.
The natural problems of history de-
rhand the unificatiOn of Serbian ter
ritoTies Armenia must be placed I'M
der the protection of Russia; recent
events have clearly shown it to be i'm
possible to allow the Armenian people
to remain under the Ottoman yoke
A delegation from the army at the
front was introduced to the duma to-
day and handed the executive commit
tee tile following resolution from the
men of the first army
I'VE are deeply distressed that the
council Of workmen's soldiers delegates
is extending its resolutions to our army
without the consent or approval of the
provisional government, a fact which
is producing misunderstanding in the
army. We have recognized the pro-
Visional government and sworn allie
glance to it and in the domain of re-
form it is our duty to he guided by it
alnne and regard the orders laws and