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Of Shows That Russia Intended To Give Egypt To Turkey,
Inaionaze Suez Canal and Brb Bulgaria and Hungary Offered
To Arrange The Detection Of Italy For Consideration


I coming 10 an agreement with the
enemy dynastles. They saw clearly
by this time that a prolonged war
would mean their downfall. and as
between accepting defeat and facing
a revolution. they had no difficulty in
deciding that they preferred the Tor
mer.
Russia Betrayed Rumunia.
Accordingly Russia as an indica-
ton OF her change OF heart, betrayed
Rumania in the autumn. I wrote the
story TO this effect at the time that.
than the files Of the war department
in London Promising TO assist Ru-
mania with 10000 troops against the
possibility OF Invasion. the Russian
court lured Bucharest 20 q rash in
vasiOn OF Hungary across the Tran
syivanian Alps and then, when Mac
kensen's hastily concentrated army
Of German storm troops took the Of
tenslVe, not only failed 10 send the
men. but held up the guns and ammu-
milton upon which Rumania counted
70 enable her TO resist
IL was while this betrayal was
In progress that count sturmer,
on October 1G. 1916, addressed n
peace proposal 10 Berlin and
Vienna. In this document he Of
fered TO tear up the pact OF Lon
don and make n separate peace
remurking that az Russia had
already more than fulfilled her
obligations to her allies she would
reserve hencefOrth complete free
dom Of action for herself.
Russia offered terms that were
most acceptable 10 Austria-Hungar
Then In occupation OF part OF Galtcla
and OF her Bukowina. she proposed
TO withdraw from all Hapsburg ter
ritory and call the war with the en-
peror Charles a draw Bulgaria was
tempted by offers OF TERRITORIES be-
longing not only TO Russia's enemy
Turkey but also 10 the very state Rus
STA flew TO arms 10 defend in 1914,
Promised AdrianopIe TO Bulgaria.
PetrOgrad promised cZar Ferdinand
the coveted Turkish fortress OF Ad-
rianople, won and lost in the Balkan
wars. and the Enos-Media line in
Thrace, the Aegean coast as far as
the mouth OF the Struma. and Mace
donia as far as the line Kumauova-
Uskub kalkandelen These cities
were 70 pass 20 Bulgaria. although
Uskub had been conquered by Servia
from Turkey in 1913 and was the an
cient capital OF the Servian nation
To Restore Poland.
Poland. Russia declared IN the 90
tober note. she would allow to be re-
stored under the protection OF the
three autocracles, Germany, austria
and herself Complete independence
remaining grand duke Of that coun-
Try which, nevertheless would have
no administrative union with Russia.
Russia's ambitions in the east had,
slrunken from her ErandlOse dreams
OF a year before She proposed that
Turkey should retain the sOvereig nty
Of COusrantinOple, but agree TO Inter
naturalization OF the straits A
three-mile strip on each side, ad-
~ nrH arH q 30 ION
OF members Of all the naval powers,
was suggested Armenia was 10 be
an autonomous buffer state between
Russia and Turkey. under Nnbar
Pasha, q pro-Russian Armenian. and
with an army Of Armelians taught
by Russian officers. To Germany, II
she would consent 10 this arrange
ment. Russia offered a free hand in
Asiatic Turkey south OF the line from
Beokis. on the Bosphorus. TO Bolin,
TO SIvas. 10 Baiagid.
When about October 20 these
proposals reached the central
powers the fate OF the world
hung in the balance. II accepted,
an offensive and defensive ALI
ance between Russia and her late
enemies would be bound TO follow.
and all hope for the allies OF win
ming the war on land be lost.
Gar Ferdinand agreed ike n shot,
the AustrO-Hungarian foreign Of
flee Wua favorable. the general
staff Of the emperor Charles gave
its provisional assent. what line
the German foreign office took
do not know, n Indeed Il took
any. What decided the issue was
the prompt veto Of German gen
eraI hendquarters.. HindenhurE
and Ludendorf regarded Russia
and Europe af their mercy They
would have no compromise peace.
Following this bit OF hitherto IN
revealed history. president wilson In
December made pis peace pro-
posal. TO which the allies prompt
~ returned a high minded reply.
demanding complete victory.
Russia gave her public assent
to this answer. and then privately.
behind the backs Of her associates.
told the German confederation not TO
take the declaration literally" Here
is the text Of part OF a secret note
sent by the traitors who ruled Rus
sia 20 the enemy on January q, 1917
A Second Offer.
THE war has become one OF eLhaus-
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