Show the basis of the peace conferences principalities complete abolition of the russian protectorate the tile principalities shall receive an au organization organize organ izi i hi conformable to their wishes to their wants wanis to their interests and arid this new organization respecting which tile tiie population iseff will be consulted shall shail be recognized by the contracting tr powers and sanctioned by the tile sultan stills as emanating from his sovereign initiative no state stale hall shall be able under any pretext whatever under any a 11 y form of protector protectorate ute ate to interfere in the tile question of tile the internal administration of iba iha principalities pali ties they shall sall adopt a definitive permanent system demanded by their geographical position and no impediment can be made to thel their r fortifying in the tile interest of their safety in such manner as they tiley may deem advisable their territory against foreign aggression in exchange for the tiie strong places and territories occupied by the allied armies russia consents to a ratification of her frontier with turkey in europe it would commence iu in t lie tile vicinity of Clio tym follow the line of the mountains which extend in a southeasterly direction and terminate at al lak sasik saik see map subjoined sub joined the line trace shall be definitely regulated by the general treaty and the conceded territory would return to the principalities and to the suzerainty of the porte T TIIE tile DANUBE tile the freedom of the danube and of its mouths shall shail be efficaciously assured by european tion eions sia sla sin in which the contracting powers silah shann be equally represented except the particular positions of the lords of the soil on the banks des rive rains which shall be regulated upon the principles vienna pies ples established by the act of the tile congress of vienna as regards the tha navigation of rivers each of the contracting powers shall have the i ri right to keep one or two small vessels stationed at the mouths of the river destined to assure the execution of the regulations relative reLi tive to the freedom of the danube III lir neutralization OF TIIE THE BLACK SIA tin this s sea shall be open to merchant vessels closed to war navies marines aires consequently on no naval military arsenals shall be e created or maintained there the protection of the I 1 commercial and maritime interests of all nations shall be assured in the respective ports of f the llie black sea by the establishment of institutions conformable to international law and to the customs sanctioned in such matters the two powers which hold the coast engage themselves to maintain only the number of light vessels 0 of a fixed force necessary for their coast service this convention concluded separately between the two powers shall form part os as an annex of the general treaty after receiving the approval af the tile contracting parties this s parate separate convention cannot be annulled or modified without the con sell seil sent t of the dignitaries of the jeneral ie treaty tile the closing of the will admit the tile exception except io n applicable to the stationary vessels mentioned in the llie preceding article IV christia CHRISTIAN Cn HISTIA SUBJECTS OF or THE PORTE ponte the immunities of the rayah subjects of the porte shall be religiously preserved without infringement gement oil on tiie llie independence ind and dignity of the sultans crown As deliberations are taking P place lace between A austria astria france great britain and tile the sublime porte to assure to the christian subjects of or the sultan their religious alid and political rights russia shall be invited when peace is I 1 made to associate herself thereto V the bellig belligerent erent pow row powers ers reserve to themselves the right which appertains to them of producing in a european interest special condit ns over and arid above tiie the four guarantees N Y tribune march 7 |