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Show TURKEY WILL BE A DIVIDED LAND Rome, via Paris, April 19. 1.20 a. m. The Sunday Message publishes to-da to-da a long interview by its correspondent correspond-ent with Professor Paul N Milukoff, leader of the Constitutionalist Demo-cratlc Demo-cratlc party in the Russian duma The Russian propram, according to Professor Pro-fessor Milukoff. was liberty in the Black sea, with the possession of the straits leading from It, evidently implying im-plying that Russia purposed to occupy Constantinople in the event of the success suc-cess of the allies A written agreement agree-ment Professor Milukoff said had already al-ready been agreed to between Eng-j Eng-j land, Prance and Russia He was not sure whether this agreement Included the islands of Tenedos and Imbros, which, according to the conference of London in 1913, It was decided should belong to the power in possession posses-sion of the straits M Milukoff said the many international interna-tional interests centered In Constantinople Constan-tinople would bp protected hy Rus sia. An international commission would solve the question of the Ottoman Otto-man public debt. International com. merre through the straits would be guaranteed, even during war The vllavets comprising Armenia would become autonomous under the suzerainty suze-rainty of Russia. Some persons wer advocating that Cilicia, the ancient division di-vision Minor, bordering on the Mediterranean Medi-terranean and now beloging to the Turkish vilayet of Adann bi added to Armenia, thus glvine Armenia an openine on the Mediterranean with ports at Alexandretta or Medina M. Milukoff expressed the firm belief be-lief that he present war would be the end of Turkev. and would result In the dismemberment of Austria. Greece hp said, nerhaps would have Smyrna with the little Hinderland Inhabited In-habited hy the Greeks, and besides the coast of Asia Minor facing Mlty-lene Mlty-lene and Chios. Another great Tsla-matle Tsla-matle empire was probablp under British rule going from F2gypt to India, In-dia, with the latter country the seat of the caliphate. Principle of Nationality The principle of nationality. M Milukoff continued, would be strictly enforced at the end of the war concerning con-cerning Austria Thus, he said Serbia Ser-bia would have Bosnia and Herze govina with the Dalmatian coast south of the Narenta rher Croatia matian coast north of the Narenta IrUer, and Bohemia also Independent. ' while old Rumanian territory would be added to Rumania Galicia. ,M. Mllujcoff said, would be annexed by Russia to form part of I Poland, which would become autonomous, autonom-ous, without discission at the peace conference, because, he declared the .Polish question s Russia's internal I question A project concerning Po-I Po-I land soon would comprise religious I liberty, liberty of soeech and self emernment Russia, he added, would also prant equal rights to the Jews although this step waa much opposed especially by the military party Bulgars to Share. M. Milkuoff said he thought Bui , garia would join the allies after having hav-ing received the same amount of money mon-ey as the loan she contracted in Germany Ger-many Russia, he declared, had of-fered of-fered to Bulgaria that part of Mace donia which, according to the Serb Bulgarian treaty of 1912. was assigned to her, and also the territorv occupied occu-pied by the Bulgarians In Greek Macedonia, Mace-donia, like Castoria. Vodena and Fiorina Fior-ina The Bulcarians according to M. Milukoff, had asked In addition for the dlslricts of Uskup and Kumanovo The agreement between Bulgaria and Rumania, he said, was perfect on the lasis of the protocol signed in Petro. grad under which Rumania will re t turn to Bulgaria the territory taken after the second Balkan war, which because she remained neutral, the triple entente already had guarante3l to Bulgaria that they" would reconquer Adrianoplc and extend her frontier to the Enos-Midia line If Italy joins the allies. M. Milukoff said she would have if the allies were ! victorious. Trent, Trieste and Pola, land in addition a share in Asia Minor |