rkish Army to make that army a weapon
in realizing her political plans.

All the acts of the Turks since the appearance of the Goeben
in the Dardanelles had been committed under the pressure of
Germany, but the efforts of the Turks to evade responsibility
for these acts could not prevent them from falling into the
abyss into which they were rolling. The events on the
Russo-Turkish frontier, while covering Russian arms with fresh
glory, will bring Russia nearer to the realization of the
political and economic problems bound up with the question of
Russia's access to the open sea.

Passing to the documents relating to reforms in Armenia recently
distributed among members of the Duma, M. Sazanof said:

The Russian Government disinterestedly endeavored to alleviate
the lot of the Armenians, and the Russo-Turkish agreement of
Jan. 26, 1914, is a historical document in which Turkey
recognizes the privileged position of Russia in the Armenian
question. When the war ends this exclusive position of Russia
will be employed by the Imperial Government in a direction
favorable to the Armenian population. Having drawn the sword
in the defense of Serbia, Russia is acting under the influence
of her sentiments toward a sister nation whose grandeur of
soul in the present war has closely riveted the two countries.

After referring with satisfaction to the gallantry of Montenegro in
fighting as she was doing in the common cause, M. Sazanof proceeded to
speak of Greece. The relations of Russia with this tried friend of
Serbia, he said, were perfectly cordial, and the tendency of the
Hellenic people to put an end to the sufferings of their co-religionists
groaning under the Ottoman yoke had the entire sympathy of the Imperial
Government.

Passing to Rumania, M. Sazanof said that the relations between Russia
and Rumania retained the friendly character which they acquired on the
occasion of the visit of the Czar to Constanza. The constant Russophile
demonstrations in Bucharest and throughout the whole country during the
Autumn had brought into relief the hostile feelings of the Rumanians
toward Austria-Hungary. He continued:

You are probably waiting, gentlemen, for a reply to a question
which interests the whole world, viz., the attitude of those
non-combatant countries whose interests counsel them to
embrace the cau