The Independent . countries an immediatepeace without annexations, expropria-tions or contributions on either allay the anxiety exprest in Eng-land and France lest Russia shouldweaken or withdraw and so throw thewhole burden of defense upon them,Professor Milukov, the Foreign Min-ister, sent on May 1 with the approvalof all his colleagues including theSocialist members a note reaffirmingthe obligations of the old pact be-tween Russia and the Allies. In this itwas explained that the ProvisionalGovernment was in entire agreementwith the ideas recently exprest by thestatesmen of the Allie
The Independent . countries an immediatepeace without annexations, expropria-tions or contributions on either allay the anxiety exprest in Eng-land and France lest Russia shouldweaken or withdraw and so throw thewhole burden of defense upon them,Professor Milukov, the Foreign Min-ister, sent on May 1 with the approvalof all his colleagues including theSocialist members a note reaffirmingthe obligations of the old pact be-tween Russia and the Allies. In this itwas explained that the ProvisionalGovernment was in entire agreementwith the ideas recently exprest by thestatesmen of the Allied countries andespecially President Wilson. These principles were exprest lucidlyalso in the words of the President of ourally the great overseas republic. The Rus-sian Government under the old regime cer-tainly was not prepared to appreciate andshare these ideas as to the liberating char-acter of the war, the establishment of astable basis for pacific cooperation of na-tions, the freedom of opprest peoples, etc.,. Kodel a lb , !ii 11 A CHAMPION AIRMANCaptain Georges Guyemer of the French Avia-tion Corps probably holds the world record forsuccessful air fighting thirty-seven Germanaeroplanes brought down or captured. The charred gun-parts in his hand and beside himare trophies of Captain Guyemers latest victory 320 THE INDEPENDENT May 19, 1917
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