(iii) The state language of United Poland to be Polish. Russian to be taught in schools. (iv) Frontiers of the new Polish state to be determined after the war. Surely there was the German leaven beginning to work. None knew better than she that this sort of thing was the precise and perfect way of alienating Poland from Russia, and embittering Polish feeling: she could not have drafted a more satisfactory proposal herself at Berlin. It promised nothing except a Diet, the functions of which were left entirely vague. For all that was said, the legislation of the Diet might be overruled by the Duma or the Cabinet or the Tsar. Poles were included among the subjects of the Tsar, and questions relating to them were to be settled at Petrograd: no frontiers of the new independent state (which by these very provisions was completely dependent on Russia) were so much as indicated. Russia was preparing to hang herself in the rope that Germany gave her. But Germany was in no hurry, and gave Russia some more rope to ensure a longer drop. It was worth waiting, for in October, 1916, Russia had fixed on her neck the longer rope. This time a Nationalist member of the Duma, called Tchikatchov, propounded a scheme for Polish autonomy, which was published and submitted to the Russian Government. It suggested that-- (i) The limits of Russia should be defined, lest Russia, “swallowing Poland, should be poisoned by her.” White Russia and Little Russia must be independent of Poland. (ii) A danger to be averted is the influence of Poles, whether German, Austrian or Jewish, on Russia. (iii) Russia must be “at home” in Poland, and the Russian language must be used in public utterances. (iv) All official positions in Poland must be filled by Poles, but no official positions in Russia must be filled by them. (v) The Secretary of State for Poland must be a Russian. (vi) Cholm and Eastern Galicia must be excluded from Poland, and belong to Russia.