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it follows the course of the Drin eastward and then southward past 
Lake Ochida to the junction of Albania, Serbia, and Greece, thence 
easterly near the borders of Serbia and Greece to Saloniki, and 
thence onward near the Aegean coast to the Bosphorus, where it 
connects with the easternmost of the north-south thoroughfares. 
6. “A short east-west connecting highway may be located on the 
border between Slovakia, Hungary, Ruthenia, and Rumania. 
Starting from the main central north-south thoroughfare at Pres- 
burg on the Danube, it may be made to run thence easterly near 
the southern border of Slovakia to the Saloniki-Memel thorough- 
fare, and thence onward across the Carpathians as near as may be 
along the border of the lands peopled dominantly by Ruthenians 
on the one side and Rumanians on the other, to a junction with 
the Dniester thoroughfare. Should Southern Germany form a 
separate nation, this line might be extended from Presburg north- 
westerly within the border of Bohemia and thence westerly to the 
Rhine. Should Russia spontaneously divide into independent or 
semi-independent states, this and the more northerly east-west line 
might be extended eastward on the same basis as the rest of the 
scheme. 
7. Still another connecting east-west line may be located on the 
border between East Prussia and Poland, and thus connect the two 
main north-south highways near their Baltic terminals. 
_ It will be seen that this scheme provides every nationality of 
moment in Central Europe with alternative ways of egress and 
ingress. The boundaries thus designated fairly represent the limits 
of the lands defined by dominance of race or language or both, and 
these are among the recognized criteria for homogeneous national 
organization and administration. ‘This delimitation also fairly cor- 
responds to the historical longings of the peoples themselves. But 
the details here presented are of course merely tentative and quite 
likely to need modification. 
Added suggestions respecting the ruling bodies of the Confederation. 
—As remarked in the previous section relating to the ruling bodies 
of the Confederation, several alternative modes of forming such 
bodies are as consistent with the general scheme as that here offered. 
The one favored is sketched because it is somewhat out of the usual 
