RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16257, 6 July 1918, Page 9

RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.

HOSTILITY TO JAPAN

(By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright.) (Australian and X.Z. Cable Association.) AMSTERDAM, July 4. The "Vossische Zeitung" quotes M. Trotsky, in a speech, as saying that the Russians would with all the means at their disposal if the Entente attempted to land troops, but that scri- °. us military intervention was impossible without Japan's aid. Japan would only _ intervene in order to dominate Russia, as the Japanese would stretch out the hand of friendship when they I met tho Germans. Russia regarded I Japan as a greater enemy than Germany.

PARIS, July 4 .Kercnsky, in an interview, said that it was from Central Russia that the movement against Germany must originate. The Russian people" would not resent Japanese intervention if it were carried out with the Allies' apP r °iT-v K° rens fcv that he lived hiding in Petrograd from November, 1917, until early in 1918, with a price on his head. Ho then escaped to Moscow and remained there until May 2oth. He had been in constant communication with the political leaders opposed to tho Bolsheviks, so that he was able speak on the present conditions. Russia will never bow to the German y°ke, ' he said, "she will perish first." ./I no Parisian newspapers and the public generally are fairly sympathetic towards Kerenskv, although a section considers him largely responsible for Russia s woe>' and the heavy trials of tho Allies.

Th. cu ~, LO *»ON. July 4. <nr Stockholm correspondent of the . Aloming Post" ravs t'nat Finland ia m for a new war. Notwithstanding the severe censorship, it is evident that an offensive against East Karelia and the Railway has commenced. Swedish officers who took part in the civil war declined commissions. In view of the toriotis enn^eqnonces involved it is believed that Germany lias undertaken provision for a Mnrman expedition, in addition to sending an expeditionary force of 50,000 to assist tho Finns.

,_A ,"T)nily Chr.onii?le" message from says: "HIVII Finnish officers de-laro that, it nil] b-3 derided on .Monday that Eno;l,<,hmen in Finland must bo oxpsllod." Though the Finnish Minister in Paris the other day declared that Finland rati no intention of attacking the Murmnn railway, the Russian Government £ns organised a force on this frontier, i honsh some 7'innish Red Guards have reinforced the Russian soldiers, ihe Avar is onanist the wish nf the Finns, aurl is duo t-'» indolent oncers' corps and a f«iv politicnns, who rlroam of a rrroat Finland. The cenern! fooling is tnnt Finland roc-fls peace to honl the wounds duo to civil war.

Lack of food and fora?e will nr-lte the enterprise difficult for the Germans. Tr.ere are 12K miloc. of communications, through a wilderness.

(Renter's Tolo^mrna.)

MOSCOW, July 4 Reports Rtatn that the Don, Kuban and Cossack Governments have concluded an agreement, rruaranteoing mu tual support against tho Bolshevik anarchy.

Tt is announced that a federation of South lijis-sinn States is contemplated. A*>ti-Soviet outbreaks occurred at Tnchoff and Slatoust, but the Soviets dispersed and arrested them. A German force is reported to have landed at Anaklia, on tho Kuban toast of the Black Sea. (Australian and N.Z. Cabin Association.) (Received July Pth. 9.15 p-m. 1 ! WASHINGTON, July 3. Advices from ox-Ambassa<3or Francis state that members of tho Archangel! Duma have been arrested by the Soviet Government, and taken to Moscow.