RUSSIA AND SWEDEN.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1467, 15 June 1912, Page 5

RUSSIA AND SWEDEN.

HUGE BALTIC FtEEf WANTED

By TeleErapti-PrcW AEEO'ciatVoin^Cori.rlßlit , . ■St. ..Petersburg, Jiiiio il ■ ■Si. Sazttnotfilliissian Jl{ni,sf&p for ftiroign Aflitirs, in spuitk.ing. lieffire 11(6 Bifdget QoiiTmittep. of t.lio 'bmij.a, iitged t]io iroees-j sity for vesting .fifty millions for i.lio cren- : tipti of a sh-b.ng : ITo. a'ltoiVed to signs O'C gii'p'jf-iiig Swedish animosity towards Russia, .and the; .evcrit.u- :| ality oi' a Swwlisiv attack.. Alsp, :ha. srii\\-, Rvissifl. nuist; consider tiib possibility of a coalitioii .of Powers'ligiiinst: b.erv : APVAHCE ON THE AfLANTjC, EUSSJA'S. WEffrffAKXi JIBVEIfENT, D.r. Sven.' H.edin, thp famous explorer, : lias., .recently at Stbckh.oliii. a:: brpehjifp io.ntitlect ! ';V Wiiril oi Wavniiiß ,,, ■' wHibh. throws valviiib'lo light upon Una-sii-i's. fflfc'ign policy :iii RCiieral aiul upph . ■the. Riissp-Kinivish q.uestto'ii iiv Irurticuiai'i Already aii e,ditidit oi: SOO.'QPO. copies has', been exhausted.. Thp ajitimr ploails for nit increase b'f Swpcleii'a iiaycl 'sviii! iijflitiiry forpos. pii. tlio.'. Ki;oin>d tliab .Russia, ijilenjls t0.... att.acfc Sweden ami I\p>w;«y Kith tho obitctcf acqiiir.hie: a :grcat ijaial :»'aso on Ihp .Atl.a'fltlc , , and 15 .R.iissi.aiyisisift , "Eiiilanif. sis it preiimingry to tliafc ai.'a.ek. 13r;. Ileilvii's >aTgnm'e : .nli, iit thei: oplmotf fif the ■Helsingfbr.s. covrespoiidpnt fit 'llife , . '■'Manchesie.r Gsiarjlihn," ~rte?ci'VM very .serioiis bprisidoravipii oh . Hie part ftt liri , -. tish sfatesnie'iii Tlio , ljrot'htuih is , liiarrod i'rv ji« i-1 g ■ 1 )y' be in <? written iit. that ratiiw slOiill stj-lp wliiclr phai;ijo,ferise:[l the "Wβ Tj.ajit eiglit .'and wp \y<\n't wniit" ...ijiotpiincnt: in. Great .Brithin,. but. tliis, critlciSnv does, not : .ap.p.ly to: \\\i± cSnositicii df tlip.a'.imsi fif Russin.'s. .policy., iii i'iniand. and. else.wherp.. Sonfe , jiaVo been iiiclin■ctl. : to. regard, tho.brachare siuipl.v; as an ■afta.ck.ori .the/iieiencb jiplioy ,, o'f. tlib iiwy Swedisfc.Gpyerntnent;.'ftiV fc .ft -h. ■ ■tliaf as .fay , biic'lc; .as 1905, wlf.eii' flip, fliies-. jtibn of ..tho dissoXution .(of tho imiflif ;)).<!- twe.eii.. Norway .ansf Swede'n w.as lieing dis,r. ■cussed;: .Dr. Hedin, expressed hiihseTf. jis regards.'Russia, and ..Eiri'niird.in 4 .siniilaV dirqetion, and .tlial; ,, aiiany. ■ppin.ijljfcnt j."<'ses ■. .Scandinavia .e.harp' 'liia- views.. • 'liar ;.is;.;tli|3 sur.prjs'ing, !Sb "long , , ajjo: as , IS7G- , -Tsclierniaj.efF; the; p.i;p;niii"j'eiit Slavophil'''leader:; isTlepohfed t*! , iViiyo/said , . :tliafc..sqbjiG , r , or later 'Russia, riinsit ■pr.b.curb Ji : :liai.baur on\,tlio. Atfanfic , ,. i\nd:' tli;it,. in :prdep to; fjtyuihiSip'iirpbse,. ■Biiiland , :;iiiis:t lifl^'assijiiilaj^l'' ' l!h'6 nrpc;es3'-of "sssiniii ■latipn'' is .-goiiVg oil Ixifprp:,oiir eyes : t6 : da'y. !?or,,a;,c'entur£; ps';l)r';\Ht;din :ppiiits '<nit\ : iljiiilancl, ■sev-voil , : as v x. ■biin'e'f' ; ib}j;\yeen;. 'Eu'ssja ,aiid ■ScaiHliim'yia,. but %itii, tlip.* imminent .Ru'sfiaiiisatiqn Pf th'p pilat; s'oiv vj.ce'j..-.tlie.;..:biliUliri(f. oi: :sff'a.tegfc .r.rfii.wa.ys;. itlip: incf.pasß pi '.R,ussi.nn (troops 1 in' I'liilamii. .and a; snpre px-atlipr nKgrftssive. ime.asu'rt'K '.flret 'sthte df: .tjjingsyi.s alre'ady, past.'.his;tory,. T.he. wliibli. I)rV :Hediiii 'pp'.iiit? b.ii|: Jiow elos'b'. Ku'sj'i.a': 4)road j; 13 rt.d'. tlie. N9rivaV/svjll- ,, .p'tqliP : ;.al')ly,.'coiiip as a'.sjirprisp tp.-thb .iiiajprity ■pi: Bnli'sh reailoTS. : . !Tle : is St :tji!it'' , nd.ri' :stjpai-ati;s' I?ussia froni'. |lib' Lp'olt. at:(nil 'tiilns ■.it witfi; a". compass; . From Torriiay ■ tlip ■ 1 lii'n'.een."is.,,2s3:,,iiiles' as. tlio. broy/ ','flieSj to. "Naryilc.'2iq: , m! , lj>s;: , -But-.;froiT! , |hof 'iifl'rffo Iwe.st. .ppijit'of .the Russian. fi:pritier to 'tHb. iTjyiijfenfjort): ;i=j' only-. -18- im.l'es.. , (iJlrpiii &CO Wiles, ; (ii'alf -Svaj : s\\'Hip Gulf of. 'B.otjjiiiti; . ; oa;,o,!)pop'i|fl:' :j!ioi'es),.., ■and .■froin; : .'A.land...'tp : ■GriVsfnhff.oi.n. :2l iuiles.. : 'A\.■hundred'-V-ears. apn.the'.pVissKin! shqweii. ;ihat:;'a \valk:;<)\;pr" flfHhe^^ii.l^oX'Botlini^'l^fj^n'jA'fls.'a^an'd ,, ■Uiiiea'; ■,Iti!s: l biten , .fi ; Qzeii"iiL : win(erv):. iVrid'i what; ■arb7Hliese;. distances' -tp'i'a/.'hiitipi'C which:' ;i!<is : . ;t]irp.wh;' ; the. .railwayiithrbiigh'. .forests,;. byer'; , wa's'tes:aml: ! .operate ■*i"gh!t..■h.undred,:milDS.:irpm.. , ift..b.\vri , . ; .cpiintry .' ./. ■. J..' ...■' ~ ,'. ..■■. ' ':[ . ."' -