FINLAND'S NEW WAR

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 247, 6 July 1918, Page 7

FINLAND'S NEW WAR

ATTACK ON MURMAN RAILWAY GERMANY ASSISTING THE UNDERTAKING London, July i. The "Morning Post" Stockholm correspondent fi-iys:—"Finland is in for a newwar. _ Notwithstanding the severe censorship, it is evident chat an offensive against the East Karelia-Murhian railway has coinnien' ; P(l. Swedish officers, who took part in the civil war, have declined commissions in view of the serious consequences involved. It is believed that Germany 'has'iind.-'f token to-pro-vision the Munuan'expedition, in addition to sending an expeditionary force of 50,050 men to assist the Finns'. The "Daily Chronicle" publishes a JJolsingfors message, stating that high Finnish officers declare that it was decided on Monday that Englishmen in Finland-must be expelled, though-the Finnish Minister in Paris,..the other day declared that Finland had no intention of attacking the Muvman railway. The Kussian Government has no organised force on this frontier, though there are some Finnish Bed Guards, reinforced by Russian soldiers. The war is against the wish of the Finns, and is due to (he insolent officers' corps. There arc a few politicians who dream of a great Finland. The.general feeling is that Finland needs peace, to heal the wounds due to the civil war. The lack of food and forage makes tho enterprise difficult for the Germans and. Finns. There are 125 miles of communications, through a wilderness—Aus.-N.Z. Cable .Assn. SOUTH RUSSIAN-STATES FEDERATION CONTEMPLATED. London, July i. Reports from Moscow state that the Don and Kuban Cossack. Governments have concluded an agreement guaranteeing mutual support against Bolshevik anarchy. It is announced that a Federation of South Russian Slates is contemplated. There have been anti-Soviet outbreaks at Taohoff and Slatoust, where.the Soviets were dispersed and • arrested. A German force is reported to have landed at Anaklia,.on tho Kuban coast of the Black Sea.—Router. MOVEMENT AGAINST GERMANY MUST ORIGINATE IN CENTRAL RUSSIA. ' _ ' Paris, July i. M. Kerensky, in an interview, said that it was from Central. Russia, that the movement Against Germany must .originate. The Russian.' people "would hot resent Japanese intervention if it was carried out with tho approval of tho Allies. Kerensky said ho lived in Petrograd from November, 1917, until early in 1918, in hiding, with a price on his head. Ho 'then escaped to .Moscow, and remained there until May 25, 'Ho had been iii constant communication with tho political leaders opposed to the Bolsheviki, sc he was able to speak on present conditions: Russia will never bow to the German yoke, but will perish first. The Parisians newspnpers and the public generally are fairly sympathetic towards Kerensky, all hough a section consider him largely responsible for Russia's woes am} (he heavy trials of tho Allies-— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. THE ARCHANGEL DUMA MEMBERS ARRESTED, BY SOVIET ■ GOVERNMENT. (Red. July 5, 9.15 p.m.) .: ••' Washington, July .'). Advices-received lrom Mr. Francis, formerly American Ambassador to Russia state that tho members of the Archangel Duma have been arrested by thf Soviet Government and taken to Mos cow—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn, ' •' ■■ TROKK¥'S\'dSipI'OF.JAPAN'; - ••■ London* July i. The "Vossischo Zeitung" quotes ii speech by Trotsky, stating that the Rus sians would fight with all the means al their disposal if the Entente attempted to land troops, but that-serious iriilitarj intervention was impossible, without tin aid of Japan. Japan would only intervene in order to dominate Russia. Th< Japanese would stretch out the hand ol fellowship when they met the Germans Russia regarded Japan as a grcatei enemy than Gennanv.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.