SOVIET RUSSIA.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 June 1927, Page 3

SOVIET RUSSIA.

BRITISH BAR. BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSN., COPYRIGHT. LONDON. Juno 11. The Government has refused passports to six working class children who were due to depart for Russia as the guests of the Moscow Congress of Young Pioneers.

AN EXECUTION QUESTIONED. HELSINGFORS, June 14. The Cabinet of Finland has sent rv protest to Moscow against the execution of M. Elvengren (cabled on June 10), and demanding an explanation.

AN EXECUTION HORROR. HELSINGFORS. .June 14. ft is reported that Elvengren (cabled June 10th) was executed some time ago after terrible torture by the Cheka, culminating in his being taken to prison where lie was chained to a corpse and left for five days. He lost his reason and was executed while in-

RELATIONS WITH SOVIET. GENEVA. June 14

Giving an audience to foreign journalists, Herr Streseinann disclosed that all foreign ministers at present at Geneva had privately cli-eiissed European problems including relations with the Soviet. Me said—“ There is no question of an anti-Soviet crusade hut the Third International must not interefere with internal politieal arrangements of other countries. Foreign Ministers were favourable to amicable relations with the Soviet:, hut home ministers were naturally anxious for public order in their own nations.”