RUSSIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 July 1918, Page 5

RUSSIA.

FINLAND NEEDS PEACE. I GERMANY'S MURMAN EXPEDITION. London, July 4. The Stockholm correspondent of the Morning Post says that Finland is in for ft new war. Notwithstanding the severe censorship, it is evident that the otfensive against Eaat Karelia and the Murman railway has commenced. Swedish officers who took part in the civil war declined commissions in view of the serious consequences involved It is believed Germany has undertaken the provision of a Murman expedition in addition to sending a force of 50,000 to assist the Finns. A Daily Chronicle Helsmgfors messags says that High Finnish officers declare that it wlil be 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 Murman railway, the Russian Government organised a force on this frontier and, though some Finnish Red Guards reinforced the Russian soldiers, the war is against the wish of the Finns and is due to the insolent officers' corps and a few politicians who desire a great Finland. The general feeling is that Finland needs peace to heal the wounds due to civil war. The lack of food and forage makes the enterprise difficult for the Germans and Finns. There are 125 miles of communications through the wilderness.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc.

ANTI-BOLSHEVIK COMBINE.

PROPOSED SOUTHERN FEDERA-TION

Moscow, July 4. Reports 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 States is contemplated. There have been anti-Soviet outbreaks in Tachoff and Slatoust. The Soviets dispersed and arrested the German force, which was reported to have landed at Anaklia, on the Kuban coast of the Black Sea.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc.

THE ARCHANGEL DUMA. MEMBERS ARRESTED BY SOVIET GOVERNMENT. Received July 5, 9.25 p.m. Washington, July 4. Advices from ex-Ambassador Francis state that the members of the Archangel Duma have been arrested by the Soviet Government and taken to Moscow Press Assoc. SILLY GERMAN COMMENT. • Amsterdam, July 4. The Vossische Zeitung quotes a speech by Trotsky in which he said that the Russians would flght with all the means at their disposal if the Entente attempted to land troops, but serious military intervention was impossible without Japan's aid. Japan would only intervene in order to dominate Russia. The Japanese would stretch out hands of friendship when they met the Germans. Russia regarded Japan as a greater enemy than Germany.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. KERENSKY IN PARIS. Paris, July 4. M. Kereneky, interviewed, said that it is from central Russia that the movement against the Germans must originate The Russian people would not resent Japanese intervention if it was carried out with Allied approval. M. Kerensky said he lived in Petrogrnd from November, 1917, until early in 1918, in hiding with a price on his head. Then he escaped to Moscow, where he remained until May 25. He has been in constant communication with the political leaders opposed to the Bolsheviks, so is able to speak on the present condition of Russia, which, he says, will never bow to the German yoke, but will perish first.

Parisian newspapers and the public generally are fairly sympathetic towards M. Kerens!;y, although a section consider him largely responsible for the woes of Russia and the heavy trials of the Allies.—Aua. N.Z. Cable Assoc.