The sun., 1899-05-16

| In n letter OF recent date from Finland IL
Is stated that although numbers OF the
younger men are leaving the country to
escape service in the Russian Army, the
| loyalty OF the Finnish people to the Car
remains as yet unabated. They recognize
that the trouble brought upon the country
| Is the work Of what they call the mis-
| chievous' party in Russia, OF which Gen.
| BoBRIKOFF, their Governor-General, is a
| prominent member He was well known
| to the Finlanders before he came to the
| county, through the reputation he had
| made for himself in the Baltic provinces,
particularly in Esthonia, and when they
| found him adopting in Finland Immediately
| on his arrival the methods he had pur-
sued In the Baltic provinces, they felt in
stinctively that trouble was at hand They
have, however, not yet lost faith in the
Car, and are, it is stated, endeavorlng to
bring the ease of Finland before him
through influential persons in the imperial
| administration and at court
What degree OF success has attended
their Efforts is not known, but ii was freely
rumorcd that there was Il serious conflict
going on between those round the Car
who are in favor OF maintaining the con-
| stitntional status quo in Finland less the
military provisions, and the "mischievous"
party which would carry out the policy OF
classification at any cost.
The Finnish people are not wholly with
| out hope that though the new army regula-
tions may stand. the Car will not allow the
scheme or classification To be pressed any
further, nor their religion to be nterfercd
| with What gives most anxiety is to what
extent the Russian Government will restrict
their control Of their finances, or whether il
will allow them any control at all They fear
! that in the event OF Russia assuming the
right OF disposal Of tho Finnish State
revenues, she will absorb all the surplus and
| find 1t to her interest to increase the tax
| alton. With a Russian administration man.
| aging their finances, the final crisis would
have arrived, Meanwhile they maintain a
waiting attitude, loyalty protesting, and
avoiding the traps laid for them by agents
! OF the GOvernor-Cieneral
Some OF these are described. One niyht
at Helsingfors toward the middle OF April
an individual, apparently a Finn by his
dress, was caught in the act OF breaking
the windows OF the palace OF the Governor
General. He was arrested by the police,
and upon examination was found TO he a
Russian policeman. Another case that han
pened about the same time was the oblitera
tion of the Russian part OF a public an
nouncement which, as is customary. was
published in Finnish, Swedish and Russian.
1t was discovered on inquiry that this was
the work OF some Russian boys who had
been put up to IT, i'll order to produce the
| impression that the Firms had taken this
means of showing their discomfort.
With these things passing so close to its
own doors, and the uncertainty as to what
may happen in Finland the Swedish Gov
"rnmcnt is naturally much concerned.
II is therefore pushing on as fast as II can
the trunk line Of rail to the north, and is
organizing its ambulance and hospital trains
ON war footing, and putting its military
forces in condition to take the field