Evening journal., 1918-07-10
Americans TO FIGHT
GERMANS IN ARCTIC
Will be Sent TO Protect MUIR
man Railroad and Halt
Hun Hordes
EASTERN FRONT
TO BE RESTORED

LONDON, July iO.-Amerlca and the
Allies are about TO face another enemy
the pro-German Government OF Fin
land.
Intervention by the Allies in Russia
is likely TO come, not through a jap
anese army at Nladyostok. but through
an American. French and British. force
in Arctic Russia and Finland.
II viii probably result in the restor-
alton OF the eastern battlefront and
ultimately occupation OF petrograd by
the Allies-unless the Germans and
their Finnish dupes get there first.
These are the outstanding features
Of the somewhat jumbled situation in
northwestern Russia
The white Guard government OF
Finland is reported in one dispatch al
ready TO have declared war on the en-
tente. Whether this is true or not. it
is only a question Of time when the
Finnish government, under German
pressure, will come out openly against
the Allies.
The government OF President Swim
hufyud Will declare that Finland seeks
to realize the Finnish national aspir-
ations" in the annexation Of the Rus
sian province OF Karelia and parts OF
the province Of Archangel, which con
tain many Firms.
But In reality the purpose OF Fin
nish aggression In Russia is to further
the German project Of an all-rail route
from kola, the only Russian Arctic port
which IS ice-free the year round. 10
Bagdad and India.
This has been the underlying purpose
OF the whole scheme Of German domi-
nation IN Finland. 10 probably includes
the occupation OF petrograd and Mos
COW by the Huns.
Even before the Finnish White /
Guards, or pro-German troops. had re- /
trieved Helsingfors, their capital. from /
the Red Guards. they had sent an ex-
pedltion to the White Sea at KEN. 10
miles east OF the Finnish frontier. This !
army sought to occupy the Murman 4
running from Petrograd TO
kola and cut the Russians off from
their open port.
This effort was defeated by local Boil
sheyih or Red Guards, aided by Brit
ish and French marines, who are
guarding the railroad.
Since then the Germans have taken
control Of the Finnish army and have
sent from 10000 to 1900 German
troops into Finland to resume the at
tempt TO capture the Murman railroad /
General Mannerheim, who commanded /
the Finnish White Guard, has been sup |
planted by the German General Won Der /
Goltz
This German-Finnish army is now
again advancing along the railroad to-
ward tie Horth. and It is this situation
which gives tile Allies cause for the
greatest alarm.
Great stores OF munitions and sup
plies from tho factories OF America and
the Allies, sent to Russia before her
collapse, have accumulated at Kola.
Archangel and other points In this ter
rtory 10 would be a serious matter
II these fell into the hands Of the Ger
mans. I
II is. therefore, OF vital Importance /
or the Allies 10 keep the MIurmsn [
abroad clear and keep the White #
iuerds and Germans out OF Russian a
erritory along the White Sea. n
4 force OF American. British and Y
'rencb marines has been at Kola for :
everal months. How large this force L
J only the war Offices Of the Allies
now. II open war breaks out be- N
vecn Finland and the entente, how q
YER, it VIII undoubtedly have to be re- 81
nforced by infantry and artillery regl- o.
tents =
This army would advance sOuthwOrd =
long the railroad and drive the Ger
lans and White Guards back across
he Finnish border To keep the line n
rotected 1t would probably be neccs-
ary 10 restore the eastern battle \
roDt, but 1t would be far TO the north 1
( the old front along the border OF
last Prussia.
1t would probably include the occu-
alton OF Petrograd Thus the question
4 allied Intervention in Russia, on
which the allied war council Is said TO
laev reached a decision, will cease TO
lecome a question and will become the \
act OF an immediate necessity for
drive" from the Alurman coast south
ward.
The country the allied troops viii
lavc TO traverse is not entirely hostile,
or ifs civilian population Is intensely
Leaders Of the people
long the Alu-man coast have already
ppealed TO the allied consuls at Kola
or protection. Latest reports say that
he entire population OF this district
las taken matters into its own hands.
'roken with Russia and joined the en-