The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-25
TIL: HUNS IRON HAND.
.GEE MAN PAID. BOL.SHEVIKI
SERVED MASTERS WEL4A

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WasAdrew Rcd Gaasd-Move Net
Made Until, FrosziSy Received En-
phasic Orders From Berlin General
s SsafY. ~,
Washington, Sept. 19.-E1aW the
iren hand of the German general stat
extended snto Finland through the
German paid Russian Rclsheyik gov
eminent is pictured in today's install
ment of ssecret documents brought
out of Russia for the American gov
ernment. There also are some per
stary intelligence Service to TrotzSy,
the then Bolst.evik foreign minister
telling more of the story Of the sup
Ipresslon 6 revolutionary propaganda
Z IA Russ In provinces after it HAD pay
ed It's part in throwing the provinces
IHto German control.
When the Dolsheviki were slow
about opening the way for complete
sway for their masters in Finland the
German Intelligence service had tha
{ honor to remind them that the
Withdrawal and disarning Of the Rus
sian Red Guard in Finland must be
commenced Immediately. Further
more, the Russian agents were direct
sSed to send to Finland a trusty agea.
to deal with Yarvo Haapalainen, chief
OF the Finnish White Guard, who was
disposed to he loyal to his country.
This Edgar ss;iss0n, who procured the
aocumeTs. explains in note accounts
Z Tor the sudden withdrawal of the Red
Guard last March, leaving Finland TO
her eate. Some Russians resisted dis
armament but they We're beaten.
series of court orders from the
Intelligence service to Trotzky calls
Afor the removal OF all agitators from
the Ukraine, Estland, Litva and CouT-
aad and for the restoration OF rights
sa4d property to German landlords who
bad been declared eNsiawed in Est
land
Other commNaications throw fur
ther Hight on ASSASSINATION compacts
I between the BolsheviHi and anarchists.
which have figured in earlier chapters
OF the series. A list Of anarchists,
designated as agents of the destruc
ton OF counter revolutionists," inelud-
FED several characters of note.
The Following documents show the
complete surrender Of the Bolsheviki
HEADERS to their German masters.
Document No. IS.
Ger fGreat) General Staff, Central
Abtheilung, Section MP, No. All,
81 Feb rs, 1919
Very Secret
10 the Council of Peoples Connis-
sars:
According to instructions from the
asigh command Of the German army.
1 have the honor to remind you tha:
the withdrawing and a:isarming Of
the Russian Red Guard from Finland
must be commenced Immediately. Il
8 is knewn to the staff that the cnies
0pponent OF this step is the head OF
tsse FINISH Red Guard, Yaryo Haa
palaonsns who has great iEdnenca,
on the Russian toyarische Comrades I.
request you to send for this strug-
gle with Haapalainen our agent.
Walte7 Neya7ainen .(Nevalaise1le)-
bearer Of Finnish passport 1861, AMI
supply him With a passport and pass.
Z Head sef the department, O. Rausca,
Adjutant, u. Wolff.
Note ritten at the top Of the let
ter and dsssigned n. G%, the initials os
sLenin's Secretary, N. Gorbunov, is the
order Send to the coanissar Of for
eign s'sfairs and execute" In the mar
gIn Is written Passport 211-No..
Sg2-" but unfortunately the name
under which the new passport was
given is not mentioned This order
explains the withdrawal OF the Rus
sian Red Guard from Finland in early
March and the abandonment OF the
Finnish Red Guard to its fate. The
letter, however, took care Of the dis
arming both of Russian soldiers and
sailors as they left Finland, for the
Firms needed guns and ammunition
The Russians sometimes fought but
were surrounded and disarmed. In the
Helsingfers while was there in
March the Red Guard and the sailors.
were fighting each other nightly with
Finnish Red Guard leaders almost
surely Isl Nevalainen,. but under th ;
9reunastanccs I do not care to specu
NAte.
The order to hold all foreign en-
bassies An Red Finland was given CO.
incidentIy with the appearance of one
of them upon the scene. The excuse
offered was that foreigners were car
rying Information tc the White
Guard. simultaneously influence was
exerted i'm the White Guard to increasc
difficulties in passage between tn .
lines. It is reasonable to place ths
obstacles to passage created on both
sides Of the Finnish line to German
effort. for German aid was being given
the White Guard openly at the mo-
ment it was intriguing in the inner
councilssof the Red Guard. The Amer
lean party cornered in Finland escaped
only by persistence and good for |
tune. The British embassy party was
passed through the day before the
closing order came. The French and
Italian embassies were obliged after
a poopth IF 1,oip effort fo rot11rr, to !