Evening star., 1918-06-07
GERMANSANX|0US
OVER TREND IN EAST
Increasing Hostility to Teu-
tons Admitted d-WiIson Held
Allied Leader.
ILL FEELING IN FINLAND

By the Associated Press.
AMSTERDAM. June I've cannot
close our eyes to the fact that an in
creasingly hostile feeling toward
Germany Is becoming widespread in
Russia and also that tho Ukrainian
population does not everywhere re-
gard the Germans with friendly eyes"
says the volks Zeitung of Cologne in
an editorial which voices the anxiety
felt in Germany relative to potential
developments in tho east.
''The entire eastern situation offers
no pleasant picture" the newspaper
continues.
Calling attention to the fact that
Germany's enemies on the western
front ARE fishing in troubled waters"
the PAPER says: "One may say that
the entire entente. not excluding
Japan, is following in President Will
sons footsteps"
Proposes Friendly Discussion.
President Wilson's declaration OF
May 18 urging help for Russia as
well as for France is recalled. In
order to remedy this entente Sub
terranean agitation" the newspaper
proposes friendly discussion with
Russia with view to making friend
ly relations with the soviet govern
possible the military character of the
administration in border states and
that new imperial commission may
introduce civil administration as well
as solve the question of the popular
administration and ascertain whether
the landtag really voices the opinion
Of the Russian people.
Meets Peace Difficulties.
LONDON, June THE Russian
soviet government is meeting with
difilculties in its efforts to conclude
peace with the Ukrainian government
and prevent further encroachment
upon Russian territory by German
and Ukrainian troops. The peace
conference at Kiev Is being delayed
and in the meantime German and
Ukrainian troops have occupied new
districts Of Russia. The German COM
mand has declared 1t is inopportune
to conclude peace before the occupa-
tion of all important Ukrainian dis
~ ASS6 10 ShSSLSus ASSOidli8 " Oil
Exchange telegram from Moscow.
Denies Finnish Treaty.
That a secret treaty has been ne
gotiated between Germany and Fin
land for the establishment of a mon
archy in Finland. placing the Finnish
army under German officers and pre-
venting the cession Of the Aland
Islands to Sweden is denied by the
to the Stockholm correspondent Of
the Daily Times. The correspondent
says that Col. Won Redern of the Ger
man army, who has been appointed
chief of stan in Finland. has arrived
at Helsingfors and has begun the or
German lines with German in
Gen. Mannerheim, who has been in
command of the Finnish white guard.
has been retired on pension. The
treatment accorded Gen. Mannerheim
not oppose the establishment Of a
monarchy in principle dread subjec-
tion by Germany. They say. 1T we
are to have a king. let him he Gen.
Mannerheim, and not a German junk
err"
Gen. Mannerheim is visiting rela-
tfves in Stockholm.
Antagonism Deepened.
AMSTERDAM. June IA great ma
jority Of tho Lettish and Esthonian
populations do not desire a union
with Germany. says the German au-
thor, Hans Worst, writing in the Ber-
liner Tageblatt. Antagonism to the
Baltic Germans is ingrained deeply in
the Esthonian and Lettish peoples. he
says. and this antagonism is deep
ened greatly by the social gulf.
The voluntary union of the Baltic
obtained on a democratic basis. the
writer declares further. adding:
1T the German Baltic upper classes
and their new Lettish and Esthonian
satellites are permitted to decide this
question. then the annexation of the
Baltic provinces to Germany can be
maintained only so long as the coun-
tries are refused q democratic con-
stitution."
Permanent German occupation. Herr
Worst concludes. can only keep in
force such annexations.
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