Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-12-18
FINLAND IS ANXIOUS FOR RECOGNITION BY
 THE UNITED STATES
Germany First Restored Order and Peasants Slow to Align With Ger many's Enemies.

London, Nov. 21.-(Correspondence of the A. P)-General Mannerheim, the Finnish leader who has consent ed to become regent of the new coalition government of Finland, ana the other supporters of the govern ment sustained 'by the White Guards are extremely anxious to have the allies and the United States recog- nize the new Finnish government.
 The necessity for such recognition at once is urged on the groun dthat the peasants feel under great obli- gations to Germany for interfering and establishing order in Finland and cannot be induced to transfer their allegiance to the enemies Of Germany unless steps are taken that will convince them that the entente powers have real interest in Fin lands welfare.
 General Mannerheim has been in London for several days conferring with A. J. Balfour, British Foreign Secretary. He intends to go to Paris to discuss the Finnish situation with Colonel F. M House and French or llCldlSs llO uGoAA Co 040o tO ulOCl Herbert Hoover, the American Food Administrator and talk over the pro- visioning of Finland whose bread supplies are about exhausted.
 Sweden and Denmark have consent ed to let Finland have a limited amount of grain, but this supply will not reach Finland in time to prevent the suspension of bread rations in the larger cities of Finland for some time
 According to dispatches received by General Mannerheim, virtually all the German troops have now Jeff. Finland. There were less than two thousand Germans there a week ago, and as these have been moving out whenever ships were available, tne General says Finland is now doubt less entirely free from German soldi- CTS.
 The Russain Red Guards are threat ening the Finnish border and the political situation in Finland is so ] troubled that a recurrence or the ] war between Reds and White which l devastated the country last winter is l feared unless tho government is able to obtain adequate food supplies to relieve the distress which is now becoming widespread.
 1 Russian political refugees have escaped into Finland in large num- bers. It would be almost certain ! death for many of these if they were forced to return to Russia. Conse- quently, the Finish government has permitted them to remain in spite of the shortage of foodstuffs, thus i'm posing an additional tax on its limit ed supply of grain.
 1 General Mannerhem led the Fin nish White Guards in their fight against the Finnish Red Guards and Russian Red Guards last winter, but retired fro mthe command when the White Guards accepted the support of German troops. He was not in sympathy with Germany's movement 1 to entrench itself in Finland. and was summoned back to Finland from Tweden after it become clear that i Germany must withdraw as a result of it's defeat on the western front.
 An election is to be held next Feb ruary to select new Finnish senate which will pass on the form of gov i ernment Finland is to have. At pre-. sent 1t is constitutional monarch conforming to the laws under which it was governed when part of Swe- den, before it was annexed to Russia It is really grand duchy. but as there is no grand duke to approve it's legislation. and as it's laws require such approval, General Mannerheim will, if he becomes regent as is now ! proposed, act instead of a grand duke, pending the establishment of a legal government to replace the constitutional monarchy.