Evening star., 1918-01-31

government says that the "new work
mems and peasants red army will serve
to support the coming social revolution
in Europe
10000, 900 Rubles for Army.
LONDON. January 31-A bolshevik
decree establishing "an all-Russian col
legium'' for guidance in organizing the
'aworkmen's and peasants red army of
the Russian councils republic" is an
nounced In a Russian official wireless
statement received here. The commit
tee will be composed Of two representa-
tives of the war commissariat and two
representatives of the general stan OF
the red guards. Another decree as
signs twenty million rubles for the or
ganization of the red army from the
moneys in the war fund. The money
Is to be intrusted to the collegium and
must be returned subsequently,.
The Pravda prints a rumor that Ru-
mania lately has made a separate
suggests that this may include COM
pensation for Rumania in Bessarabia-
Finnish Revolution.
Finland is going through social rev.
olution similar in aims to the November
revolution in Petrograd, says the Petro-
grad correspondent of the Daily News
In describing the Finnish situation. The
forces opposed to each other in Fin
land. however, are very equally bal
anced, he adds, and comparatively
painless revolution like that pushed
through by the Russian bolsheviki is
unlikely.
The latest advices from Petrogr2d re-
port continued fighting and disorders
in Finland, but the destruction of tele-
graph and telephone lines is prevent
ing much news from coming through.
The railway telegraph system Is still
in operation, but at many places these
wire facilities are in the hands of the
red guard. 1t is believed that the ex-
PEELED members of the Rumanian lega-
tion who started for Stockholm got no
farther on their way through Finland
than Terijoki. about thirty miles from
Petrograd.
Many. of the Weather residents Of
Petrograd fed into Finland to escape
the revolutionary troubles in the Rus
sian capital thinking to find safe
retreat Some of this Glass took their
entire fortunes with them. The break
appear that they escaped from one evil
only to encounter another equally as
great.
Senators Take Refuge in vasa.
Members of the Finnish senate are
said to have taken refuge in Vasa.
Most of the news of the puxxling sit
lation is coming from Stockholm and
Copenhagen. 1t consists largely of re-
ports OF fighting, in which Gen. Man
nerholm. commanding the protection
corps" which seems to be the national
guard formed by the Finnish govern
ment. claims successes. Gen Manner
holm is reported marching to attack
Helsingfors, where the red guard and
its adherents seem to be still in control.
Three Finnish steamers arrived in
Stockholm on Wednesday. One of them
reports wild scenes and extreme misery
among the population in Aho and vi
borg. Anarchy almost beyond descrip-
tion seems to prevail everywhere ac-
cording to these accounts.
Sweden to Aid Subjects.
Beyond preparing to send Swedish
warships to take out any endangered
Swedish subjects. Sweden seems at
In Finnish affairs. but the situation is
engaging the closest attention of the
government The correspondent at
Helsingfors of the Copenhagen Ber-
) view with Senator Manner. head of the
provisional social democratic govern
ment just formed at Helsinsfors. in
Of Finland would be to keep UPON N
4 terms of friendly intercourse with all
her neighbors in Scandinavian and with
Russia while maintaining Finlands for
mer freedom and independence. The
internal policy of the government, he
said, would not be wholly socialistic,
but It would be carried out BY ali
means necessary. even If it resulted in
fighting between the red guard and
civilians.
The food question, Senator Manner
pointed out. was one of great difficulty,
but he hoped for the help Of Russia
and would be grateful for Scandinavian
aid.
The consuls at Helsingfors of the
Scandinavian nations are arranging for
special train to remove their coun-
trymen from Finland
Activity in Ukraine.
The bolshevik government, according
to dispatch from Petrograd, con-