Evening star., 1918-01-28
BOLSHEv|K ARMIES
| ENGAGE IN BATTLES
Ukraine and Rumanian Troops
Are FoeS-von KuehImann
Explains Peace ParIey.
RUSS VIEW OF FOES STAND

STOCKHOLM, January 28.-The
long-threatened revolution in Fin
land is proceeding In the eastern
provinces, according to sparse reports
reaching Haparanda and forward
ed here.
The railway station at Helsingfors
is reported to have been occupied by
the Russian "red guard" Sharp
fighting has taken place at viborg.
Russian soldiers are said to be aid
ing the "red guard and reinforce
ments are reported to have been
sent from Petrograd. g..
In answer to a protest made by
Finland the Russian government said
that it must support the proletariat
against FinIand's bourgeoisie.
Helsingfors is commanded by the
guns of Russian warships under con-
troll of bolshevik sailors.
says the "red guard got out of hand
and was guilty of numbering and
plundering. Conditions of anarchy
are said to prevail in the region of
the disturbances.
By the Associated Press.
AMSTERDAM, January 2S.-Heavy
fighting has been in progress for sew
eral days between Ukrainians and boil
patches reaching here from Ukrainian
sources. An attack was made by Tx
rainian troops which attempted to take
possession of Lutsk, yolhynia- The
bolshevik commander appealed for as
sistance to the Austro- Hungarian COM
mander of that district, who declined to
aid him.
1t was announced yesterday at the
Smolny Institute that boIshevik troops
had occupied the towns of Krement-
chug, in the province of Poltava, and
Putivl, in the province of Kursk.
Czernin Goes to Brest-Litovsk.
Count Czernin. the stro-Hungarian
foreign minister, left Sunday for Brest-
Litovsk, where the negotiations with
the Russians are taking place, accord
ing to Vienna advices today. He was
accompanied by numerous officials
Count Czernin's policy in administering
been indorsed by the foreign affairs
committee of the reichsrath, which has
adopted a vote of confidence by IA votes
against Z.
Won Kuehlmann Speech.
The German foreign secretary, DR.. Won
kuehlmann, made a second speech be-
fore the reichstag main committee on
Saturday, replying to speakers in the
debate which followed his first explana-
ton on Friday of the negotiations at
incidentally, he ex-
pressed confidence that the status of
the great free German state would
appeal to the border peoples, and he
dealt strongly with the "bolshevik
policy of ruling by force. as opposed to
their profession"
The secretary continued: Il warmly
greet the statements of DR.. David ESQ.,
cialist leader of the reichstag) that
representative body of Lithuania has
really been honorably set up and that
the representatives of the Lithuanian
people of all classes can strive toward
the Teal1ZatlOn OF II mas
been suggested that We should wait
until the end Of the war before making
extension to other existing representa-
tive bodies. We work under difficult
in the country in ques-
ton The war still continues. We
will, il peace is reached with Russia.
do what can be done in conjunction
with the military necessities, with a
view to bringing about this extension
during the war.
Maintain Selves by Force.
Herr Trotzky twice declared in open
that our government has no
basis other than force. The bolsheviki
maintain themselves by brutal force:
their arguments are cannon and ma
chine guns.
Differences of opinion are settled by
their getting rid of their opponents in
a radical and satisfactory manner The
preach beautifully, but prac-
tice otherwise.
"They have so1emnly recognized the
Finnish republic. They never disputed
the right of that republic to receive
representatives. but when it
came to the act of sending representa-
tives there they created the greatest
difficulties. When we have news from
Finland We will know that the soldiery
is exercising there a tyranny worse
than existed in the times of the car.
Il may point to the proceedings of
the bolsheviki against the legal as
sembly. announced with so much pomp.
The main fact in that case was that
two cruisers anchored in front of the
Tauride Palace and turned their guns
on its windows. AS this argument was
not efficient enough, the delegates were
simply chased out with bayonets.''
Conversations With Poland.