Evening star., 1919-05-23
Publish "Fake" Newspapers.

RUSSIAN mOnarChlStS IN tlnlanQ are
among the worst offenders. They
maintain fake newspapers which
make no pretense of paying their way
but are financially maintained in or
der that excerpts from their columns
shall find their way, with too often
the ready help of the international
news agencies, into the worlds press.
They specialize, for instance, in al
most weekly reiterated accounts OF
Petrograd's impending evacuation ana
fall and stories slandering the bolshe-
Wiki which only help the latter as they
are so transparently fantastic.
Esthonia. playing fast and loose
for recognition as an Independent.
state. is now redoubling it's efforts
in view of Finland's success. Es-
thonians color their news accord
ming a special propaganda. Inc F1n-
nish government organ, the Huvud-
stadsbladet. is repeatedly caught by
watchful observers here in the act
of subordinating accuracy TO ex-
pediency Republican Russians nv
ing in exile in Finland also conduct
their own propaganda. have no
hesitation in declaring that 1T is I'M
possible for America to keep correct
ly informed about eastern Baltlc
events merely from the brief cable
grams relayed by the scandinavian
agencies unsupplied with more intl-
mate commentaries. Everything de-
pends upon the source from which
the assertions emanate.
Plan No Invasion Of Russia
The "iazzed" Finnish news has
reached such pitch OF cacophony
now that the Swedish newspapers
firmly believe that Finland is about
to be made the base for an invasion
of Russia jointly by a Finnish army
and entente troops, which, one OF the
leading Stockholm dailies thinks. Will
he made up of $4,000 Canadians
Doubtless this belief has been cabled
yised YOU that nothing of the kind is
brewing in Finland. I made inquiries
again today in quarters here that GER
tajnly would know were Petrograd
thrust impending. I was assured that
such development was in prospect ana
that the socialist and bolsheVlst pro
portion of the Finnish army is SO
menacing that it would be madness
to send it against red Russia.
The Esthonians are strugsllns ueSS,
perately with their backs to the wall
and are utterly unable to go cam
paigning into Russia.
Moscow Takes News Seriously.
However. the noise from Finland
been taken seriously in Moscow. for
the reports have drawn toward the
Finnish frontier large detachments
of red troops and artillery from
whom, nevertheless. no INVASION OF
Finland is at all likely to occur.
one can but pity the gallant Karelian
Firms who seem destined to have
their fight for freedom crushed un-
less they speedily get reinforcements
from the Murman Anglo American
ri 1IHy in,
other respects weak. though by the
first surprise of their advance through
the thinly populated subarctic wilds
succe eded. They are already far into
territory claimed by the bolsheviki
and have been fatty told by the Fin
nish government that though they
have Finland's sympathy and unof-
ficial aid they cannot hope for a Fin
nish army crossing its frontier and
advancing into Kereila to help them.
Unless Yudenitch makes a sally or
the Murman troops can rush to their.
aid they seem to be doomed to ami
hlation at the hands Of the big con-
centrations of the red army that
is being massed against them. Neither
of these contingencies are likely ac-
cording to what we know here.
Entente Warships in Finnish Gulf.
Petrograd is just ice free and nu-
fHerOuS euteltc "dISHipS are reported
in the Finnish gulf. The coast is
mine free to the eastward as far as
the Beresov isles south of Viborg
Thence to Petrograd is only couple
of hours run for destroyers, but the
waters have been heavily mined by
the bolsheviki, and Cronstadt and the
chain of islands and forts spanning
the six-mile wide point of the gulf
cannot be passed until they are de-
molished by battleship fire.