Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-05-26 | Page 25 | Huns Open Drive for Port in the Arctic

J HUNS OPEN DRIVE FOR PORT IN THE ARCTIC Covetous Eyes of Germans Turn to Finland as Colony I I I I By fly n Yo J Enterprise Ain n STOCKHOLM I May Ia Germany 23 5 Germany German has laid a 3 comprehensive 1 plan for the I conquest of oC Finland which includes these startling developments de 1 The Tho carrying of or 1 lO le war to the Arctic CIrcle the seizure of or the Murman Murman Mur- Mur man railroad running running- from Petrograd I to Kola Russia's ne ner port on the I 1 Arctic ocean and the occupation of f Lapland Russian Karelia Karella and the Finnish coast of or the Arctic and the white unite seas 2 2 The extension of or the thc pan-German pan dream of a Mittel Europa to include I Ia a through railway line from the northernmost north north- north north-I et cape of Europe to Constanti Constanti- nople 3 An alliance between Finland Germany German and Japan which will renew the the- war against Russia giving ln Petrograd Petrograd Petro- Petro grad grail to Germany and Siberia to Japan These revelations are published In Inthe Inthe the Swedish paper poper which first gave gate caeto to the tho world worl 1 tho the statement of ot Prince which showed that the kaiser alone was responsible for starting startIng starting start start- ing the war As revelations have been confirmed tho the new sensational statements of tho the Stockholm paper must be accepted for their face value According to the newspaper the statements orl originated with a number C prominent Finnish politicians who are arc now on their wa way to Berlin as asI representatives of the Finnish government government govern o ment to negotiate with the kaiser They are arc given point by recent British British Brit Brit- ish activities In Kola ba bay on the northern coast of oC Kola peninsula which Protects projects Into tl HI Arctic ocean and the White sea and with the tho ex exception exception exception ex- ex of part of oC Norway Is the uttermost uttermost uttermost utter utter- most northern extremity of the mainland main mainS land of or Europe The pro program ram laid out by tho the G GAr Ger Germans r- r mans Is said to be he as af follows By May II a the German Baltic commander com com- commander mander was to take ke and Petrograd capital of or I Finland has already been occupied b by Germans troops B By June Germany was waR to have hao laid the tho foundation for tor a 1 Greater Finland including Petrograd and the new rail rail- way wa constructed since the war bc began an from the Russian capital to the Merman Murman Mur- Mur lurman man coa coat coast L Thus Finland would be hc bounded on I the southwest h by a German Germ with the other Baltic provinces and anal Germany would claim a a. free Creo harbor on the Arctic sea in Finland She will never nover give c up Ul tho the Aaland islands say then authorities Such a n new Finland would bo he greater than Norway NOr Sweden en and Denmark put together and thus Germany would I become a a. leading Baltic power The Germans will not put their scheme through h opposition however for British troops have ha al already already al al' ready been lan landed l e-l on the Murman coast const to protect protect the Murman railway and prevent pre Germany German from seizing the Kola bay ports A number of British warships are ro also In Kola harbor which although h in the thc Arctic circle is open otren the year ear round Finnish newspapers have hl been demanding demanding demanding de de- de- de manding the conquest of or Karelia and talk of or occupying Petro Petrograd r d It is proposed ed to establish a rc regular steamboat service across tho the gulf of ot Finland between Reval and nd Helsing- Helsing fors fOIS fors The Murman railroad will be bo enlarged 1 and extended and direct connection connection connection con con- will be established between Kola Budapest and Constantinople When the tine bl bier hig battle on nn tho the western front s over ocr this statement continues Germany German will be ready to begin tho the now pro program ram She Rhe will wilt then approach Japan with a n. suggestion for an al alliance alliance alliance al- al liance and together with Finland re reopen reopen reopen re- re open tho the war on tho the in Russia