Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1909-10-15 | Page 3 | Finns Forced to Contribute

u FINNS FORCED TO CONTRIBUTE Ordered to Take From Their Treasury for Benefit of Russia Oct O t 14 HAn An imperial manifesto was hed here herG today or ordering ordering ordering dering that military contribution of Sh lf be taken from the Finnish Fin Finnish Finnish nish treasury and turned over to Rue Rus Russia Hussla sia sla Th The FInns have hae pot not decided ed upon any de d line Une of resistance and dis die disorders disorderS orders are improbable Russian rein are expected to arrive here soon SL St Petersburg Oct 14 Rear Admi Admiral Admiral ral and Admiral Sillman Colonel Kraaz Kranz and Master of Ceremonies Ceremonies i nies Berg have been appointed to the Finnish senate by b the governor general of Finland according to advices from These men replace the senators who In September notified the th governor general that they would not reappointment to office because the Russian cabinet Insisted that Flit Fin Finland land contribute to ta the defense of the empire The appointment is regarded as 8 s an almost al almost almost most fatal lata blow to Finnish autonomy t nomy as is s It jt practically n abolishes the Finnish national administration placing the u machinery of state in the hands of the Russian governor general gen ral It is 18 understood that the judicial department de department department of the senate will not resign and the Indications are now that this will vill be lie followed shortly by the rean by Russian of that part of the Viborg province which was Joined to Finland by Alexander AlexaQder I in 1808 1101 after the acquisition of the Orand Grand Duchy from Sweden n This district IB is i only twenty mites mn from r m St Petersburg and it is considered strategically necessary to the Wen defense e of the capital that It tt b be placed under Russian RUS ian control The conditions COn are such that ep opa B re resistance resistance on on the part of the Finns by an uprising on or repetition of the general strike of 11 JB scarcely Scar I expected D