The Independent . hed to Siberia. The formerpresident of the Finnish Diet has beenrecalled from Tobolsk, whither he wassent because he tried to uphold theancient rights of Finland against theGzar. The Russian governor of Fin-land, General Seyn, has been arrestedand sent to a Petrograd prison. Thenew Government has issued a manifestorestoring the Finnish constitution andannuling all the edicts of the pasteighteen years that were in contradic-tion with it. A Finnish Diet has beencalled to convene on April 4 to re-establish an autonomous government. Minister of Justice Kerensky alsofavors autonom
The Independent . hed to Siberia. The formerpresident of the Finnish Diet has beenrecalled from Tobolsk, whither he wassent because he tried to uphold theancient rights of Finland against theGzar. The Russian governor of Fin-land, General Seyn, has been arrestedand sent to a Petrograd prison. Thenew Government has issued a manifestorestoring the Finnish constitution andannuling all the edicts of the pasteighteen years that were in contradic-tion with it. A Finnish Diet has beencalled to convene on April 4 to re-establish an autonomous government. Minister of Justice Kerensky alsofavors autonomy for Armenia and in-dependence for Poland. The Constan-tinople question he would settle byinternationalizing the Straits. In re-gard to the effort of the British Govern-ment to prevent a revolution and savethe Romanov dynasty Minister Ker-ensky said to a correspondent of theLondon Chronicle: I must tell you frankly that we Russiandemocrats have been latterly rather worriedabout England, because of the close rela-.
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