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NOME, ALASKA JULY 16, 1917.
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FINLAND VERGING ON POLITI
CAL FREEDOM. <
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.More and more are the nations of !
Kurope which are under autocratic |
domination or subject to the politi- '
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cal dictation of an alien government 1
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looking toward the day when (
complete political and social freedom ]
shall dawn. '
Kussia, until the great revolt the
the. sovereign estate of autocratcy, :
was the latest, to cast aside the
shackles of a government which 1
found its highest expression in the 1
perpetuation of personal and politi- c
eal bondage and now Finland, and j
possibly Germany, are preparing to '
follow suit.
This much desired freedom j,ay i
not be gained in a day and possibly '
not until years have passed but that '
It will come eventually Is forcibly in- 1
dicated by the present trend of events ■
In both nations. And not only will !
It cotnj in Finland and Germany but |
the day is not far distant when Time 1
in his eternal progress will find every <
nation of the old world emancipated ^
from the dictation of hereditary rule
and living in that state of political
existence which Is founded upon the
will of the people.
Finland the latest of the nations to
take a definite step toward political
independence, Is now' passing through
the last phases of that political
discontent which leads to freedom
and the recent dispatches relative to
the political status of that country,
in which It was announced that the
Finnish diet lias passed to the last
stage of parliamentary processes a
measure which Virtually establishes
Finnish independence, are, therefore,
of marked Importance as Indicating
tlie early addition of n new sovereign
state to the world’s galaxy of na
tions.
This radical resolution is the latest
development of the separatist agita
tion which had its start soon after
the Russian revolt and has on sev
eral occasions resulted in conditions
amounting almost to a political crisis,
owing to the wide variance of Ideas
among the several parties Into which
tlie nation Is divided politically.
The present agitation, which is tlie
natural heritage of the, long continued
struggle ngainst the constitutional
Inhibitions of the old Russian gov
ernment, began when the new Finnish
premier used an expression during
the course of a speech In parlia
ment implying that, with the over
throw of the unlamented autocracy,
Russia ceased to bo a suzerain pow
er and had become a friendly nrtgh
bor and a possible ally—a View that
was well sustained by the announce
ment of the Russian provisional
government that personal liberty and
freedom was the dominant motive
of the new government.
To the Finnish people <lie enforced
continuance of their country as a
vassal state cf Russia was entirely
irreconcilable with the establishment
of complete political freedom In Rus
sia.
The new government of Rus-'la
appeals not to have accepted this
view, however, and in restoring the
Finnish constitution in March, claim
ed that the new Russian government
had succeeded to the rights of the
former emperor Nicholas, as grand
duke of Finland. The Helsingfors
parliament Immediately retorted that
the claim of the temporary govern
ment was open to question and In
sisted on the Immediate* passage of
measures increasing Finland's pres
ent measure of independence.
The ruling of the provisional gov
ernment, delivered in answer to the
demand of Finland, declared that
such action must await the will of
the constitutional assembly whlcli
would draw lip a constitution for the
whole empire.
Doubtless it was this reply, indi
cating, ns It did. no Intention of sur
rendering .the claim of suzerainty
over Finland, which led the Finnish
leaders to attempt the passage of a
measure which, judged from the re
cent dispatches, is tantamount to a
declaration of independence.
Aithougn Finland Is greatly divid
ed over the question because of the
uncertainty concerning the future
attitude of the republican govern
ment, the only party solidly opposed
to th" independence program is the
old Finnish party, which has always
been siiongly Rusophils and has nt
nil times resisted a complete sever
ance of political relations with Rus
sia.
AVhate *»-' may I e the fate of the
independence measure now before
Finland’s parliament it is certain
that the masses will not forego the
opportunity for freedom created by
the change in the government of
Russia without a struggle and forci
ble disunion is almost sure to follow
the defeat of the measure unless the
new democracy of Russia consents
to a radical amendment of its claims
to suzerainty.
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