COMMUNISM SPREADS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 150, 26 June 1940, Page 8

COMMUNISM SPREADS.

Soviet Gains Influence, In Baltic. , ~ . "CHILDREN OF REVOLUTION." (Recelved'lia.m.) TALLIX!*,* Juno . 25. The now Prime. Minister; of '.Estonia, Professor .Vares, broadcasting " to" .'the nation, said: "We. are children-of. the Russian revolution.. - History. l has^fixed our place, among . other peoples, near our friend Soviet Knssiil,';whicli- i.S 'the only State in the world which respects tho independent existence of each people."' ' ThoStockholm . correspondent of - the "Daily . Telegraph" says , consider that-the Baltic Statcs.V'arehveenng to-Communism. '. It is not onljvßussia's military forces whiclv ' are . advancing toward the Baltic, ..but also' a new world outlook. . . Estonian workers., 'are. h continuing demonstrations at places decorated/with red flags. . . " . , - Big • demonstrations - were ' held at Biga at the funeral . of-'victims of "'the disturbances; when' the ; Russians marched' ill. A crowd of; 30,000 mouriiers carried red ' flags and posters inviting the people to crush, 'the old Fascist Government. .. h .. *.

Two new. Communist newspapers .and also a'-Russian paper have,'inade/ .'a similar -invitation... : :.The .Russian;.paper declared- that the ..police ..were.. Fascist and mii'st-. bo '.'. replaced * by; ; a' workers' militia, :'. . '.'■_' ,'.'",. :: " - " :