SOVIET RUSSIA

Evening Star, Issue 19583, 15 June 1927, Page 5

SOVIET RUSSIA

THE VOIKOFF MURDER ROLAND'S REPLY TO NOTE. Preni Association—By Telegraph—Copyright GENEVA, June 14. M. Zaloski, the Polish Foreign Minister, who is attending the Council of the League of Nations, in conference with the Press, said that the Soviet Note appeared to offer the basis ior a peaceful solution with Poland. The Polish Government had already accepted three of the demands which were in full conformity with the Polish laws. LEAGUE ACTION DISCUSSED. DEVELOPMENTS WITH ITALY EXPECTED. LONDON, Juno 14. The ‘Daily Telegraph’s’ diplomatic correspondent says: “ The question has arisen whether the Council should not consider the attitude of the Geneva Conference to the Soviet in the light of Moscow’s latest deeds. The Soviet, though a non-member, has been encouraged to send representatives to tbo League conferences, but in the present conditions the League owes it to itself to decide whether participation can continue to be pressed upon a nonmember which has so clearly shown that it does not recognise the practice of normal Statehood.” The correspondent learns that the accentuated coolness in Italian and Russian relations is likely to lead to developments at no distant date. FINLAND’S PROTEST. HELSINGFORS, June 14. The Cabinet has sent a protest to Moscow 1 against the execution of Elvengren, and demanding an explanation. [The Soviet memorandum after the recent executions described Elvengren as an ex-cavalry officer, and one of those who with Captain Riley, of the British Intelligence Service, participated in an organised attempt on the Soviet Delegation at the Genoa Conference headed by M. Tchitcherin when the delegation passed through Berlin.] SOVIET ATROCITIES. ELV ENG REN ’S DREA DEC L FATE. HELSINGFORS, June 14. (Received June 15, at 10.30 a.m.) It is roportcd_ that Elvengren was executed some time ago after terrible torture by the Cheka, culminating hi his being taken to prison, where he was chained to a corpse and left for five days. He lost his reason, and was executed w’hilo insane. PASSPORTS REFUSED. LONDON, June 14. The Government has refused passports to six w’orking class children who were duo to depart for Russia as guests of the Moscow’ Congress of Young Pioneers.