Chapter VI. Finland
Contents
- Indefinite relations with the Russian Provisional Government—Autonomy
law passed by the Diet, July 18, 1917—Dissolution of the Diet; elections
of October 2, 1917—Labor disturbances in protest against bourgeois control (Documents 855-862)
- Proclamation of independence, December 4–6, 1917: attitude of the
American and other governments—Recognition by Sweden, Norway, Denmark,
and France, January 4–10, 1918—Seizure of power by the Red Guards; civil
war with the White Guards under Mannerheim—Swedish occupation of the Åland
Islands—Request for American recognition by commissioners of the White
government: counter-representations by the delegate of the Red
government—Appeals for food (Documents 863-913)
- Treaties between Finland and the Soviet government, March 1, 1918, and
between Finland and the German Government, March 7, 1918 (Documents 914-919)
- German military intervention against the Red Guards; victory of the
White Guards—Advances into Karelia and toward the Murman Railway—New
negotiations with the Soviet government—British, French, and American
attitude toward the White government and representatives of the former
Red government—Resignation of Mannerheim—Monarchist movement: election of Frederick Carl of Hesse, October 9,
1918 (Documents 920-977)
- Withdrawal of German troops—Formation of a new government under
Mannerheim—Decision of the
American Government to ship food (Documents 978-982)