Settlement Expected Hourly; Moscow Reported Ready to Forego "Puppet" Regime /EUTRAL diplomatic sources a Russo-Finnish settlement Stockholm, Mar. 10. here last night said they expected would be announced this morning.
The cession of Viipuri was not i included in the Soviet demands, it was reliably Jearned, Russia, while demanding a part of Karelia to "guarantee the safety of Leningrad," did not insist on taking the Diplomatic circles took an attitude of cautious optimism. Morning newspapers yesterday reported that the Finnish Premier, Risto Ryti, would participate in the conferences at Moscow. The general tendency was to. a iecept reports that he had either already flown to Moscow or wot would soon do so. In their present stage, negotiations are aimed at establishing an armistice and not a full-term settlement, which would be embodied in a treaty expected later at a conference attended by large delegations.
Russian sources claimed that Mme. Alexandra Kollontay, the Soviet Minister to Sweden, was not involved inthe. present discussions. These were being carried on directly with the Kremlin, it was said.
'Tallinn, Riga, Berlin and Rome were all' mentioned as centres. for negotiations, The conviction—was crystallizing, however, that Moscow should be the focal point, Finns Want Guarantees The Helsinki correspondent of the "Berlingske Aftenavis" reported the Fim Government was discussing peace proposals with prominent Finn Civilians, "to obtain the widest.possible polt of the Finn people before making any serious. decision." It is evident that if Finland agreed to the Rugsian proposals at the present time, Finland "would become poorer and smaller, the correspondent declared, Many Finns believe, however, that Finland, if she accepted the peace terms, would still be able to carry fon her independent life if " "detinipeace" was obtained, the writer claimed. Great fear was expressed in high Finn circles that a "hasty peace" would be another Munich and they fare asking what guarantee Pinland thas that Russia will not present further claims in the future when Pi land has become weakened through the present proposals, the correspond ent wrote, Finland succeeded in dinding ome guarantee that Russia would hot demand further concessions, she would show, if possible, an even greater desire for peace, the Swedish correspondent believed,—United Press.
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