Paris, Mar. 17.
Russia, now that the Finnish affair is liquidated, will probably, in conformance with her expressed policy since the beginning of the Allied-German war, once again declare herself "neutral", French observers, commenting on the forthcoming speech by the Foreign Commissar, M. Viacheslay Molotov, before the Soviet Supreme Council on March 29, declared today.
The fact Russia turned, not to Germany, but to Britain, when she requested outside influence be brought to bear on Finland for peace is evidence that Moscow has little faith in Berlin, In fact, the Russian negotiate ors frankly and clearly admitted to the Finnish peace delegation that they wanted the strategic bases on Bange Island mainly for defence against any eventual German attack on Russian territory—Havas.
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