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official figures (but really probably to 16,000) from an
average during the preceding years of about 3,000.
In some districts nearly all young men left the
country. If such a service, and especially a service
of three years in Russia and in a Russian corps, should
be introduced, the emigration of a majority of the
young men, which is now a local exception, would soon
become the rule. It would be on a still larger scale
than was the enormous emigration from Sleswick
when this country was transferred from Denmark to
Prussia, since the Russian service would be harder
than is the German service, and the habits of the
Finlanders and Russians differ even more completely
than those of the Danish peasants and Germans.
The Russian Council of State, in discussing the new
Army Bill, took due notice of several important points
in the counter-proposal made by the Finnish Estates
in 1899, but the advice of the Council has been
disregarded in the final decision in this matter. For the
now Military Service Law, which was signed by the
Emperor on July 12, and shortly afterwards was
promulgated by the Finnish Senate, makes no other
concession to the Finnish demands than lowering the
period of service with the colours from five years, as
originally proposed, to three years. The new law does
not recognise the existence of a separate Finnish
army; the existing Finnish regiments will be
disbanded, with the exception of the battalion of the
Finnish Guards and the regiment of Dragoons; and
there will be practically no difference between Finnish
and Russian regiments in garrison in Finland. Finnish
conscripts will be enrolled in Russian regiments, and
(contrary to the fundamental principles of Finnish
law) will be ordered to serve anywhere within Russia
or even abroad, and will be subject to the Russian
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