ESTONIAN GOVERNMENT PLAN TO LICENSE MEDIA STIRS CONTROVERSY.

The Estonian government is split and most Estonians are outragedby a draft plan to license all publications in Estonia in whichforeign capital has been invested, Eesti Sonumid reportedAugust 19. Because virtually all major newspapers and journalshave some foreign capital invested in them, the plan, if approved,would give the government extensive powers to regulate the media.

Paldiski Conference Ends on Optimistic Note.