The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-07-07
OUTSTANDING OF FINLAND
ADDRESS, IN PART BY EvERT MAATALA EDITOR
CALUMET FINNISH DAILY (THE PAVALEHTD FINNISH
TEMPERANCE PICNIC, JULY

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, i've people. So they could not re
sist the criminal temptation. The,
acted. they voted. and when they ha,
done the bloody deed they went hall
insane over the victory. and roared;
"Finis Finlandiae,"-it was the END
Of the Finnish national freedom.
They knew that Finland was land
Of free Institutions; they knew that
within those Institutions. Films would
gradually grow in the development
of individual life. Of internal life. Of
faculties. OF sentiments and Of high
ideas. They saw how Finnish lit
erature. science, and the arts began
10 display more splendor relatively
than their own, and they saw how
\ Finland. the land OF the thousand
lakes. was transforming into a beau
tiful and economically independent
country where civilization was al
ready on higher levels than in Rus
STA; that's why they rose and contin-
uously repeated the ancient Roman
Senator Cato's closing sentence: "Ce-
terum censeo Carthaginem esse de-
lentam." but the difference in this
case is. that Russian diplomats meant
not Carthage but Finland
The Romans destroyed Carthage. and
so Russia is going 10 destroy Fin
land and Finnish nationality
They say that Finland was ambi-
tious;
II it were so, it was a grievious
fault,
And grievously hath Finland an
swered it,"
Yes. Firms have been ambitious TO /
be sound and alert. to be a light i'm the /
wilderness to her poor, wandering, be-
nighted kinsmen OF the far north.
the Samoyedes. the Ostyarks, and
others, pointing the way to .civillza-
tion,-and not only To them. but to
Russia itself. huge and strong. but dun.
inert and stupid-longing blindly for
q brighter day and the dropping Of
the shackels Of bureaucracy and SUI
National freedom is a great instru-
ment when freedom is perfect and
founded on principles of sound justice
This republic is a mighty good exam
pie Of national freedom. We know
how everything began to develop in
his country fight after the revolution,
and this country has continued to be
he Mecca for about thirty millions
If foreigners during its 1874 years of
rdependent existence and still prom
ses to be for centuries the greatest
# republics and the leader of the
Common democracy.
While asserting this view we are
of the fact that we. too.
ave our advocates of immoral tao
les in politics and religion, but it is
10 wonder, for it is said, that even
ieaven was once occupied by Satan.
National freedom is a mighty agent
f progress and general prosperity. I'm
lie Sans enthusiastically patriotic
amily is a good example. He has
zen manly to his neighbors and faith
rly to his foster sons and daughters
Cuba and the Philippines. Cuba has
ational freedom and the Philippines
re going to get il soon. We see that
I'D Sam has been and is generous and
ind, but that's so because he is so
thoroughly civilized.
We Firms, belonging to n very small {
ational family, are just as unfortu- il
ate as the Polish and the Irish peo- a
lie, for we are still suffering the OPP n
ression of the stronger and the might
r. But we have still one relief rem
ering consolation in our continuous
sony. 1t is this: That heroes of the
asst centuries like the Polish Kos f
usko, the Italian llberator, Garibal- /
|, lreland's Robert Emmett the
La Fayette, the truly no. 7
lie Hungarian, immortal, liberty low
lg Kossuth, and the sons and daugh-
'rs of our American revolution of !,
6, are-all Of them-with us: we feel
'lief and hope, for we know that their
pirits protest with us against the $
ruel oppressors of our day.