Evening star., 1939-12-02
PEOPLES Government Text
Declaration by Finnish Communists
Through Soviet News Agency

ment of Finland already has
formed the First Finnish Army
Corps which, in the course of
forthcoming battles, will receive
reinforcements by volunteers
coming from revolutionary
workers and peasants and must
become the strong backbone Of
the future peoples army of Fin
land. To the first Finnish Army
Corps is accorded the honor of
bringing the banner of Finland's
! democratic republic into the
capital and hoisting 1t on the roof
of the presidential palace to the
joy of the working people and to
the awe of the enemies Of the
people.
Our state must be a democratic
republic, serving the interests OF
the people, unlike the plutocratic
republic of Cajander and Erkko,
serving the interests of the capi-
talists and landlords.
However, our state is not state
of the Soviet type because the
Soviet regime cannot be estab-
lished by the efforts Of the gov
ernment alone without the con-
sent of the whole people, in par
ticular the peasantry. In con-
formity with the above, our gov
ernment is a peoples government
of a democratic republic of Fin
land 1t will rely for support on the
broad Peoples Front of Toilers.
The peoples government in its
present composition regards it.
self as provisional government.
Immediately upon its arrival in
Helsinki, capital of the country,
it will be reorganized and its COM
position enlarged by the inclusion
of representatives from various
parties and groups participating
in the Peoples Front of Toilers.
The final composition of the
peoples government, its powers
and actions, are to be sanctioned
by a diet elected on the basis of
universal, equal and direct suf-
frage with the secret ballot.
First Task of Government
Overthrow of White Guard.
The peoples government of
Finland regards as its primary
task the overthrow of the gov
ernment of the Finnish White
Guards, rout it's armed forces, the
conclusion of peace and the in
suring of independence and Sc
curity to Finland by means of the
establishment of lasting and
friendly relations with the Soviet
Union.
The peoples government Of
Finland addresses the govern
of the U. S. S. r. with a pro-
posal to conclude q pact of mu-
tual assistance between Finland
and the Soviet Union and to
comply with the age-old national
hope of the Finnish people for
a reunion with the Karelian peo-
pie, with it in a single and inde-
pendent state of Finland. The
peoples government of Finland
has every ground to hope that
its firm course of establishing
friendly relations with the So
Wet Union will enable the gov
ernment of the U. S. S. r. to
comply with this proposal. The
peoples government desires to
maintain friendly relations also
with other states. It recognizes
the economic and financial OBJ
legations of Finland toward
other states insofar as these OBJ
legations do not contradict Fin
lands sovereignty and insofar as
any of these states will not take
hostile steps against the democ-
ratio republic of Finland and its
peoples government.
Nine Point Internal Policy
Offered by New Regime.
In its internal policy the peo-
Piles government sets itself the
following tasks:
/. Creation of the Peoples
Army of Finland.
2. The institution of state con-
troll over large private banks and
large industrial enterprises and
the realization of measures as
sisting medium and petty enter
prises.
8. The realization of measures
for the complete elimination Of
unemployment.
I. Reduction Of the working day