Evening star., 1939-12-02
BY the Associated Press.

by tQc hSSOCldCeQ fEeSS.
MOSCOW, Dec. 2.-FolloWing
is the text-as published by Tass,
official Russian news agency-of
the declaration issued yesterday
by "the Peoples Government of
the Democratic Republic of Fin
land:
BY the will of the people, indig-
nant at the criminal policy of the
contemplate government of Ca
lander, Erkko and Tanner, new
government of our country-the
peoples provisional government
was formed today in Eastern
Finland.
This government hereby calls
the entire Finnish people to a
determined struggle for the over
throw of the tyranny of hang
men and war provocateurS.
The reactionary, avid plutoc-
racy which in 1918, aided by the
troops of foreign imperialists,
drowned democratic freedom of
the Finnish toiling people in a
sea of blood, transformed our
country into a White Guard hell
for toilers.
Having sold the interests of the
country's independence, the plu-
tocratic rulers of Finland, jointly
with all kinds of imperialist en-
emies of the Finnish and Soviet
peoples, ceaselessly Matched plans
of anti-Soviet war provocations
and finally plunged our country
into the furnace of war against
the Socialist Soviet Union-the
great friend OF the Finnish
people.
In this critical situation wide
masses Of the Finnish toiling
people, who always desired and
desire to live in peace with the
peoples Of the country of the
Soviets, consider it their elemen-
tary right and their sacred duty
to take the fate of the father
land into their own reliable
hands.
Masses Welcome Red Army
With Great Enthusiasm.
The people already rose in vari-
Gus parts of the country and pro-
claimed the formation Of demo-
cratic republic. Part of the
soldiers of Finland's Army al
ready have sided with the new
government, backed by the
people.
The Soviet Union, which never
threatened or disturbed Finland,
which always respected her in
dependence and for some 20 years
tolerated vile war provocations
on the part of adventurist rulers
of White Finland, has now been
confronted with the necessity to
put an end to these threats to
its independence by the forces
of the Red Army.
This aim also fully corresponds
with the vital interests of our
people.
That is why the masses of the
people of Finland meet with
tremendous enthusiasm and well
come the valiant and invincible
Red Army, being aware that it is
marching to Finland not as a
conqueror but as a friend and
iberator of our people.
The peoples government of
Finland, being deeply convinced
that the Soviet Union pursues no
aims directed against the in
dependence of our country, fully
approves and supports actions by
the Red Army on the territory Of
Finland.
It regards them as invaluable
assistance to the Finnish people
on the part of the Soviet Union
for the purpose of eliminating as
soon as possible by joint efforts
the most dangerous seat of war
created In Finland by the crimi-
nal government of war provoca-
teurs.
To accomplish this task as
early as possible, the peoples
government of Finland invites
the government of the U. s. S. r.
to render the democratic Repub-
lie of Finland all necessary as
sistance by the Red Army forces.
First Army Corps Formed
To Aid Soviet Troops.
For participation In q joint
struggle, hand in hand with the
heroic Red Army OF tho
U. g. 8. r., the peoples govern