Evening star., 1939-12-01

indication whether Russia intended
to accept the Terijoki regime as
the government of all Finland.
Bombers in Large Squadron.
A large squadron of bombers
roared down on Helsinki for the
second successive day, machine
cunning the capital proper and its
suburbs and setting the modern city
ablaze with new fires.
Screaming air raid sirens sent
citizens scurTying to shelter at $40
pm. 10:20 am, E. S. T0 today, but
an all-clear signal was sounded As
minutes later. No bombs were
dropped by the enemy planes, which
apparently passed nearby bound for
another destination.
Fifty persons were officially listed
as killed in yesterdays attacks on
the capital alone. and the number
of dead and wounded in the prov
inces and in widespread new attacks
today was undetermined.
tAdvices to Copenhagen news
papers said the Firms were max
ing a stubborn stand against the
Russian land offensive They
said defense troops on the Kare-
liam Isthmus we're holding fast
and their accurate fire had de-
stroyed numerous tanks.
Copenhagen reports said dip
lomats expected the new govern
ment would come to terms with
Russia. The Finnish Legation in
London, however, said there was
no question of surrender"
The new attacks followed expira-
ton of an ultimatum broadcast by
the Moscow radio threatening an
Inhalation of Helsinki unless an
agreement was reached by 3 am
g pm. Thursday, E. S. To.
New Fires Started in Helsinki.
Smoke rising in various sections
of Helsinki indicated the new fires.
Many wooden buildings were aflame
in the working class section. 1t was
in this region that Soviet warplanes
yesterday had dropped leaflets urg-
ing the proletariat to revolt against
bourgeois tyranny"
Among yesterdays bombing vic
tins was Finnish scientist, Vaenoe
Sihvonen, professor of psychochem-
istry at the Helsinki Technical
Institute. His colleague, DR.. Ana
Vyorinen, also was killed
While civilians were taking pun
ishment, Finnish troops were Stub
bornly holding strategic points.
They thrust back the Russian Of
fensive at Karelia.
Afraid sirens had sounded earlier
in the day, but no bombs were
dropped and an all-clear signal
ended the alarm after the inhabi-
tants has hurried to cover.
The populace emerged from air.
raid shelters and quickly resumed
normal activities.
The withdrawal of many civilians
proceeded smoothly. Taxicabs, buses,
railroads and private automobiles
we're crowded with emigres heavily
laden with baggage.
A representative of the United
States legation here forwarded word
of the Cajander governments resig-
nation to Moscow and it was ex-
pected that the American Embassy
there would relay it to the Kremlin
Russias contention has been that
the presence of Finnish troops near
the Russian frontier close to Lenin-
grad threatened the security of the
Soviet's second city and Premier
Foreign Commissar Vyacheslaf1
Molotoff declared Just before hos
tilities began that a settlement
could not be conditional upon the
bad faith of the present Finnish
leaders"
Did Not Want War.
"Once and for ALL declared
Erkko in a broadcast last night in
intended for the United States, 81
wish to say that Finland has not
wanted war, has no desire to be q
threat to any one and has no desire
to become the instrument of third
power"
Erkko thanked the American peo.