The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-29

promised 10 lend Russia her pro-
paganda support against the Finns.)
Whipped to Frenzy
Russian public opinion had been
whipped up to fighting spirit
against the Firms by q series of
radio and press attacks charging
that the present Finnish govern
ment was a tool OF British imperial
ism and that the Firms were threat
ening to attack Leningrad, second
largest Russian city, one of $500, 900
only % miles from the Finnish Dor
der
All indications here were that the
time for a show down on Russia s
territorial demands against Finland
was at hand. Finland's bold de-
fiance Of these demands, her rejec-
ton Of Russian protest against an
alleged border incident Sunday, and
the Soviet governments anger sug-
gested that the door had been closed
to any peaceful settlement as long
as the present government of Fin
lands Premier A. K. Cajander re-
NAMED In power.
Neutral observers here believed
that a settlement might be made
with some new Finnish government,
provided the present one were turn
ed out, but that barring this, war
was inevitable.
Latest Border Changes
The latest border violations charg-
ed to the Firms by the army head
quarters OF the Leningrad district
were as follows:
"At s p. m. yesterday five Finnish
soldiers noticed a Soviet patrol
moving along the frontier on the
Isthmus between the Rybachi and
Srendi Peninsulas and opened fire
on it, attempting to captule it,
(This district Is In extreme north
Finland, 500 miles from Leningrad
where the details were announced
yesterday evening. 1t is In Lapland,
where darkness now falls at 2 .. m.
The army statement continued:
1.-THE Soviet patrol began to with
draw. BY the action of the (Rus-
slam group which arrived from the
Soviet side, the Films were thrown
back 10 their own territory. Three
(Finnish) soldiers were taken pris-
oner during the pursuit. The rest
escaped to the interior of their ter
ritory. The Soviet side suffered nc
losses. Two rifles and one revolver
two field glasses, cartridges and one
signal pistol were taken from the
prisoners. Protection Of the state
OF the frontier In this section on the
Soviet side has been strengthened
Others Described
The other three alleged incidents
were describd as follows:
"At 8 p. m. yesterday in the
area OF Hill No. 204.2, two Firms
fired five rifle shots In the direction
Of Soviet territory. Soviet troops
did not return the fire. CThis region
Is on the Karelian ISthmus.)
"Also on Nov. % the Films fired
Two cannon shots from the drec-
ton OF KaSnaselka In the Vidlista
area Gin Karelia) The shells burst
In Soviet territory 500 yards east
Of frontier post No. 367, four miles
west Of KolatSelka.
"Thereupon small groups OF Fin
nish infantry attempted to cross the
frontier In the area of the same
frontier post but were met by rifle
fire and machine gun fire from the
Soviet side and retreated to the in
terror Of their territory"
I'm Helsingfors, 1t was announced
that Finnish troops had made no
attacks OF any character In Karelia
and had nowhere violated the Soviet
border. 1t was admitted however,
that o Finnish patrol had exchange
ed fire with "lunknown persons" In
Lapland near the village of Puum-
angi, on Fishermans Peninsula, and
that three Finnish soldiers had not
returned to their post. This, 1t was
said, might have been the incident
Russia referred to-