Evening star., 1940-03-16
10 Fortify
New Border and
Revan1p Army
Two More Ministers
Reported to Have
Quit Cabinet
BY the Associated Press.

Uu1LdIlOIl VI CIlc army, except lOr
certain classes, which will be re-
leased to help with civil reconstruc-
ton work after the costly iO5-day
war, these sources said.
Can Exchange Telegraph, Brit
ish news agency, dispatch from
Stockholm reported the resigna-
ton of two more members of the
Finnish government, Juhu Kusti
Paasikivi, Minister Without Port
folio. and r. Won Fieandt, Minis
ter of Public Works.
(Two cabinet members, War
Minister Juho Niukanen and
Education Minister Uuno Han
nula, resigned Wednesday in pro-
test against the peace with So
Wet Russia.
Paasikivi was a member Of
the Finnish delegation that ne
gotiated the peace treaty with
Russia in Moscow last Tuesday
and headed the delegation that
went to Moscow before the OUT
break of the war November 80
to discuss Russian territorial
demands upon Finland)
Civilization Seen in Peril.
The Finnish government attitude
toward the future was suggested by
Premier Risto Ryti. who told the
Diet last night that the nation would
go forward with a sword In one
hand and trowel in the other"
Finland's proposal for a defense
alliance with Sweden and Norway
is another part of her determination
to be strong.
All of Western civilization remains
in the greatest danger, and only the
future can show whether Finland
acted wisely in making her hard
peace with Russia, Ryti said.
Addressing the Finnish Diet just
before it approved the treaty by a
145-to-3 vote last night, the sad
eyed Premier declared:
I'm the same way as we waged
war alone. we concluded peace alone.
Only the, future can show whether
we acted wisely and rightly.
"Our country, like the whole of
Europe. indeed. the whole of West
ern civilization. still is In the great
est danger. No one can say what
tomorrow will bring"
Three Negative Votes.
Told by the premier that ito
make peace often calls for more
courage and far greater initiative
than the resort to war" the Diet,
except for three members of the
Swedish Peoples Party who voted no
and nine legislators who are absent
with the army, voted solidly for the
pact.
The Supreme Soviet Of the U. S.
S. r. meets March 20 to approve the
treaty and possibly decide on gov
ernment of the territory acquired
from Finland. This includes the
Karelian Isthmus, Viipuri, areas IN
northern Finland, part of the Arctic
coast, and, by lease. the Hanko
Peninsula in Southwestern Finland.
Withdrawal of Finnish troops and
civilians from the ceded areas is un-
der way and will continue into April
according to a schedule appended to
the treaty.
Given Much Sympathy.
Pointing out that his government
came into power December l, the
day after war broke out, Ryti said it
has regarded as its chief task the
restoration of peace"
OF Finland's struggle, the Premier
commented:
I'VE were given an abundance OF
sympathy, but no effective help
from any direction. Not until it
had become evident that Finland
was capable of successfully defend
ing herself did we begin to receive
humanitarian and material help
and munitions, especially from
Sweden and the western powers.
"On the other hand, we received
no help in the form of manpower
in actual fact, merely a few REIN
forced battalions, mostly from
Sweden"
When the western powers Grit
ain and France) eventually offered
soldiers, Ryti said, ''the first batch
of troops would have reached the
front. providing normal transport
could have been maintained, not
earlier than the end of April, and
the strength Of the troops then ar
irving would have been so small as
to have been insufficient even to
make up for the casualties our own
army would have suffered In the
meantime"
In addition, he said, acceptance
of such help would have made Fin
land battlefield in "the great wal, y
because "the opponents of the west
ern powers would have resorted to
war against these troops"
Rich Areas Yielded.
The areas yielded by Finland
were among the richest in Finland
said Prof. Iivari Leiwtska of Hell
sinki University's geography depart
ment.
The Karelian Isthmus, which the
Firms must leave by March 26, con.
tains the best larch forests in Eu.
rope, along with rich farming area.
around Vnpun and along the shores
of Lake Ladoga, he said.
Heaviest losses, however, are IL
the sawmills and paper mills arount
SuojarW, Viipuri, Sortavala ane
Kakisalmi and in the fact that thu
lower part Of the industrially i'm.
portant internal water transporta.
ton system goes to Russia.
Huge Buck Attacks Man
PRATT, Kans., March Is (R.-