The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-13

Y1er political affairs and the idea of Kuusinen government has been put aside. Yet this is @ very hard peace.
 "The government thought 1t better to make peace while the defense forces of our country were still un- broken. But vital areas of our coun- try, with industrial enterprises, have had to be sacrificed. The populations of those districts will have to be pro- vided with new homes. Our defense possibilities are jeopardized.
 "But We must forget the past and look forward to the future"
 Tanner admitted that the Films had had some help from others il1- cluding Sweden, but said that 1t was not enough. Of the allied pledge at the last moment to send real aid he said:
 No Help Could Come
 Tt was good except for one weak point: How could help reach us? The Baltic was closed. Petsamo was far away, and besides 1t was held by the Russians"
 He disclosed that the government had been in contact with the Rus. sian government about two weeks ago. He said the Finnish .delega- ton went to Moscow last week. 2
 Russia did not agree to an armis- tice," he said. "The Soviet presented its claims, which were unexpectedly hard. The peace terms were much heavier than the original offer, and much heavier than those last au. tumn before the war started" Finland had been beaten but not dishonored. Its 3,670,0O0 people had defled 183 ,O00, 900, its little army had fought the biggest military machine in the world, 1t had won the Sympa- thy and admiration of the world, and its people, believing approval of the treaty was inevitable, repeated tc themselves the words written by the national poet Runeberg of the wal of 1909, when Finland had seemed crushed for ever:
 "A day will come. All is not vel lost"
 People Embittered
 The news of the treaty conclusion and signing had come over foreigI radios to a bewildered and embit tered people, but a resolute one. Or dinardy people, and the army as { whole, would have preferred to 1lgh on. But 1t was apparent that tn higher leaders had thought differ ent. The terms were harsh afte Finland's gallant fight but Finlan' was still free, and its history hat been long one. ,
 Up to the moment for the forma cessation of fighting the picture re mained the same.
 The public did not know, at tn peace hour, that the guns along tn | Mannerheim line and the audiciou had been ordered to cease fire. Peo ski patrols out in the Arctic sno1 pie had obtained all their news fror the foreign radios. They were read , to fight on if by some miracle tn peace treaty were pettisoned. A strong parliamentary group ha fought negotiations with Russia fror
 the start, holding that 1t was bette
 to go down fighting.
 | The Russian terms had been $ 1 much more far-reaching than any one expected. that large sections (
 the population were believed to agre 7 with this opposition group. . Nevertheless the government pro $ ceeded with arrangements to inforl ] the public of the agreement. It was arranged for Foreign Mir lster V. A. Tanner to speak on tt
 radio as soon as Q hook-up could ! :, arranged, for President Kyosti Kalll ! to speak at 2 p. m. c Q. m. EST 2 and for Field Marshal Baron Ca !. Gustav Mannerheirn to speak at U p. m. e a. m. EST).
 f Other leaders. including the speal n CT of the house, Vaino Hakkila. an s the interior minister. Baron Ern | vOn Born, were to speak later.
 Reslgnations l. Helsinki, March i3- (Up)-Tv D members of the Finnish eabins c Minister Of Defense Juhu Niukkane y and Minister Of Education K. Hal
 nuia have rendered their Fesigni tons. t was announced oificisily t ' day.
 ' It gas not known whether ths ., FesignationB were accepted. z Both ministers differed with Il ' government regarding negotiation z peace with Russia.
 IgoeveE EAmsnls Terms f hew York, March is. ~ lupD 't Herbert Hoover, chairman of q q Finnish relief fund, said today % if the peace terms imposed oa ka 4 lafl6 bv Soviet nllaaia slnngk ailot1 Is saa 6ay gor civilization" q Tfe added that tho WlnnlGh T .lA .A .s.aa iU.