The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-18
INEW ATTACKON
 ! FINLAND GOVT.
Russia Declares Finland Under Nazl Control; !; Bri-
 tain May Declare War
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Limited Press Stan Coerespondens)
 London, o11v. 1o-(UP)--A new ate tack upon Finland ia on 0f1cial So- vlet foreign once declaration re vived the question of Q British declaration Of war against the Films and the Naxi satellite states. Hu1a- gary end Runaania.
 The Soviet declaration, distributed hy the oiflcial Russian news agency, charged that Finland is completely under NaEi domination and that present Finnish leadess may suffer the same fate at the hands of the peoples of Europe and Russia" as ''lzitler's clique"
 The statement charged that Ein- land joined Iii alliance with Ger many in preparations for war against Rnssaa as soon aa peace hcad been signad at the end of tho 1eSo~aQ war between Russia and Finland. The declaration was In the form of 0 formal foreign oflce commentary upon TrinlRnd's rejection of Ameri. cen proposals that she make peace with Rusia.
 GA Eelsinki dispatch said Finnish ufHuarters regard the delay in Britt ish declaration of war against Fine land, "the most concrete" result of the Fininsh reply to the United statesl.
 Note Distorted
 The Soviet statement sald Tins lands note to the United States con. tained ''the most blatant distortions and malicious fabrications" concern. ing Russia.
 In reply to the Finnish statement that Finland must maintain Q per- naament self.defense against her "inperialistic" neighhog, Russia said Finland received her indepedence from the hands of the Soviet gov. ernment in spite of the fact that all gove. nSnents of pre-Soviet Russia were against Finnish independence"
 For years the Soviet foreign ofslce said, Russia attempted to settle her relations with Finland on Q basis of mutual concessions sue has were proposed before the outbreak of the Russo Finnish war in ie30.
 Under war conditions" said the statement, "the policy of the USsR toward Finland naturally was deter- mined by consideration of the secur- ity of the frontiers and vital centers of communications of the USSR, in the 1lyst place the Leningrad-Mur- mansk railway, and by regard to the fact that aggressive enemies of the USSR, including certain rulers of Finland. were ready to transform Finland Into Q base for attack on the Soviet Union.
 Calls It Dlsgraeeful
 "The present disgraceful attitude of Finland has corroboEated before the eyes og the whole world how well founded was the concern of the Go- vtet Union for tho security Of her northwestern frontiers and the ap. breaches to Leningrad."
 The statement denied that Russia had presented Finland with new and unjustitled demands" after the peace treaty ending the winter war or that Russia had attempted to inc terfere with FininSh internal affairs, On the contrary. the statement said, Tlninkh authorities terro. i1ed members Of the Society for Peace and Friendship with UsSR" in Fin- land when they sought Co promote good will with the Soviet.
 The statement said Einland's statement that she would have occu. pied positions beyond the ioso iron. tiers flor defense pu. poses" during the first phase of military opera lions" if her strength had been equal to It" showed the true intentions of the Films.