Evening star., 1941-06-29
Finland Will Keep
Sympathy Of i. s.,
Senators Believe
Relations With America
And Britoin Unchanged,
Diplomats Insist
By GOULD LINCOLN.

under way, the opinion was eX-
pressed here last night by Senate
leaders that American sympathy for
Finland would continue. Particu-
larly, it was said, would this be true
If Finland's Army fights a defensive
war against the Soviet Union and
does not become involved with Nazi
forces in the invasion of Russia.
Whether Finland will be able to
maintain this attitude of separate
defensive war against Russia is
problematical. In 1939-40 Finland
fought Russia. when Russia was a
friend, If not actually an ally, OF
Germany. And Finland, it was
pointed out, at that time fought
alone Now that Germany has ct
tackled Russia and Russia, in turn,
is attacking Finland, the exigencies
of war might change the situation
overnight.
At the Finnish Legation mere it
was insisted that Finland has made
no declaration of war on Russia,
that Finland is resisting attack and
that her relations with this country
and with Great Britain remain the
same as before the Russian attack.
Soviet Aggressions Listed.
Frankly, it is admitted that If the
war is pressed between Russia and
Finland, as now seems altogether
likely, the Firms will seek to regain
the territory which was ceded to
Russia at the conclusion of the
Russian Finnish War in 1910.
In a memorandum handed to the
press by the Finnish Legation were
set forth list of aggressions by
Russia against Finland since the
signing of the peace treaty March
IL, l940 The memorandum said
in conclusion:
Since the Moscow treaty and
up to the new aggression launched
against Finlanad in June, l941, the
attitude of Russia toward Finland
has made it fully clear that the
Russian policy trends to the en-
Shaving of Finland. The final aim
of Russian policy has all the time
been the destruction Of Finlands
independence.
Finland still stands as bulwark
of freedom and democracy against
the murderous aggression of a to-
talltarlan giant which has enslaved
nearly 200O00,000 people and is not
willing to let small nation of A.
100000 live in peace and freedom. "
Treaty Provisions Cited.
The memorandum declared that
the peace treaty concluded in Mos
COW in March. 1910, should have
fully satisfied Russia. Finland was
forced, it said, to concessions that
went beyond the Russian demands
during the negotiations between
Russia and Finland in the fall of
1889 Hardly a month after the
conclusion of peace. Russia made
a demand that Finland should COM
penSate or return machinery and
other property removed from the
ceded territory during the war. No
mention of such a demand was
made during the negotiations for
peace.
Further. the memorandum said
Russia sought to control Finnish
foreign policy. The Firms adopted
a conciliatory policy as far as pos
sible without giving up her status
as an independent nation. She as
sented, for example, to the transit
of Russian troops over southern
Finland to Hanko a Finnish port
which had been ceded to Russia.
In June. 1910. the Russians pre-
sented a series of far-reaching de-
mands, among them the demili-
tariZation and control of the
Aaland Islands and the ceding of
the nickel mines of Petsamo. These
demands were presented as condi-
tions for a trade treaty with Rus
sia, in spite of the fact that such
a treaty had been agreed upon in
the treaty Of peace.
The Finnish memorandum said
that the demilitariZation of the
Aaland Islands actually amounted
70 their abandonment to the mercy
of an aggressor." Russia was grant
ed the right to a consulate on
the Aaland Islands, and this right
the Firms insist, has been abused
the personnel of the Office has been
increased and the officers and en-
ployes of the consulate have car
rled on subversive propaganda
among the population of the is
lands"
Nickel Demand Disregarded.
The demand for the nickel mines
made by Russia, disregarded the
fact that concession for these
mines had been granted to a Brit
tsh-American company, the Mond
Nickel Co, the Finnish memoran-
dunn said It added that Russia
has repeatedly taken a most an
tagonistic attitude, alluding to the
use of force to compel Finland
to agree to the cancellation of this
concession. Russia also sought tc
take from Finland, without ade-
quate compensation. the energy OF
the important waterfalls of VAL
linkoski.
The diplomatic and consular
representative OF Russia" the mem
orandum continued, have engaged
in fragrant espionage. They have
also in an arrogant and offensive
manner urged for themselves privi.
leges which it has been impossible
to grant, as they would have en-
dangered public order"
Russia, the memorandum said
has supported a subversive society
working under "the misleading name
of the Association of Peace and
Friendship with the U. S. S. R., at
tempting to weaken Finland inter.
nally, and has sought to interfere
with the domestic affairs of Fin
land. She has striven to chain Fin
ish foreign policy to her own. She
prevented the conclusion of a de-
fensive alliance by the northern
countries, planned in the spring oi
1910, which the Firms maintain
was in no way a threat to Russia
Before the outbreak of the wal
between Russia and Germany" the
memorandum continued. there
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