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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-02
Bends Without Breaking

Because OF its strength and flexi-
bility, insulating board lath may be
bent around arches, alcoves and
circular stair walls without having
to be scored or broken. Builders
this a distinct advantage
because every break in the plaster
base is a potential crack in the
plaster.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-02
Landseapinq Loans

The grounds on which the home
stands may be improved by loans
obtained through the Moderniza-
ton Credit Plan of the Federal
Housing Administration. Grading,
laying walks, building fences. and
planting are types of work which
may be financed under the FILA
plan.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09
No Other Nation Has
Better Claim to u. S. Respect

MO OTHER nation has gone so far to pro-
~ tect it's place in the esteem of nations Il
respects
Certainly no other nation has better
claim on the respect of the American people.
1t has established beyond refutation that
it has never committed aggressions against any
other nation, including Russia.
1t has endured humiliation and punishment
at the hands of the most brutal and ruthletA.
aggressor in modern history.
1t has arisen from bitter and ndescribable
despoliation by Russia to reclaim its own, with
an opportunity to secure itself against future
aggressions by Russia.
That is the single sin present British policy
can charge against Finland
1t is the single fact Lord Beaverbrook can
cite in support of his classification of the
Finnish people as savage force.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09
Russia's EnUious Eyes
On Scandinavia s Riches

THAT, in violation of professed intentions
l and pledged commitments, Russia con-
tinued her aggressions against Finland through
the period of peace, with little diminishment
from the practices of actual war, with the
frankest sort of indication that:
Behind Finland, Russia saw looming
the rest of Scandinavia, the rich Swedish and
Norwegian mines, and the ice-free ports on
the Atlantic Coast
That, impatient with the progress of her
aggressions against Finland under the cloak
and pretenson Of peace, Soviet Russia again
resorted to active war against Finland on June
b. 1941-as before, an unprovoked and unwar-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09
British Push Advantage
Without Moral or Conscience

\ NEVERTHELESS, the Finnish government
Y has proceeded with the second phase of its
appeal for world understanding.
This took the form of publication of the
respective diplomatic notes of the British and
Finnish governments dealing with the demands
of the former that the Finnish resistance to
Brtain's ally be abandoned
The British note, it will be recalled, said
that lit is impossible to separate the war which
Finland is waging against Russia from the
general European war" and that therefore if
the Finnish forces should persist in continuing
the war Britain will be forced to treat Finland
as an open enemy not only while the war lasts
but also when peace comes to be made"
The Finnish reply in substance was:
That "the Soviet Union attacked Finland
without cause and without provocation"
That on June %, 1941, the Soviet publica-
ton Pravda announced the objective of Russia
to be that the Firms "be exterminated off the
earth"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09

EINLAND'S unhappy situation in the great
l war now raging in Europe continues to
hold American interest and attention.
The American government has now joined
with the British government in demanding that
Finland instantly cease her purely defensive
war against Russia, the sole reason given for
that demand being that Soviet Russia has re-
Gently become an antagonist Of Nazi Germany
1t is very probable, in fact that Great
Britain will make an actual declaration of war
against Finland.
And Secretary of State Hull has suggested
very strongly that severance of diplomatic rela-
tons with Finland by the United States is
imminent
Since there is little likelihood that Finland
will abandon her struggle against Russia short
of the fixed detectives the Finnish government
considers essential to it's permanent security
the amazing prospect now looms of an Anglo
American accord AGAINST Finland in a war
which BEGAN with whole-hearted Anglo
AMERICAN sympathy and support for the
Finnish cause.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09
Fnland's Defensive War
Free of Political Ties

HAT. the areas Immediately beyond the old
Finnish frontiers hold the bases and air.
fields from which the past and present Russian
attacks have been launched and must be re-
duced before there can be security against
future attacks.
That these areas are, moreover, 30 per
cent Finnish in population by Russia's own
statistical admission.
That in any event effective defense is
possible only by transferring it into these very
areas"
That Finland wages her defensive war
free from all political obligations"
And finally that FINLAND cannot under
stand how Great Britain, with whom Finland
has wished and wishes to retain peaceful rela-
tons, could regard herself =. +. as entitled, nay
forced, to treat Finland as an open enemy
Whatever the logic and morality of Fin
lands appeal, however, there has been no recess
sion from the British position and in fact there
has been serious deterioration of what re-
manned of the peaceful relationship between the
two countries.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09
Present Finn-Red War
Same That Won u. S. Sympathy

TRREVOCABLY and indisputably fixed in
l American understanding of the situation up
to that point must be this fact:
That the war Finland is NOW conducting
is the SAME WAR the American people, the
American government and the American Presi-
dent viewed in the beginning as justifying 80
per cent of our sympathies FOR THE Firms.
1t is true that Finland found herself in
this new phase of her struggle with an advan-
tage that had not prevailed earlier.
This time Russia was conducting parallel
War with Germany, and the increasing and
severe distractions of that conflict soon enabled
the Firms to regain from the Russians PART
of the Finnish territories previously seized by
Russia.
The sympathies Britain and America had
for Finland at the outset of the latters war
with Russia were not casual, but were real and
profound.
1t would assail all British and American
capacities for sincerity if popular and over
whelming sympathies were not STILL with
the Finnish people and against the Russian
aggression.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09
Finland Sought Honestly
To Conform to Peace Terms

THAT Finland thereupon sought earnestly
1 and honestly to conform to the conditions
of the apparent peace, the viewpoint being that
since 1--WE had to live in this corner of the
world from generation to generation, in the
immediate neighborhood of Russia, our rea-
tons with that country had to be organized
In spite of all that had happened, we wished
to build up lasting peace with the Soviet
Union"
(The foregoing are the words of the Fin
nish president Risto Ryti)
That Russia never intended to allow Fin
land to build lasting peace"
That there followed "a new kind of ordeal,
an ORDEAL BY PEACE, imposed by Russia
on Finland in the Is months following the sign
ing of the treaty of Moscow, March II, 1910
The facts reveal that the Russian policy
aimed even in the months of peace at the de-
struction of Finlands independence"
THE foregoing is from the preface to the
Blue-White Book, written by Mr.. Hjalmar j.
Procope Finnish minister to the United States)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09
Films 100 Pct. Educated
And Worlds Greatest Readers

n A OREOVER, the defense of Finnish culture
wi discloses that:
Finland publishes and sells more books
per capita than any other country In the
world.
"She has the worlds largest book store.
which is StOckman's In Helsnlxi. In this store
are % miles of book shelves.
There are 2,1OO public libraries coH :
tanning 100000 works. and over 5,000,00l
books are read annually by the country's
population of 100000.
"Six years of compulsory education
began in 1921 Git was not possible under
previous Russian rule) and there is today 100
per cent education among all classes.
"There are over 100 colleges and $500
school clubs for voluntary study, organized
along the English and American systems.
1.-THE savage Firms have an unquench-
able thirst for knowledge they want to
know, to learn to be educated"
In summary, it must impress the American
people that the many forms the Finnish appeal
has taken, it's extent and its adherence to facts
and records, seems to constitute the major
undertaking of the Finnish nation.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09
Becomes One of Strangest
Chapters in History

THE background for this remarkable shift
1 ing of internationl positions seems destined
to constitute one of the strangest chapters in
all history.
1t is in order to refresh American under
standing of that background
Finland has striven nightly and with very
great patience to keep the civilized world from
forgetting the purposes for which she is at war.
The famous and recently published BLUE
White Book" by which the secret documents
of Finland on Soviet Russian policy between
March, 1940 and June 1941, were disclosed
to the world, was the first vehicle of Finnish
appeal.
The substance of the matters thus pre-
sented was as follows:
That, in the Winter of 1889, Soviet Russia
began an unproYoked war of aggression against
Finland which was bravely but unsuccessfully
resisted, with the result that humiliating
peace was imposed.
president Roosevelt publicly stated at the
time that American sympathy was 90 per cent
with the Firms and that such sympathy was
"axiomatic")(
(The League of Nations, with Great Britain
as party to the decision, on Dec. A. 1889, pro-
claimed the Soviet Union an AGGRESSION and
expelled it from the League.)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09
Challenges Wars Realities
To EXPECT u. s. to Believe 1t

TT CHALLENGES the realities, and even the
/ brutaties, of war, however, to expect civil.
lied British and American opinion to BELIEVE
it.
Naturally, Finnish sources are perturbed
and shocked by the charge.
They ask the world, including Britain and
America, to remember that the Russia Il
Finnish nation is now fighting is the sariV
Russia who for countless centuries has killed
her men in battle, who has slaughtered her
children and sent the women flying in holy
terror to hide in the woods in cold and hunger
and thirst in dread and fear of capture"
They ask Britons and Americans especially
to remember that 1--WE savage Firms are
fighting today the same forces for exactly the
same reason we did Is months ago, but then
we were praised for it by those who condemn
us now"
They ask that it not be forgotten that the
Finnish people are among the most lterats
among all the peoples of the earth, with less
than per cent of illiteracy among them, com.
pared with more than 4 per cent in Great
Britain and in the United States.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09

ranted attack as the civilized world is accus-
toned to Judging such attacks and in this case
DID so Judge it. N.-
That Finland patiently refrained from re-
sisting this new attack for nearly TWO
WEEKS, but when the assault became general
against her cities and people the Finnish ma
ton decided ito use all military force at her
command to defend her country and her
people"
Thus, the BIue-White Book by official docu-
ment and record brought the present story of
Finland to the point of Russia's RENEWAL of
war against her.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09
LAST Surviving Baltic Republics Long Battle
Against Communist Aggression

and unreservedly by the side of the Sow =
Union as an ALPHABETICALLY by declaring war
upon Finland.
The prospect that this will eventually, and
perhaps very soon, be done is indicated by the
fact that the influential Lord Beaverbrook in a
recent address said:
Russia faces the greatest gathering Of
savage forces the world has ever known.
including Finland among these forces by
name, and of course ascribing to Finland
among the others the asserted purpose Of
being bent on murder, theft and arson"
1t may be possible that the realities and
brutalties of explain, if they do not justify.
the opportunist course of branding an honest,
inoffensive and mitarily weak people like the
Firms as one of the Savage forces" at large in
the world
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09
Due to Russia's Demand
That Britain BE Full AUu

part by the blunt insistence by Russia
that Great Britain take her place completely
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09

W/HAT remains unchanged and unchaenged that Russia
w committed henous crimes against Finland and that Finland
has been accused of committing crimes against any
body and still presumng say the Films be
friends with any more.
1t is small wonder former President Hoover remarks that
be losing all of moral and human proportions
with respect to attitude toward Finland.
Cannot the American people and reconcile their
anpathes toward Germany with the FACTS of Finlands
position?
Can not least exercise forbearance and patience with
the Finnish people, who keabe friendly respectable
and whom properly and additionally admire and respect and
trust very much?
Let be fair with Finland and avoid doing in emotion and
hysteria what will regret in retrospect.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09
Finland's Just Cause
Before the World

THE mounting difficulties of Finland in the dramatic and dan
gerous struggle which will determine merely the iber
of her people but her existence nation apparent
to all observers. 4.|
The mounting INJUSTICE the British and American
official attitudes toward Finland equally apparent but not
readily acknowledged
AS the accompanying article notes. the British government
is contemplating may indeed be the verge of declaring
war against Finland
Furthermore the American government has clearly stated
the price continued American friendship be cessation of
the Finnish against Soviet Russia,
Now, of course Finland does not desire with Great
Britain.
And Finland especially values the friendship of United
States her past relationships with this country definitely
prove
MOREOVER addition to being naturally friendly
lVl maly peaceful nation, Finland very small nation and
very weak modern military and quite incapable of
Quoting successfully against anybody by her own
She very recently lost disastrous with Russia although
she fought bravey
hment before taking arms reluctantly to resist Russia
the present
Nevertheless Finland has rejected the demands of Britain
even though that means war with Britain and She probably Will
refuse the demands the United States though that
the loss of American the administration
may deliver or withhold our friendship.
These SEEM at first examination to be foolish things for
Finland to do
But perhaps the American people, before putting the brand
of folly what Finland insists doing should them
selves that it is not SHAMEFUL thing doing
EFT us reduce the situation of Finland to it's essentials
Starting in November 1889 Soviet Russia conducted
unprovoked against Finland and Americans almost unan
mously denounced it as a criminal undertaking.
After March, 1940 there interval of peace but
Of humiliation under the conqueos heel during which beaten
Finland simply could not fight any
In June, 1941 Russia RESUMED the against Finland,
again entirely without provocation
So it is the SAME WAR.
1t is the same criminal aggr the part of Russia
1t is the same brave resistance by Finland
But where gave Finland sypahies and encourage
men and assistance in the first phase of the conflict
now are urging her to QUIT and indeed warning her to
quit forfeit friendship.
YIHAT is the explanation for this American attitude?
Quite SIMPLY the factor the situation that Rus
STA the meantime been herself assad by aggressive
power with ruthless might and criminal intentions.
Now told the situation makes Finland vassa of
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09

WIHAT is the explanation for this American attitude?
Quite simply the factor in the situation is that Rus
has in the meantime been herself assaed by aggressive
power with ruthless might and criminal intentions
Now told the situation makes Finland vassa of
the OTHER aggressor which is Naz Germany.
But let ponder upon that Are willing to agree that
because American ympathes strongly with Great Britain in
her with Germany must dutfuy take the despcabe
character of Soviet Russia?
1t beggars The point that Russia is Individually making
tenacious and and respects skfu and
admirable resistance to Germany
1t beggars the point that Britain proting subsan
tally, and perhaps intellectually from that fact.
Evening star., 1941-07-07
StaIemate Reached
As War in China
Enters Fifth Year
Chione's Armies Reported
Preparing for Attempt
To Seize Offensive
By the Associated Press.

b1 me Associated fltsSs
CHUNGKlNG, July THE un-
declared Chinese-Japanese war went
into its fifth year today with a vir-
tual stalemate along the 2.800-mile
front, where the armies of Cen
eralssimo Chang Kai-shek we're re-
ported steadily preparing for an at
tempt to seize the offensive in the
hope of achieving victory in 194l.
The Chinese say they have 5,000,-
900 soldiers in the field and 10000, 900
more in reserve or in training, while
Japans position, as seen through
Chinese eyes, is unchanged-"a mill
lion japanese troops begged down in
the Chinese quagmire.'
Informed sources in Shanghai,
noting Japan's failure to achieve
decisive results. expressed belief
she might be forced into A new
military venture. with a SOUTH
ward sweep appearing most
likelyD
H. H. Kung. Chinese Vice Pre-
mier and Minister of Finance, de-
clared today that Japan's new debt,
as consequence of the hostilities
was about four times larger than
Chinas at the official rates of ex-
change
Kung. in a statement commem-
Grating the anniversary. said China
had to depend on continued borrow
ing TO meet 70 per cent of her wal
budget and up TO the end of 1910 her
internal loans totaled 4,750.000 00C
Chinese dollars compared with ia.
pans 1850 100000 yen.
China's total national indebtedness,
at the end Of 1910 was roughly g..
250000,0 900 Chinese dollars com
pared with Japans 28250.0 900 .00t
yen-more than three times China
burden.
Evening star., 1941-07-07
City News in Brief
TODAY.

TODAY.
Convention. Catholic Daughters Of
America, Mayflower Hotel, all day.
Meeting. Abraham Lincoln Circle
8. Ladies of the G.. A. R., Willard
Hotel, 8 pm.
Meeting. Henry w. Lawton Camp.
No. 4. U. S. w. ", Pythian Temple,
8 pm.
Meeting, Junior Board of Com
merce, Mayflower Hotel, pm.
TOMORROW.
Convention. Catholic Daughters of
America, Mayf1ower Hotel, all day.
Junior Nature outing. National
Capital Parks. Sixteenth and Un-
derwood streets NV. $50 am.
Luncheon. Dartmouth Club. An
napolis Hotel. 1890 pm.
Luncheon, Optimists Club, May
flower Hotel. 1890 pm.
Luncheon. Civitan Club, Mayf1ower
Hotel. 1890 pm.
Reception, International League
OF Aviators, Mayf1ower Hotel. 5p.m
Meeting. District of Columbia
Funeral Directors Association. Will
lard Hotel. pm.
Meeting, Women's Union. Bureau
of Engraving and Printing. Willard
Hotel. 8 pm.
Bridge party, Federal Bridge
League, Wardman Park Hotel, 8 pm
Evening star., 1941-07-07
Harris Wins in PIoyoff for Fed
Golf Crown When Gipe Picks
Up Claiming Rule Violation

Carthy drove out of bounds on the
final hole.
A playoff between Lieut.. R H
Sears, Capt. F. L. Lowe and Col.
Kenneth Buchanan. for the Gibbins
Trophy at Army Navy, was post
poned until later because of rain.
At Congressional H S. Mcdonald
and George F. Buskie tied in a point
tournament, each scoring 20 points
for pars and brides. The Buskie
family did all right. for Mrs Buskie
paired with j. z. Buck Freeman
to win the net award in mixed
foursome event. with 90-18-72. The
gross prize went TO Mrs. F. J. God
frey and H. j. KloSsner with 80,
Kenwood golfers played in best
ball tourney in which some fine
scoring was done. Joe Wilson and
Don Pollock shot scores of 70 and
II over a wet course to win the
affair by stroke. Second were c..
Henry Cohen and Bernie Hallock
with 72-70-142. Net winners were
w. H. Wenzel and Sam Carpenter,
69-67-136. and Drs. j. A. Thurs
ton and F. S. Bacon. 66-71-137.
Wilson Argyle Victor.
Harry Wilson played his final shot
312 feet from the cup at the 18th
hole to win a three-day flag tourney
al Argyle. A. B. Cole was second,
27 feet from the cup at the 18th,
while Nolan Gibson was third, 80
yards from the 10Th green, and
George Bond was fourth. $50 yards
down the 10Th fairway. In the cup
on the 18th were G. L. Myers, c. c.
Scoggins and R. H. Mothershead.
Mel Shorey, Indian Spring pro,
was to start today in the qualifying
round of the P. G. A. championship
at Denver. Later t his week Bob
Morris. lone local qualifier for the
national public links championship,
will leave town heading for Spokane,
where the tourney will start next
Monday.
Evening star., 1941-07-07
Suspect Is Arrested
After Girl, II, Finds
Man in Apartment
High School Junior
Organizes Capture Of
Youthful Intruder

Finding an intruder in her he
room last night, Betty Todd. -.
Western High School junior. fir
shrieked and fed. then efficient
organized capture of a suspect.
Her family away. she walked into
her apartment at 1908 Twentv-
fourth street NV. about 10 pm.
with two girl friends. Betty john
son and Dorothy O'Neil.
You'll have 10 excuse the place
she told her friends as she flashed
on the lights. Then she stuck h=r
head into the bedroom, and
screamed.
II beg your pardon" came from
strange face two feet from hers.
With the girls joining in. Miss
Todd ran shrilling from the apart
ment. Close behind her during the
first part of the dash, she said, was
the intruder.
Once outside. Betty assumed an
attitude Of command. detailing two
men TO watch the fire escape and
two other neighbors to guard the
front door. She herself went next
door and summoned police. Her
father, John Todd, an Interior De-
partment employe, came home. but
she said she wouldn't let him go
upstairs.
After half an hours search, police
found an l8-year-old colored youth
lying on set of bedsprings in an
unrented furnished apartment i'm
mediately above the Todds. He was
being held at No. precinct today
for investigation.