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Poland been partitioned than Russla began moving west along the Baltic. It wants ice-free ports and basos controlling soo lancs.
Nations that have granted its demands have como close to being Soviet protectorates.
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Soviot prossura was exerted first against Estonia and Latvia, which quickly capitulated; then against Lithuanis, which, in return for its concess'ons, regained its old capital, Vilna. Next Russia tackled Finland with results that made history this week. This excellent map is from the well- known American newspaper "Christian Science 'Monitor,"
SOVIET
RUSSIA'
tower of the old Swedish fort Vipuri, the key point of Finland's defences in the cast.
er alt establishments in the islands.
Finland wus granted only the right, In case of danger of attack against In the west, some 50 miles cf the the islands, of taking certain defen. Turku archipelago, lie the Aalan sive meatures to check an aggresso Islands, astride the inlet to the Gult the signatory Powers could af Bothala, strategically of paramourt tervene, In the Czech crisis of Importance in the Baltic. The Is-September, 1038, Finland, alarmed at fands can be reached in 15 minutes the appearance of Rusann gunboals by air from the coast of Sweden, and submarines near the lands, only 25 miles distant. It is therefore sought approval to fortify them. A for this, but necessary to Sweden. as well as to scheme was prepared Finland, that these islanda should not nothing has yet been done,
Thus Finland, for 21 years a tand fall into the hands of a Great Powe
Finland's gallant opposition, however determined, cannot hope to continue successfully against the might of the Soviet war machine, which includes what is perhaps the greatest air force in the world to-day. The Baltic, therefore, passes under the con- trol of Russia, whose recent TWENTY-ONE years ago last TWENTY-Neral Manner- moves, culminating in the inva-heim, Commander-in-Chief of sion of Finland, gives her bases the Finnish Army, marched his which makes her position almost White Guards into Helsingfors, ended the War of Independence impregnable.
against the Russians and estab- lished Finnish freedom on Fin- nish soil for the first time for saven and a half centuries.
Ever since, Finland has grown and prospered, establishing schools in dis-
In 1809 Fieland, including Aaland, of peace and culture is brought into tant lake-bound forett land, given
was ceded to Russin as the result of the maelstrom once more. wemon the vote, turned the old
n disastrous war. The Russians, who of her history-from 1154, when Sweden, with the "Pope's barking. Finnish language from the speech of
clearly saw the Importance of the seasants into an instrument of na-
Istands, bulit a fortress there winch launched a first crusade to redeem tional poetry, sent her ships laden
was bombarded by a British feet the pogon Finns from their darkness, with timber and woodpulp to the ends of the earth, but always with have shown what they can do with during the Crimean War. Sweden 1800, when Russin at last secured one watchword well in mind: "Be-freedom, will not lightly let it go. succeeded in getting the lilands. de- the coveted land-is a tale of war- Their country is thinly populate1 militarised under an International ware of Russia."
1030), though the convention onnexed to the Pence But Finland is stronger now then many friends-in The youngest Finnith coidler killed (3,667,000 in In the War of Independence was 12 zeventh largest in Europe; most of it Treaty of Paris in 1856, This, how the was and hos years old. Touring Southern Finlanda lake and forest land with in-ever, did not prevent the Russian Sweden (her ex-master), in England Against Russia's other twin three months ago, I found scores who fequent and indifferent roado; thels from erecting fortifications there dui- and in the United States, where Fin to the end's reputation for Granelni honesty that war-some of army numbers about 22,000, their ing the Great War, much
(the was the only gunsten de may her martial colossi-her army and nd fought in
them as mere boys-from Vilpurl, the navy. consists of two constal defence anxiety of Sweden.
When Finlord proclaimed her Inde war debts in full) stands high.. her air force,little Finland can
fortress town in the east. to Tempere, ships and ave submarines; they have
Every Finn, man or woman, does be saved only by her terrain. the "Manchester of Finland," in the & bare half-dozen squadrons of nero-vendence in 1917 the 23,000 Anlanders
expressed their desire to be reunited military service, and men are Hable west. The only frontier Finland has plones. Finland's lakes and vast swampa kept constantly monned and watched
Though Inked commercially, his with Sweden, but Finland would not for active service between the ages Ultimately they remained of 17 and 60. Liberty and the price may prove impassable to Rus-has been there 1.000 miles of forest torically and now, strategically with agree.
land she shares with Russia; stretch Sweden and the other Scandinavian Finnish, though with extensive au- that must be paid for it are well alan tanks and mechanised units.ng from the fretle to the neighbour States, the Finns are ethnographically te homy, and a League convention, understood in Finlped ped no easy
the Baltic countries capitulation may be looked for. a race apart, their nearest kinamci:) algned by all The Finnish Army totals some hood of Kronsindt,
except the Soviet Union, as well as There is no treedom like that which being the Estonians.
With a telescope on a clear day by France, the British Frapire and
Denis Weaver 800,000. Thoir courage needs
has been won with the sword after
Fions, who you can see into usala from the Haly, prohibited any milliary, navall no emphasising.
long oppression. The
the upper inland sen by Russia, who now has an all-the-year- round ice-free strip of constiine from which sho can launch her fleet of submarines-the most powerful in the world, according to the latest edition of "Janes" Fighting Ships."
fare.
The tale