Word: finlander
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Last Hour. While the larger issue of Soviet armed intervention or peaceful mediation in World War II remained a question, Moscow proceeded swiftly snapping what a Swedish commentator called "Stalin shackles" on the defenseless Baltic States: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Finland...
Finnish Bargain. Spunkier than the other Baltic States, Finland last week partially mobilized, prepared to drive a bargain with the Soviet Union rather than simply capitulate. Instead of going to Moscow himself, Finnish Foreign Minister Eljas Erkko sent his diplomatic subordinate, the Finnish Minister to Sweden Juho Paasikivi, a onetime Premier of Finland, now President of the Finnish Foreign Trade Association. "We are calm and feel not the slightest nervousness!" cried Finnish Premier Aimo Cajander, while letting it be known that reservists were being rushed to strengthen Finland's defenses along the Soviet frontier. It was assumed that Dictator...
HELSINGFORS, Finland--Soviet Russian troops numbering close to 25,000 began marching into Estonia tonight to occupy the strategic islands of Oesel and Dagee and set up military garrisons under provisions of the now Soviet Estonian pact of mutual assistance...
HELSINGFORS, Finland--Finland today called up additional reservists, reinforcing 140,000 troops already under arms, and warned that Soviet Russia must recognize Finland as an "equal party" in any political and economic negotiations...
...Finnish government, paying grave attention to the capitulations by Estonia and Latvia following Soviet "Invitations" for discussions such as Finland has received, declined to send Foreign Minister Eljas Erkko to Moscow...