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...They will make a brave fight. They may be overwhelmed by the hordes whose morals are the morals of Communism, whose methods are cowardly. . . . Even if Finland falls, the day will come when it will rise again-for the forces of righteousness are not dead in the world...
...Manhattan, where 15,000 Finns live in close-packed Harlem, Representative Bruce Barton spoke to 1,500 Finns at the 22nd anniversary of Finnish independence: "In the endless drama of the universe, Finland has an indestructible part. The Finnish people can be attacked, but they cannot be conquered...
...last week came two additions. Russia, Germany's silent and equivocal partner, having made a jackal's feast off conquered Poland, and having taken advantage of the western conflict to subject the three smaller Baltic countries, ran into armed resistance when she tried the same move on Finland...
...Imatra, gas mask factory at Lahti. After unloading their bombs, the planes swooped to machine-gun their objectives. Finnish anti-aircraft guns and fighting planes shot down a dozen or more Red attackers, whose pilots expressed surprise. They had been told it was safe to bomb anywhere in Finland. One of the pilots taken was an 18-year-old girl. Three fliers who fell into the hands of a mob of Finnish women & children were soon killed with axes, pitchforks, shotguns...
...land, the Russian attack was launched at four places. In the northern corridor the objective was Finland's ice-free port of Petsamo. Heavy snow prevented the use of artillery here and Finnish counter-attacks recaptured Petsamo after its seizure. Russian prisoners taken were found to be ill-equipped for zero weather; many had frozen feet. Noncombatant Finns fled into Norway in busses camouflaged with bedsheets, were strafed from the air by Red fliers. Some 800 Finnish troops, equipped with skis, stood off the attack of several thousand Russians, but had orders to retire into Norway when Red reinforcements...