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...nation known to them through the medium of the playing field. Aside from political, racial, and economic factors explaining the so-called natural Finish antipathy for Russia, persons familiar with Finland's national "personality" declare that her stubborn refusal to accede to Russian demands is entirely in accord with Finnish attitudes in athletics...
Crucial Week? All this was small comfort for the Finns, who last week were harder pressed than ever by the Kremlin to come into the Soviet orbit. Finnish Minister to Sweden Juho Paasikivi and Finance Minister Väinö Tanner made another flying trip from Moscow back to Helsinki to lay before their government Dictator Stalin's "final offer." Mr. Tanner had hopes that "we can come to an agreement," reported that Tovarish Stalin had assumed personal charge of the Russian-Finnish negotiations. Negotiator Stalin was "very friendly and cordial" and smoked cigarets endlessly instead of the usual...
...Finnish public had not yet been told in detail the Russian demands, but nobody had much difficulty in guessing that they exceeded the Finnish idea of independence and neutrality. The political atmosphere indicated that a major national crisis was at hand and that this would probably be the tell-tale week. Foreign Minister Eljas Erkko, in a big patriotic rally, said that a "period of nerve-testing" was at hand. "The time is difficult," Press Chief Urho Toivola admitted. "We feel our freedom and independence are threatened." Early this week 300 Finns gathered outside the Helsinki Hotel at which...
...fully accredited woman diplomat, Minister Kollontay has had 16 years' experience in Scandinavia. Handsome, spirited, cultured, fashionably dressed, Mme Kollontay has long been an exquisite hostess whose invitations were eagerly sought. More than anyone else, this talented revolutionary-turned-diplomat, daughter of a Tsarist general and a part Finnish mother, would be able to tell Negotiator Stalin just how solid Scandinavian neutrality was, just when and where the Scandinavian countries might fight to retain...
...Union certain small islands, near Leningrad; 2) to refuse to concede to the Soviet Union control of the large Aland Islands near Stockholm; 3) to resist Soviet pressure to enter a military alliance which would make Finland the vassal of Russia. This appeared to be the line taken when Finnish Foreign Minister Dr. Juho Paasikivi went back to Moscow this week for more talks about the "friendship pact." Meantime, however, the Finns prudently prepared to vote $95,000,000 in war credits...