Word: finnishness
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...Finnish estimates of last fortnight's air raids (worst of the war): localities bombed, 42; hospitals bombed, three; bombs dropped, 2,000; people killed, 18; wounded...
...twice tried to enlist for officers' training, was twice rejected (eyesight). He met Herbert Hoover, became assistant counsel of the U. S. Food Administration, finally went abroad with Mr. Hoover's American Relief Administration. For his relief work in Europe he got Polish, Belgian, Finnish decorations, which he never wears...
...deeply grateful for the help America has extended us with humanitarian materials, but such help must be altered if the Finnish population is not to be massacred. ... If our civilians-our old men and women and children-are to be killed in their houses, as is happening every day in our cities, towns and villages, they will have no need for food and clothing...
...could not all prosperous American cities decide each to take care of one city in Finland-or each one of your 49 States** adopt a Finnish town...
Object of the adoption would be to provide airplanes and anti-aircraft guns. President Kallio was ready to promise that the planes would not operate beyond Finnish borders or against planes or troops engaged in genuine military operations. Said he: "Every attack in which Finns shoot down Russian planes strengthens Finnish sisu...