Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-06-19 | Page 4 | Finn Reserves Enter Service

t i FINN RESERVES S I ENTER SERVICE HELSINKI June 19 W Finn Ui Finn Finnish ish reserves were called at midnight midnight mid mid- night and the government sharply J I curtailed Chilian civilian train traffic soon afterward ard to facilitate military preparations A A presidential decree made all reserve officers regular a army my o of- of Army and navy cadets are to b be graduated Immediately to become becom lieutenants it was announced Pre Prelo lo s Y a 8 years gears ears active service had hat b been en a a. requisite The Finnish people were calm quietly obeying to safeguard safe safe- guard cuard their Independence as the they I f.-I did In 1939 when the war viar war with with 1 I soviet loviet Russia started Finnish newspapers discussed what they called aUed the Russian Ger Ger s man crisis c The Helsinki observed that causes Independent of ou our control may give events a turn that tha can Jeopardize our sovereignty peace and liberty t to td the extent we ve weare weare are forced to defend them with everything everything- In our aur power Finland will not attach herself to any league of powers for dishonorable dishonorable dis dis- honorable action because this is so we are re entitled to to- the sympathIes sympathies sym sym- und understanding and support of all neighbors it declared