Show r Finns Believed Ready For Peace Parleys I j i I I WASHINGTON Oct 26 INS Diplomatic advices reaching Beaching Washington indicated Tuesday that Finland is now prepared to discuss a separate peace with Russia The Finns already have started making indirect peace overtures to Russia An official Finnish radio ra- ra radio radio ra ra- dio station recently broadcast to Russia a suggestion that the so soviet soviet soviet so- so viet government let Finland know on what terms it would be willing willingto to negotiate a separate peace The suggestion was broadcast In the Russian language oV over r the Russian Finnish The Finns also suggested the Soviets reply in the same fashion thus establishing the tho principle of direct x contact between the two coun coun- f tries Moscow so far has made no na reply however Instead the soviet press when it does mention Finland Finland Finland Fin Fin- land takes the tM position that the present Finnish h government is not representative of the people In order to settle this question in the mind of world public opinion opinion ion responsible diplomatic sources in Washington think it would be a good idea if Finland held a tt gen gen- f feral eral election and set up a new government that unquestionably represented the people Finland's Finland s last gen general ral election was held In July 1939 It is believed believed be be- believed be a new election would result In a majority for the social democrats democrats demo demo- who are strongly in Jn savor favor of ot a separate peace with RussIon Russia RussI on a basis that assured Finland Finland's independence There lias been no major major- fighting fightIng fighting fight fight- ing between the Finns and Russians Russians Russians Rus Rus- since the spring of last year Finland has maintained a defensive sive save position while the last sovie soviet so offensive was wes launched In May I 1942 I |