Helsinki, Dec. 10.
An appeal to all nations of the world not to let Finland fight alone has been issued by the Finnish Parliament, which met today.
"The Finnish people," the appeal declares, "are fighting for independence, liberty and honour. We are defending our religion, homes and all that civilized people consider sacred. So far, we have been fighting alone, against an enemy who invades our territory, although, in actual fact, it is a question of defending everything humanity holds most precious. We have proved our will to do all we can in this fight, but we believe the civilized world, which has already displayed so much sympathy for us, will not let us fight alone against a numerically superior enemy. Our position as the advance most of Western civilization entitles üs to expect active assistance from all civilized
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