Neutral observers have placed the Finnish losses+in the past week be-
Reports that Russians- parachute troops dropped near Viipuri or into the city itself, could not be confirmed.
A Russian attempt to crack the center of the Mannerheim Line was reported completely repulsed, although
Were concentrating troops at this point. the Finns ed that the Russians A Finnish communique last night said that Finnish troops were succeeding in delaying the Russian advance, thereby giving the Finns. time to reorganize their defences behind Viipuri and keeping the lake defence line intact.
Most Russian attacks over the weekend were repulsed although it was admitted the Finns withdrew at several points on the Isthmus, 'A thousand Russians were killed in a single battle north-east of Lake Ladoga and seventeen Russian planes "Therefore," he continues, "the Congress variety of independence means the enslavement at least of 90,000,000 Muslims, who have pledged to resist it to the last ditch."
The Muslims are not opposed to Indian independence, and have always worked for it, but the main obstacle is the failure of Congress to win the confidence of Muslims.
"Let America understand," Sir Abdoola states, "the fundamentals of the present controversy between Britain and Congress. The main bone of contention is how 90,000,000 Muslims can be fitted into the new picture. Congress refuses to face that question. There are now only two alternatives for Britain: either she should insist on Congress coming to terms with the Muslims and other minorities whose combined strength exceeds that of the Hindu community Congress represents, or she should concede the Congress demand 4nd thus throw the whole Indian peninsula into civil war.
"We Muslims, therefore, hope that American well-wishers of India will intercede with the Congress demigods to bring them down to a reasonable level of tolerance and understanding.
"Our demands are simple. Our 90,000,000 people want the right of self-determination, separate homelands of our own where they are in the majority, where we want to follow our own pursuits and life without molestation from anybody, even though it may mean the establishment of more than one Federation."—Reuter.
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