Helsinki, Mar. 29.
A break-down in Finnish-Soviet commercial parleys was foreshadowed by reports alleging difücultiés in Moscow. The Soviet delegates are understood to be making "excessive demands" in regard to Soviet commercial representation in Finland, They have also protested against the bad condition in which their troops found strategic Bange Island following Finnish evacuation. Unconfirmed reports alleged differences also arose over frontier demarcation.
Economic losses suffered by Finland following the cession of part of her territory to Soviet Russia were outlined in official statistics released here today.
One-tenth of her arable lands, amounting to 250,000 hectares, have passed into Russian hands, In the industrial field, Finland's losses were even more severe, No less than 400 establishments giving work to over 20,000 persons, are now the property of Soviet Russia. These establishments had a total horse-power of 100,000 and their annual) products were valued at 2,000,000,000 Finnish marks. This also represents about ten per cent. of Finland's industry.
The peace treaty caused Finland io lose the copper and iron mines of Pitkaranta, but Finnish economists hope that this loss will be compensated by the exploitation of newly-discovered mines.
Finland has now undertaken the task of reconstruction and, in doing so, will have to organize the existence of 420000 inhabitants evacuated from the territories taken: over by the Russians, and to build about 60,000 new houses in the countryside and 30000 in towns.
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