i Helsinki, Feb. 2.
President Kyosti Kallio yesterday told Parliament that Finland is ready to "negotiate an honorable peace" with Russia but he emphasized that Finland would never submit to Russia's "decrees of doctrines."
Speaking on the occasion of the adjournment of the autumn session of Parliament, which was extended because of the war, M. Kallio declared that Russia s invasion is a "barbarous, senseless attack" compeling the Finns "to destroy people innocent of this war..."
"For this reason we are ready to negotiate an honourable peace," he asserted, The President thanked the League of Nations and all nations "which: have helped us in many ways" He particularly thanked Sweden. He appealed to all nations for additional material "M. Kallio deplored Russian attacks on civilian population and -praised Finnish national unity and courage, but, he said, "We sorely need help, as we have against us the military forces of the Soviet Union."
So far in the war "Russia has lost several divisions of her best manpower," the President said.
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