Stockholm, Mar. 14.
After expressing surprise over the Russian peace terms, Mr. Christian Guenther, Foreign Minister, revealed in the Riksdag that Swedish aid to Finland totalled 400,000,000 crowns (US$100,000,000).
He emphasized that there was no pressure from Germany as alleged in foreign reports which said that Sweden would not allow passage of Allied troops because Germany had threatened intervention.—United Press, Finns Leave Moscow Moscow, Mar. 14.
The Finn delegation, having concluded peace with Russia, departed from Moscow for Stockholm by plane at four p.m, yesterday.
Thousands of Moscovites stood in queues at news stands and kiosks! "despite a raging snow storm and avidly read the peace terms with unconcealed joy at the termination of the war.
Mass meetings held throughout Russia hailed the Government's "wise peace policy.'
The official Communist Party organ, "Pravda," said "Soviet Russia had no intentions, other than peaceful ones. The second imperialistic war put Russia in a position demanding that [steps be taken immediately for Russia's defence," the journal declared.
Later the Finn delegation was forced the}to land at Riga, Latvia, for ten minutes because of the heavy snow storm. The plane took off again at 6;|P.m. for Stockholm, however.—United Press.
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