Moscow, Oct. 11.
The city of Vilna and the Vilna region (which were seized from Lithuania by-Poland in 1920) will be returned to Lithuania under the terms of a pact signed by M. Stalin and M. Urbsys, the Lithuanian Foreign Minister, in Mosocw last night. It also provides for mutual assiistance, including military assistance, in "the event of aggression or menace of aggression against the Soviet Union over Lithuanian territory on the part of any European Power."
Article IV declares that the Soviet and Lithuania will undertake jointly to effect the protection of Lithuania's boundaries. For this the U.S.S.R, is granted the right to maintain at her own expense, at points established by mutual agreement, Soviet land and air armed forces of strictly limited strength. A special agreement will be made which will fix the positions and strength of the Soviet forces—Reuter, Helsinki held an air-raid rehearsal last night, when the entire city was thrown into darkness.
Some anxiety was roused here by the report that a mysterious warship was seen near the Aaland Islands in the Gulf of Finland, inspecting freighters proceeding towards shore.
There was a striking demonstration of Finnish national unity when M. Juoho Kusti Paasakivi, the Finnish delegate, left Stockholm for Moscow yesterday. After cheering themselves hoarse, the huge crowd, following a sudden since, broke into the old liberty song: "Hear Our Holy Oath."
Finland was now many times stronger than in 1920 and determined to rely on her own strength, declared the Finnish Minister of Education, M. U. Hannula, in an interview today. Reuter,
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