"As Long as Finland Continues Fighting With Chance to Win"
"Washington, Feb. 20.
Testifying before the Banking Committee of the House of Representatives yesterday, Mr. Jesse Jones, Federal Loan Administrator, said the Neutrality Act would prohibit the Export and Import Bank from granting a loan to Finland if Russia should declare war against Finland, or if President Roosevelt decided that a State of war existed between them.
"Mr. Jones expressed willingness to grant additional credits to Finland as Jong as she was "still fighting with a chance to win."
Last week the Senate approved a bill increasing the lending power of the Export and Import Bank by 100,000,000 in order to enable it to make additional loans to Finland and The bill does not mention specific countries, but its sponsors have made it clear that they expect the bank to make loans to Finland and China. hose loans, however, are not for the Purchase of arms, ammunition or implefhents of war,—Reuter.
Finland Mobilizes Youths t Helsinki, "Feb. 20.
Finland is to mobilize' all youths between the ages of nine and 18 for agricultural work, according to an announcement by the Helsinki radio station. They will work on farms which, owing to the calling up of older'men, are now left in the hands of women or old people.—Reuter.
Appeal Made for Men and Arms London, Feb. 20.
Yet another appeal for men and arms was made last night by. the Finnish spokesman in London, who admitted that the Russians had penetrated deeper into his country.
The Russian advances, though serious, were by no means decisive, he said, The Finnish first-line defences had been pierced at two points, but it was too early to say what the effect of these Russian successes would be.
"There are other organized defences" the spokesman declared, "which are still intact, besides natural obstacles, and the situation is by no means disastrous yet, If Finland is to be saved, the time has now come when sympathetic and friendly speeches must be turned to deeds, This means men, aeroplanes, artillery and ammunition, so that the last-named shall not be rationed on our front lines."
The spokesman said no volunteers had yet left England for Finland, but that two ambulance units were on the Way.—Reuter.
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