FINNISH DAY

Hokitika Guardian, 21 May 1940, Page 5

FINNISH DAY

LABOUR LEADER’S MESSAGE. (Per British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, May 19. A message to Finland from Sir Walter Citrine, President of the International Federation of Trade Unions, was broadcast in the Finnish hetys bulletin by the 8,8,C. this evening, oh the occasion of the new Finnish (National Festival—the. Day of Heroes. . Sir W. Citrine, who led the British Labour delegation _tp- Finland during the Russo-Finnish wfdr," said that the Finnish people’s fortitude and courage, in the days when they faced the aggressor, would remain with him as an unforgettable memory. He added: (Since yoh made your brave stand, against a mighty foe, other small nations have been overwhelmed, but your struggle and theirs is ours, too, and your example is our strongest inspiration. To-day, the united strength 'of the Allied forces are at this hour engaged in a. gigantic battle to stem;the ad' vance, of the aggressor Power. We are gathering all our resources, to bring to a standstill the deadly attack of the Nazi mechanised forces, and to continue the war with our utmost strength until that Power is overthrown, and until the nations it has ravished are once more free.”