threats to its independence, by the forces of the Red Army. This aim also fully corresponds with the vital interests of our people. That is why the masses of the people of Finland meet and welcome the valiant and invincible Red Army with tremendous enthusiasm, being aware that it is marching to Finland not as a conqueror but as a friend and liberator of our people. The People’s Government of Finland, being deeply convinced that the Soviet Union pursues no aims directed against the independence of our country, fully approves and supports actions by the Red Army on the territory of Finland. It regards them as invaluable assistance to the Finnish people on the part of the Soviet Union for the purpose of eliminating as soon as possible by joint efforts the most dangerous seat of war created in Finland by the criminal government of war provocateurs. To accomplish this task as early as possible, the People’s Government of Finland invites the Government of the U.S.S.R. to render the Democratic Republic of Finland all necessary assistance by the Red Army forces. For participation in a struggle, hand in hand with the heroic Red Army of the U.S.S.R., the People’s Government of Finland already has formed the First Finnish Army Corps, which in the course of forthcoming battles will receive reinforcements by volunteers coming from revolutionary workers and farmers and must become the strong backbone of the future People’s Army of Finland. To the First Finnish Army Corps is accorded the honor of bringing the banner of Finland’s Democratic Republic into the capital and hoisting it on the roof of the Presidential Palace to the joy of the working people and to the awe of the enemies of the people. Our State must be a democratic republic serving the interests of the people, unlike the plutocratic republic of Cajander and Erkko, serving the interests of the capitalists and landlords. However, our State is not a State of the Soviet type because the Soviet regime cannot be established by the efforts of the government alone without the consent of the whole people, in particular the farmers. In conformity with
threats to its independence, by the forces of the Red Army. This aim also fully corresponds with the vital interests of our people. That is why the masses of the people of Finland meet and welcome the valiant and invincible Red Army with tremendous enthusiasm, being aware that it is marching to Finland not as a conqueror but as a friend and liberator of our people. The People’s Government of Finland, being deeply convinced that the Soviet Union pursues no aims directed against the independence of our country, fully approves and supports actions by the Red Army on the territory of Finland. It regards them as invaluable assistance to the Finnish people on the part of the Soviet Union for the purpose of eliminating as soon as possible by joint efforts the most dangerous seat of war created in Finland by the criminal government of war provocateurs. To accomplish this task as early as possible, the People’s Government of Finland invites the Government of the U.S.S.R. to render the Democratic Republic of Finland all necessary assistance by the Red Army forces. For participation in a struggle, hand in hand with the heroic Red Army of the U.S.S.R., the People’s Government of Finland already has formed the First Finnish Army Corps, which in the course of forthcoming battles will receive reinforcements by volunteers coming from revolutionary workers and farmers and must become the strong backbone of the future People’s Army of Finland. To the First Finnish Army Corps is accorded the honor of bringing the banner of Finland’s Democratic Republic into the capital and hoisting it on the roof of the Presidential Palace to the joy of the working people and to the awe of the enemies of the people. Our State must be a democratic republic serving the interests of the people, unlike the plutocratic republic of Cajander and Erkko, serving the interests of the capitalists and landlords. However, our State is not a State of the Soviet type because the Soviet regime cannot be established by the efforts of the government alone without the consent of the whole people, in particular the farmers. In conformity with
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