Foreign News: FINLAND

The Finnish Minister at Washington drew up an agreement with the United States Government, whereby Finland will be required to pay its debt of $9,294,362. The document now awaits ratification by the Finnish Government before its terms go into effect.

The debt represents about a $3 per capita charge on the population of this little Republic.

The Parliament of Finland rejected a proposal to permit the people to decide through a referendum the continuance of prohibition. At present Finland is the only country in the world which is entirely dry—except...

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