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November 28, 1939:
Stalin Signed a Scrap of Paper
BY ANNA GINSBEURG FINLAND-a modest country of some four million cultured, industrious and democratic- ally-minded people, finds herself in the headlines of world news to-day due to the sudden challenge to her independence.
That this challenge should come from Rus- sia, Finland's sovereign in the past and her friendly neighbour since the Revolution, is a matter of import in more than one respect, as itį signifies a change in Russia's treatment of "weak nations" with its inevitable consequences upon world polities at large.
of sympathy Irk their recent The relationship between bereavement and for the many the two. countries is de
termined by the Dorpat Treaty, which gave Finland independence, and the Non-
The
Hongkong Telegraph. Aggression Pact of 1932,
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Tuesday, November 28, 1939. Wyndham St., Hongkong Telephone: 26615 THE prefix "Necial to the Telegraph is used by the "longkeng Telegraph to
Indicate news which is strielly ropyright under the provisions of the Telecommuni cations Urdinanen, 1916, Huch new AJ bears the indicasión “U}** is received in Hongkong on the date of publication by The United Press Associations, who res
serve all rights and forbid republication either wholly or in part without previous
arrangement.
under which Russia agrees to respect the Russo-Finnish border and settle the difficulties that may arise in an amicable way.
THE present Russian de-
mands, supported by the threat to use force, are for strategic naval bases in the Gulf of Finland, with a Bad News, Good Propaganda ingrad's security, and
view of strengthening Len-
mutual assistance pact resolute enough to hear bad news." along the lines of those Here Prime Minister Chamberlain negotiated with other Baltic gives a key to much in the war news states.
"The people of this country are
a
and in the war. The British con In exchange Russia is prepared take their bad news straight. There to cede a part of Carelia, a vast, have been no suft words in London's but strategically valueless ter- reporting of war losses; sometimes, ritory, with considerable Finnish
population. indeed, it has almost seemed What officialdom intentionally sharpened bad news with blunt statement, But Mr. Chamberlain knows his people, and also that honesty is the best propaganda.
Referring to German claims of damaging or sinking the Hood, the Repulse, and the Ark Royal, he says such reports "may serve for a time
Although--not--expressly-80 stated, the whole tone of Soviet proposals bears evidence of an uncompromising stand, which: meets with the no less irrecon- cilable attitude of the Finnish Government.
Apparently, Finland has de- cided to defend her integrity and independence by all possible' means and, knowing the charac-
to raise their spirits but in the end ter of the Finns, there is little
The
"Telegraph'
Picked This
Out
PAPERIAUS
COMENALL
"THE VOLGA BOATMEN",
From the Paris magazine, Aux Ecoutes.
A Russian child's guide to a very awkward situation
Look now on that Adventurer who hath paid iis vows to Fortune; who, in cruel alight Of virtuous hope, of liberty, and right, Hath followed whereso'er a way was made By the blind Goddessruthless, uudismayed: And so hath gained at length a prosperous
lright,
Round which the elements of worldly might Beneath his haughty feet, like clouds, are laid! O joyless power that stands by lawless force! Curses are his dire portion, scorn, and hate, Internal darkness and unquiet breath;
And, if old judgments keep their sacred course, Him from that height shall Heaven precipitate
By violent and immominious death,
William Wordsworth.
WHAT'S that funny hat father's putting
Hush, Ivan. That's Papa Stalin's new yachting cap, and he's very proud of it. Papa Stalin's going for a holiday in the Baltic,
How lovely! Shall we go too?
Yes, dear, but don't tell any one. Papa Stalin's going first to find a nice place for us. He's been work- ing so hard at his nasty old medical exams,
Is that why that beastly von somebody came to stay with us? Is he father's tutor?
You mustn't talk of Reichminister Ribbentrop like that. He's a very clever gentleman indeed.
tits
Then why did Papa Stalin tell Mr. Molotoff that he
conversations.
s going to teach Herr von a thing or two?
You must not repeat such What else did father say? (Quickly.)
He said von R. had yet to learn what encirclement Teally meant, but he would pretty soon. Then he said lebensraum was Russian word really, but von R. could have six feet of it at any time, and he would take the rest...Father and Mr. Moloto laughed like anything. Why does father laugh so much these days? Did he pHLES in his crams?
tical
Yes, dear. He was top of the class in the Anatomy of Non-aggression and first in Poll- Surgery. They practised on Poland. Mr. Ribbentrop used the knife and your father administered the anaesthetic.
LINE
FRONT
LETTER
Hero Who Did Not Return
A HERD of the Kiel raid and a bombing raid over Germany; is First Class Aircraftman Alan Wilton.
He wrote to his mother before the last raid telling her ho was just going on a raid over Germany.
"I have left instructions for it to get posted if I do not came back
You' know, darling. I have died for the country [fore, for the country I hope will be made safe for people like yourself...
He did not return. "He was only 181⁄2.
What happened to the patient?
Oh, the patient died, but the operation was a success. Your father and Mr. Ribbentrop have agreed that there is no need for an inquest, whatever bay one Mby
say.
And who will they practise on "next," "do you think?
Ali, that's what every one would like to know. Mr. Hibbentrop thinks they should operate on Rumania, but Papa Stolin says "Wall" Your father thinks he can look after Rumania himself and Bulgaria too. His friend Mr. Sara- Joglu from Turkey told him that there should no more need for operations. Papa Stalin has great respect for Mr. Sarajoglu's 'opinion. Oh, yes, Mr. Sarajoğlu's such nice man. I asked him how long he father. For ever, by the looks of things."
their falsity will be demonstrated and doubt that she will pursue this THAT letter from "the boy Tone were two reasons for this was staying and he said, "186 your
7
An
lovely
the consequent disappointment will policy to the end.
who did not come home" There
(1) The Held censorship. Unless Russia modifies her de-in yesterday's "Telegraph was, Englishman Ands it a job to write be only the more depressing." He
Now, dear, you know how busy conflict will arise, I think, the noblest letter from to any one when he knows that an A might have quoted a certain high manus, Buthority on
where both parties may resolve a soldier to wife, mother or "outsider" is going to read his letter Papa Stalin is. All these queer German and English to take to arms.
every Other Rank's letter people from Latvia and so on dying sweetheart I have ever read-and propaganda in the World War.
and I have read many soldiers had to be read by his immediate over every day and taking up all
It will be his tine. Stul, **
superior officer. Thus the English soldier could
letters home.
when we've fixed up all our accom- (2.) The fact that there are not modotion of the seaside. not even for a moment have the THE Russian action, which is "Dear mother, I am in the pink,
of noble letters in Ooh, wonderful, when shall ww impression that his country had officially explained as "the hoping you and all at home are the many writers
was the traditional England. Your Englishman-especi-g07 to necessity taught him the wrong facts, some defente in order to have a free pire.
reliable some.
oily he comes from the Shires
Well, dear, your Uncle Voroshilov just does not possess the art of is having a look round already. thing which Was unfortunately hand in international affairs, During the 10th century there was
letter-writing.
He's booked the Gulf of Finland- the case to such an extent with the continue the policy of neutrality voniinuous growth of Finnish
★ ☆
such safe paddling for us all-and German soldier that he finally re-and cease the war," is in fact notional consciousness, which res
you'll be able to fly your airplanes sulted in a big strike in 1006 that The nearest thing I can remember everywhere in Latvia. And there jected everything that come from motivated by two main reasons. gave Finland her, first democratie to the letter from "the boy who did are two grand islands called Dagoe The first of them is the rever-constituilon and the world its first not come home" was this, from a ond Oesel neur by, and you can sail
farm-worker:-
all your little ships round them at Adolf Hitler wrote those words Insal of Soviet's foreign policy really democratic Parliament.
In 1917, Immediately after the Dear wife: I am writing theac few unce. toward the minorities and smail
But don't those talands belong to Russian Revolution, there was a Red lines to you just before we go up
this side as "swindle."
War blunders. But there are
secure
country.
I BOW that eller because
"Mein Kampf," und in this war heatates following the conclusion Coup d'Etat in Finland, and the to the line. I thought I should feel the Estonians? has tried to avoid repeating World of the Russo-German pact, and Socialist Workers' Republic was de- afraid, dear, wife, but now I don' You, of course, but they've fent to us. And then there are In the second one the long-lived cared. It was opposed by the or- think I shall, because all the time them
nice sandy harbours-Windau dications that Berlin is beling more enmity between Russia and her ganised White forces which, helped shall be thinking of you, and the two honest with other peoples than with former vassal, to whom she gave by Germany, won the war and ex-flowers in the garden, and coming and Lindau, especially Lindau,
home at night and seeing you the throw flowers at us-you know, like And will the Estonians and so on the Germans themselves. For some independence in 1917, and which After the end of the civil war a of the material allowed to come out has since stendily moved to the new Diet was elected and alightly fellow who wrote it asked me to Papa Stalin bold they did in Poland? If there were any Er, no. I don't suppose so. But Right, developing into a progres-, modified the Constitution of 1000, read it to see
but the fear of Russia and of Com spelling mistakes, "as you were a remember, the Poles begged us to THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD. could not be circulated in Germany. give and tolerant democracy.
Even before this war started many Germans would have rejected with developments in Europe one can Guards. In 1930 there was on oui-
Viewing the recent political munism led to the formation of a clurk or something like that in civil come in to save them.
Well, why didn't they let our kind of Finnish "Gestopo"-Civic
life
The only other letters that could soldiers march in to help them be Herr Hitler's own strong words the but sndly state that the problem break of Fascist activity, which re-
the "noble" standard fere the Nasis started fighting? ||| Ivan, "news" his Propaganda Ministry fur- of co-existence of strong and sutted in the complete disbanding of were letters a man wrole not to his
you know perfectly well people, but to the wife or that's why father's talks with Eng weak nations is becoming ever the Communist Party, and was in-own Berlin may have counteracted some so sharp.
strumental In passing an act of mother of a friend who got killed or land and France broke down. The Poles have low, suspicious minds. of this distrust by reporting certain The rivalry for subordination any party working for the overthrow!
Parliament, by which no member of wounded.
Then man might write with They actually said that once the Red German losses, but it has been far of those who
less restraint than are not strong of the state was to be elected.
when writing Army crossed Into Poland... they less blunt about bad news than Lon-enough to resist now involves As the review of a span of Finnish about himself. Easier to tell "old would never got them out again.
the history revenis, don. Moreover the German Govern- champions of opposite political en Finland and Russia has that dwelt in old Jim's soul than to say be
relationship Jin's" wife or mother of the valour They wouldn't Trust us, I'm sorry to ment has so "protected" Its people creeds, and the sport-like game never been cordial, but always tense tell one's own wife or mother of the I bet they're sorry, too, a from news even from neutral coun-for domination that we witness due to political discords.
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tries that latening to foreign radio to-day is remindful of the strug- As commercially the two countries own soul, but had misgivings about. Stalin will take our soldiers out of Other letters with a streak of Poland as soon as the Germans afe reports is a capital offence. Indeed, gle for colonial possessions in also little depend upon each other nobility all their own were the ones beaten? it appears that the whole structure of the last century.
and there are no racial ties between
Certainly not. I mein .' don't two peoples, there is really many a man sent after he had rend nothing which would prevent Russin of an air rald on England: "Why you see that half, at Poland is part from abusing her weaker neighbour can't Jerry do what he wants to do of Russia now.
So if the Poles had let the ted impact of uncensored news that it is FINLAND has a long tradition when her own interests are at stake, to us, and leave the people at home bound to repeat the mistakes de- of struggle for indepen
letters like Army po right through at the start In the confict which has arisen, alone?" I have seen nounced In "Mein Kampt" And dence. For six centuries, sho might is decidedly on the Russian that written by a man who had been we'd have the whole of Poland In
or more alr raids instead of only half. What a pity they when unpleasant facts finally break was united with Sweden, then side, but sympathy and understanding in a dazen
will rest with the proud and in Ypres the night before.
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