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Scandinavian States Fear Deterioration In International Situation
CALLS PEACE PARLEY
NORWAY
AS STOCKHOLM
Red Army Concentrating For Major Drive in Finland
ALLIES PEACE TERMS
Finnish Resistance Surprises "All-Conquering" Soviet Forces
SVANIK,
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
DEC. 6 (UP). THERE ARE INDICATIONS THAT THE
PLAINLY STATED BY HALIFAX
NCENTRATING FOR A BIG-SCALESOVIET MILITARY FORCES ARE CO No Vengeance To
DRIVE TO THE NORTH.
Two Red planes have been carrying out reconnoitering operations, in conjunction with a Red warship, in the Bay of Petsamo.
Soviet troops were forced to land in the outer Petsamo Fjord due to Finnish artillery in the part.
The Finns have precautionarily destroyed the Petsamo docks.
Finland's Appeal To The League
LONDON, Dec. 5 (Reu- ter).—Replying to a ques- tion regarding Finland's appeal to the League of Nations, the Prime Minister in the House of Commons to-day said that the action of the Finnish Government was taken on initiative.
their own
I
The Council has been summoned for Saturday and the Assembly is expected to meet on Monday.
Britain will be Great represented by Mr. R. A. Butler, Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, who will make a statement on behalf
the of
British Government.
DENUNCIATION
OF RED INVASION LED BY AMERICA
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"'
Many Planes Destroyed SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH",
Be Sought
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
· LONDON, Dec. 5 (Renter).—
"The essential principles of a
and lasting pence".
MOBILISES
GERMANY,
LAN
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
OSLO. Dec. 6 (Domei).—Norway has issued invita- tions to Holland and Sweden to a conference at Oslo in an effort to find a formula for a peaceful settlement of the Russo-Finnish dispute.
The conference will open on Thursday, It will probably be attended by the Foreign Ministers of the three Oslo Group states, SWEDEN MOBILISES
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
STOCKHOLM, Dec. 6 (UP),~The partial mobilisa- tion of Sweden's reserve forces has been carried out quietly and methodically.
In contradiction to previous mobilisations, no church
satisfactured by Viscount Hall AALAND IS. hells were tolled. The only notification to reservists
OCCUPIED
BY FINNS
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH",
fux, the British Foreign Secret- ary, replying to a debate in thei HELSINGFORS, Dec. 5 (UP), House of Lords on War Aims. It is officially announced that Summing up the declarations already 2,000 Russians have been killed made by the Government, the Op- position and on behalf of the Domin- and 64 Russian planes destroyedons and France, Lord Halifax said in the fighting on the Karelia that we desired the people who had
HELSINGFORS, Dec. 6 Isthmus during the past three been deprived of their independence
to recover their liberties, to redeem (Domei). Finnish troops days.
the peoples of Europe from constant It is officially announced that there fear of German aggression, and to last night occupied the is heavy dghting in the Saini sector safeguard Qur where an artillery duct has been gosecurity.
own freedom and strategic Aaland Islands, at ing on for the two days.
the entracce to the Gulf of Bosnia midway between
of
Stx tanks, and one plane bave horn
and clestrayed,
two platoons Russian soldiers wiped out.
No Spirit of Vengeance
was through small advertisements in the newspapers.
The reservists summoned to the Colours include fortification personnel and artillery units.
It has been learned that the mobilisation not only strengthens Sweden's defences along the Finnish frontier, but will also result in heavy concentrations in the south, overlooking the cast coast and the Kattegat. This indicates that Sweden is also taking precautions at the entrance to the Baltic Sea which, with Holland and Norway, she controls.
Plans have been completed for NUFFIELD'S
sary.
pended.
Fears that hostilities will ex-!
"We don't seck aggrandisement or Finland and Sweden. Soviet Troops Repulsed to redraw the map of Europe in ouri ROME, Dec. 5 (Reuter)-Finnish gwn interest. Still less are we moved The Aaland Islands were de- aircraft have attacked and dispersed by the spirit of vengeance," said militarised under agreement Soviet troops marching towards Lord Halifax.
with the League of Nations in the evacuation of civilians from "On the contrary, it Germany a Petsamo, according to u Helsingfors
Stockholm, the capital, if neces- 1921. They are jointly ad- despatch, which also states that able to restore the confidence that she Finnish anti-aircraft fire inflicted has destroyed, we aim at a settlement in action by enemy surface All army leave will be sus- heavy
losses on Soviet aircraft e-which will encourage her to take her Sweden, terapting to bomb the hydro-electric rightful place in Europe, and we wish
In announcing the occupation, the to create au international order in' plants.at Imatra..
which all peoples will be secure under an authorities state that the tend have intensified through the reign of law and can determine measure has been letated by the
Soviet invasion, and is purely their politicul and economic fe free! from the interference of their more emergency one.
Some
time powerful neighbours,
ano, Finland und Sweden opproached the "To this end, we will be willing to Nations with a request for permission League of our_best_in_co-operation with
the islands. The mutter was held in abeyance when Soviet Russia vigorously protested.
The despatch further states
that
40,000 Finns are opposing 80,000 Russians in Karelia.
More Red Forces Land OSLO, Dec. 5 (Reuter).-Soviet warships were troops on both sides of the Pelcam work a recestiruction, political and Fjord, according to reports received economic, For only to can we believe that an ordered International life can be preserved."
observed handingoiter nations, including Germany, to lo forlify
here.
The Flans made no attempt to stop
the landing.
They are awaiting the Russluns atį Peisamo, which is stated to be strong-
Moscow Claims
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (UP),~Officials of the State Department revealed to-day that the United States isly fortified. prepared to join in a hemispherical denunciation of the Soviet invasion of Finland if all other American Republics desire to take such a step.
This coincided with rising AWAITING
ZERO HOUR
political tension on the issue of President Roosevelt's recognition
of Russia.
Senator Arthur Vandenberg
the
has nailed a "Break Relations Helsingfors Prepares For with Moscow" plank to Republican platform.
State Department officials say that the American attitude had been com
American Re- municated to other publies as a result of suggestions from several Latin American countries secking such a statement.
311
FINNS RAID
on which RED AIR BASE
arms, Lorl answer was
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHY
out the Scandinavian countries.
GENEROSITY
£1,250,000 Contral Hospital Fund..
LONDON, Dec. 5 (Reuter).Lord Nußfeld has given a million Morris Scandinavians Volunteer Motor shares, worth nearly £1,250,- 000.
lo cregio a Central Hospital SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
Fund for the provinces, STOCKHOLM, Dec. 0 (Domel) —; Lord Nuffield has expressed the Thirteen hundred Swedes have al-hope that from this fund and the ready volunteered for service with King's Fund in London there will ultimately emerge a truly national under-Hospital Fund.
the Finnish defence forces.
Most of the volunteers are stood to have already left Sweden for the scene of hostilities.
Norwegians, Too
Commons Hears Of Gift Lord Nuffield's latest munificence was announced in the House of Commons by the Minister of Health, Mr. Walter Elliott, during the debute on social services.
When Britain Will Lay Down Arms Dealing with the terms
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" Britain will lay down
BERGEN, Dec. 5 (UP)--Several Halifax said that the
hundreds continue to volunteer daily
He said that In a letter Lord Nuf- MOSCOW, Dec. 5 (Reuter)-
given by M. Daladier a few days ago
in Norway to fight for Finland.
|feld expressed the hope that volun- According! 10 the latest Sovici
A report from Oslo quotes a well-ery hospitals would carry on their between 25 and 20 miles folo have added United Kingdom-would |_Unionfirmed reports from the known Norwegion business man as mugnißrent work, but pointed out the bulletin, the Red Army has advance when he said that France he might
lay down arms when she could treat Finnish frontier claim that Fin-Nobel peace prize for its brave and central fund for the provinces essen- saying "Finland ought to get the changes in conditions which made a Krellan Isthmus
with a government whose signature
nish planes raided a Red Air energetic aght for liberty."
tiat. could he trusted.
Force aerodrome mansk yesterday.
It appears that the Soviet troops are only just within striking distance of the Mannerheim Line after five) days of fighting.
Finns Claim Advances
Referring to the suggestions of an Armistice and R conference, Lord Halifax said it was of title use de- luding ourselves with wishful think
STOCKHOLM, Dec. 6 (UP).)
near
Mur-
Small incendiary bombs were used by the Finnish airmen, who claim to
King Gustav's Donation SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Dec. 5 (UP). The "Ex-
Mr. Elliott, replying in the debate, change Telegraph" reports from said that the Government was devot- made a gift of 10,000 kroner to the social services than in 1931, and this. Swedish Red Cross for use in Finland.at a time when Hitler was increasing. of the Swedish the hours of labour of the working
"It is my hope," says Lord Nuffield,. "that
truly national hospital "ser-' Ivice may be evolved."
LONDON, Dec. 5 (Reuter).-In the Ing about the results to be achieved have destroyed 60 grounded Soviet Stockholm that King Gustav, hosting £50,000,000 more this year to
planes. who
Mass Air Raids Salmi region, the Finns claim con- by a conference until the primary
siderable advance. Infileting "very lesson was learned by those HELSINGFORS, Dec. 5 (Reu-heavy losses."
would appreciate therein, namely, ter).While Helsingfors and The Finns also claim an advance that force was a bad plan. other towns had a third day's in the Karelian Isthmus. uneasy respite, Finnish troops in the extreme north were feverish- ly digging themselves in ald the charred and smoking ruins of Petsamo and Saimijuervi.
A general Republican movement is apparently developing for the recall of Ambassador Steinhardt or even a rupture of relations With Russia. Ob-
Although no Soviet bombers ap- servera boltove that the Republican Party considers the New Deal recogni- peared to-day, everyone has listened tion of the Soviets as the weakest link and watched for the first sign of the in the New Deal foreign polley, expected mass air-raid.. Senator Vandenberg's statement holds President Roosevelt personally responsible for the recognition of the
Anniversary Fears
Savicts Occupy Hogland
Dec.
Other members
Finns' Surprise Raid HELSINGFORS, Dec. 5 (Reuter). Finnish planes carried out a sur-Royal Family eve also made sub-class in Germany, and Geering was priso air raid to-day on the Soviet stantial contributions. base at Blurmansk, where they re- port having destroyed 00 Soviet planes by means of.small incendiory bombs.
Soviet Raids
U.S. CITIZENS CAN JOIN UP ··
Lesson Not Yet Learnt There was no
evidence yet that
Rojects Swadon's Good Offices Germany had learned that lesson.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” ́SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
The two prerequisites for con
STOCKHOLM, Den, & Router),-- MOSCOW,
& (UP)Theference were, Brstly, there should be
On the ground that it does not re- official newspaper Pravda claim's evidence that the German Govern-
cognise the Helsingfors Government, the Soviet Government in effect hai that a Soviet naval landing party has ment was willing to accept terms
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
declined to agree to Sweden taking corresponding with the purposes fer occupled the island of Hogland,
SVANIK, Dec. 0
Interests (UP)-Soviet charge of Finnish
In the The report said the landing party which we took up arma, and, second-
that planes have been active along the Soviet Union. from the Soviet minelayer Karl Marx ly, there should be a security completed the occupation after Soviet any settlement reached be respected. entire Arctic Const as far west as the
conference Finnish-Norwegion border. On any other basis; a warships from Kronstadt base had
Two nickel mining centres are shelied the island from behind a would achieve nothing, and would be
to only likely to enable the leaders of reported have been bombed. Now considerable fears are express-smoke screen.
Red dispatches indicate that the Germany to make their people be- Minor damage was infileted.
Three Soviet planes carried out an Savicts and asks for a normal Presied for to-morrow, which is the 21st
attack on Salmijuervi, where they
OTTAWA, Dea 6 (Reuler)—I dential inquiry to determine whether anniversary of Finland's indepen- Red troops on the Karelinu Isthmus lieve that on the whole the method
north of Leningrad are encountering of force had not worked too badly. the "pledges in the Roosevelt-dence.
The Importance of showing that caused slight damage before being was announced to-day that United Many Finns fear that Moscow unexpected diMculties including tank Litvinoff correspondence has been
Aggression had failed would not be driven off by A. A. fire.
Slates citizens can now volunteer for spared them to-day in order that the barriers, minefields, enrthern em-
achieved and the-world сол- One raider was crippled, and crash- | service in the Royal Canadian Air reduced to a travesty,"
threatened destruction should coin-placements and anti-tank guns.
Force. sequently would be left in the samo ed iwanty miles from the town. The dispatches added that eamou- cide with this anniversary, but con- Roosevelt's Gesture
eath Clear weather during the afternoon. They must inko an precarious and intolerable suspense be flaged amphibian tanks and cater-
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led Finland to expect heavier.air at Crown on joining. WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (Reu-ditions to-morrow are likely to
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tucks. ter)-President Roosevelt has asked Mr. Henry Morgenthau, Jr., Secretary of the Treasury, to place the Finnish Debt pay ment due on December 15 in the! Soviet Advance Admitted
suspense account.
In the neighbourhood of Pelsamo and Salmijaervi, the Finna, are pre- paring to offer energetic resistance to the Soviet attack which is expected in the near future.
Fighting in the district is alrealv Announcing this at a press confer-heavy, and it is admitted that the ence, the President added that when Ruslins have gained a certain ad- Congress re-assembled he would aug-vance. gest that the money be returned to
FINLAND TO REMOVE CAPITAL TO VAASA
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" HELSINGFORS, Dec. 4 (Domel).-The Finnish Government The Russians are pouring in troops, has started removal to its now capital at Vaasa on the coast of the Finland for the beneßt of the Finnish by sea and rail, but up to now rein- Gulf of Bothnia. people, and that it might be possible forcements have not been strong to make available to Finland some of enough to make a really successful
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SMALL U.S. WHEAT CROP
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” CHICAGO, Dec. § (UP)—Private crop experts predicted that the average 1040 winter wheat crop would be 380,000,000 bushels, which Is the smallest crop since 1933 and
crop since 1917.
Ordinary citizens have already been ordered to evacuate the with that exception, the smallest doomed capital.
telling German workers that they would have to tighten their belts and "would be all the better for
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NAZIS COUNTER MOVE: NEW BASE IN BALTIC
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHELY BERLIN, Dec. 6 (Domel).—The fussian delve down the Baltic
is having repercussions In Germany.
naval base is under construction at Gdynia, the former Polish port. The German Government announced to-day that' a German