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PEACE OR WAR?
FINNISH MISSION FLYING BACK TO GERMANS RELEASED IN HONGKONG HELSINGFORS WITH RUSSIAN TERMS
Soviet Reported To Have Modified Demands
NEXT 24 HOURS WILL DECIDE IF
Nazis Proud Record!
LONDON, Mar, 11 (Reu- ter)--The Hanover, the 5,600 ton ship which has scuttled herself, is the 34th German ship to meet this ignominious end. The scut- tling of this ship is keeping Intact Germany's proud re- cord of having sunk more German' ships than anyone else.
The Hanover was built about a year ago.
MR. OYSTER
WELLES
Another Man Whose
Ups Are Sealed
+
LONDON, Mar. 11 (Reuter). -Mr. Sumner Welles drove to the American Embassy this morning and received the Pruss
at noon. He smiled at his own reticence.
Answering questions by over 100 Journalists, he was
HOSTILITIES ARE TO CONTINUE
(Special to the "Telegraph")
PEACE OR WAR?
THE NEXT TWENTY-FOUR HOURS WILL DECIDE THIS MOMENTOUS QUESTION FOR FINLAND.
THE ENTIRE SCANDINAVIAN PRESS REPORTS THAT PEACE TERMS ACCEPTABLE TO BOTH FINLAND AND RUSSIA HAVE ALREADY BEEN DRAWN UP, AND THAT AN ANNOUNCEMENT IS MOMENTARILY EX- PECTED FROM HELSINGFORS.
A "UNITED PRESS" DESPATCH FROM COPENHAGEN QUOTES THE INFLUENTIAL "BERLINGSKE TIDENDE" AS CONFIRMING THAT THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS IN MOSCOW
HAVE SUCCESSFULLY CONCLUDED.
Strict Censorship
The Finnish authorities have clamped a strict censorship on all outgoing messages, however, and no information regarding the rumoured peace terms are being allowed to leak out- of the country,
One of the last messages to come from Helsingfors was a dramatic exclusive interview by trans-Atlantic telephone between the New York Bureau of "United Press" and M. Tanner, the
Finnish Foreign Minister.
in Europe on a fact-finding four BRITAIN'S
order to report to President Roosevelt. Secondly, any views given him by members of the Governments he had seen were absolutely, coplidential and solely for President Roosevelt.
No Proposals
He added: "I have no proposals to make and no commitments to, offer In the name of my Government."
Mr. Welles sees Viscount Hallfax
DECISION
Full Aid For Finns If Terms Rejected
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
LONDON, Mar. 11 (UP). this afternoon and afterwards he will The Allies have informed in be received by the King.
In the early evening he will see Mr. land that they are prepared to Chamberlain and to-night he will proceed immediately to aid the dine with Viscount Halifax.
Finns with all their available Audience With King
resources, announced Mr. Cham- LONDON, Mar. 11 (Reuter)-Mr.berlain in the House of Commons Sumner Welles spent an hour at the to-day, Foreign Ofce this afternoon and This announcement is widely when he left Lord Halifax came to interpreted as a tacit admission Mr. Sumner Welles and Mr. Joseph that the Finnish war is practic- F. Kennedy, United States Ambassa-ally over.
the entrance to see him off.
lor to London, then drove to Bucking- The Prime Minister said ald would ham Palace where they were repeived be sent to Finland "In response to by the King.
an appeal from Finland."
They had ten with Their Majesties- afterwards.
However, such an appeal has not
come.
Instead, the Finns are nego- tiating with
with Russia. Evening Conversation
Some members of Parliament have LONDON, Mar. 11 (Reuter)-Mr. interpreted the Premier's statement: Sumner Welles, accompanied by Mr. as meaning there is still a possibility
Ambassador to London, saw the collapse.
Tanner's Statement
M. Tanner informed "United Press" that the delegation in Moscow had not yet reached any agreement with the Russian-negotiators.~
All reports to the contrary, said M. Tanner, should be treated with the greatest reserve.
"Fighting continues on all fronts, and fighting continue if our delegates do not obtain terms that acceptable to Finland," he added. BRITAIN'S OFFER
THIS IS THE fest photograph published In Hongkong of the nine Germans who were released from internment here as a result of the Anglo-Japanese neroliations over the Asama Maru affair. The photo- graph was taken after the Germans returned to Tokyo. It is stated that arrangements have been mude for their return, to Germany via the trans-Siberian Railway-Domci.
RIBBENTROP DUCE
AND IL
DISCUSS AXIS AGREEMENT
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH.
ROME, Mar. 11 (UP)-Signor Mussolini and Count Ciano talked with von Ribbentrop for. 85 minutes. Ап official communique said, the talk covered the interna- tional situation.
REDS WANT It said: "the conversation was conducted in the spirit
VIBORG
of the pact, alliance and other accords existing between the two countries."
Earlier, von Ribbentrop con-
The "United Fress" corres-
---Intensify--Efforts -To-ferred with Count Clano_alone. Capture City pondent who saw von Ribben- STOCKHOLM, Mar. 11 (Reu- trop leaving the Papal audience will ter). The Helsingfors corres- at the Vatican this morning are states that the Russians now lieved.
pondent of the "Afton Bladet" thought he looked definitely re- Diplomatic circles in Berlin report stand in a semi-circo round
that von Ribbentrop's visit to the Viborg.
Pope might be the prelude to a new Their attacks, following each treaty between the Vallean and other, are undiminished in inten-Germany, sity.
M. Tanner refused to comment on Mr. Neville Cham- berlain's statement that Britain and France were prepared to give Finland all the aid within their power, "Finland must await word from Russia before she can consider the offer of the Allies," he said.
he
Ribbentrop's Final Talks ROME, it would seem that they are strain-
Mar. 11 (Reuter)- ing every effort to obtain possession Ribbentrop will see. Count. Clano of the town in time to effect dis- this afternoon and afterwards eussions.
will be received by Mussolini. He Hitherto no Russian soldier has is due to leave at 9,30 p.m. succeeded in setting foot in the town, though they were at one time reported
Attacks Repulsed HELSINGFORS, Mar. 11 (Reuter). the Russians continued their attacks
Vuoksen.
*.
LATEST
Three Delicate Issues
HELSINGFORS, Mar. 11 (Reuter).. According to reports persisting in Precedent Brokon
political circles here, -the most VATICAN CITY, Mar." 11 (Reus delicate subjects facing, the negotia- |ter)-Contrary, to custom, the Papaltors in Moscow are
car which took Ribbentrop to the
(1) the raliway north-east, from Vatican did not fly the visitor's Viborg to the Soviet frontier;
(2) Finland's future political and milltary regime; ...
M. Tanner pointed out that the Moscow Mission was to be in one of the far suburbs. not empowered to accept Russia's terms,
"They are empowered to reject any Russian proposal.-To-day's communique states that national dag, the swastika, "But if they consider that the Moscow offer merits on the shore of Viborg Bay and at acceptance, they must first return with the terms to Many local attacks were repulsed Helsingfors, where they will be considered by Cabinet and six tanks were destroyed. Mr. Chamberlain could not amplify | and Parliament. the statement when he was asked whether the Government are propos- ing to send troops to Finland, or if violate the
Joseph P. Kennedy, the American of Allied help if the negotiations Prime Minister and Lord Halifax in Doss it Mean War With Russia?
the Cabinet Room at iD Downing Street this evening.
You Can't
Keep An Old Sea Dog Down
they are preparing to
neutrality of Norway or Sweden.
"Isn't this tantamount to going to
DECISION TO-DAY?
"There may be a decision by to-day" (Tuesday). Meanwhile, newspapers throughout, Scandinavia adept at flying the fighter machines war with Russia?" asked Mr. Kirk-issue special editions in which the alleged Russian terms operating for several days in Finland,/no difference to the Vatican protests
wood, the Labour member.
"We haven't arrived at that yet, are bannered. was the Premier's non-committal | reply.
of the
-
spokesman adds that it makes Welles Received By
The King
CAM
Leaves For Berlin ROME, Mar. 11 (Reuter)-Herr (3) the status of Hangon.
The newspaper, "Helsingin. Sanc. von Ribbentrop left for Berlin to-day at 9.22 p.m. (GMT).
nat," which generally expresses the views of Government, circles, says: Effect of Visit To Popo
"In the face of the Finnish-Soviet Finnish Airmen Score
PARIS, Mar. 11 (Heuter)Herr
onflict, the Western Powers must PARIS, Mar. 11 (Reuter) -French von Ribbentrop's visit to the Pope decide their attitude. They must planes scored their 30th victory in does not mean that Germany has understand the necessity of making air battles over Finland on Sunday, changed her attitude regarding then decision in view of the possible new according to Information reaching Catholic Church, slated a personality orientation of the theatre of war." . well-informed circles here.
in
City to "Havas" agency The Finns have become quickly
This from France which have now been
concerning the German persecution British Shipe Not At Petsamo of the Church, especially in Poland.
It is further stated that Herr von STOCKHOLM, Mar. 11 (UP)—A
LONDON, March 11 (Domel)-Mr. "United Press report from Petsamo Ribbentrop visited the Pope to pay Sumner Welles-held conversations for says no British warships are there, homage to the spiritual power of the about, an hour with Lord Halifax, but they have possibly arrived at Kola Holy See, and the Pope took the op- the British Foreign Secretary. Fjord. However, there is no con-portunity to make the protests ren- Following the interview, Mr. firmation of the latter report,
dered necessary in the present cir-Welles, accompanied by Mr. Joseph cumstances.
Kennedy, the American Ambassador, Finnish Aircraft Active
Telephone Talks With Hitler was received in audience by His air HELSINGFORS, Mar, 11 (Router).
AMSTERDAM, Mar. 11 (Reuter). 'Majesty, King George, at the communique says that the Karellan Isthmus,
Finnish aircraft continued reconnais-Herr von Ribbentrop had a series (Buckingham Palaco, -New frontier, to be
appro-sances and also bombed several times of telephone talks with Hitler Inst ximately along the present fighting enemy detachments of troop concen-night and again to-day, owing to the line from Taipale, to the Gulf of trations on roads and ice in Viborg constant need for fresh instructions
to keep pace with the rapidly deve Bay Finland, leaving the Mannerheim
They also attacked columns of loping situation. Line intact and the western shoren of Lake Ladoga(in Finnish hands, Russian troops and Viborg will also réimin in Finalst hands.
Almost every newspaper in Sweden, Norway and Denmark reports that terms have been reached in Moscow which will end hostilities.
It is reported that the Finnish Prime Minister has already left Moscow by air for Helsingfors, He is flying via Stockholm.
Mr. Chamberlain apparently Amazing Experioncos gard to aid for Fininad in an effort clarified the Allied position with re Of Veteran Capt...
to protect Anglo-French prestige and to offset predictions that a collapse Finland would greatly the war in LONDON, Mar, 11 (Reuter)The term "old sea dog", beloved by strengthen Germany's pretti novelists and writers of the sea, piles to the Relch.
permitting Russia to increase sup- scams to find its personification in Coptain George Simpson who Just House to-day, a statement was issued Following his statement in the won't let any wars terrify him.
The Scandinavian Press re- fram No. 10 Downing Street n ports that one of the clauses in follows:
the agreement which the Fin- Downing St. Statement in
"As there appears to be a mis-nish Parliament will be asked understanding about tho reply to ratify is that Finland's futuro riven by the Prime Minister to independence should be guaran- ..private notice in the House of teed by the Scandinavian
Commons on the subject of Alited:
Finland, the Prime Minister desires to make it olear that no The Copenhagen "Eskstra Bladet" appeal for furilier sid has yet been and the "Berlingske Aftenavis" holl received from the Finnish Govern-| report that the Russian terms are að ment."
follows:
WAS
During the last war he had ships Bink under him twice. He command of a ship at the outbreak of this war and within a month the ship was ralded by Nazi planes.
Last month the ship was again -raided' and 'over a weelt ago it wan
machine-gunned.
Finally the ship sank after an explosion in the North Sea last 'Saturday.
Captain Simpson is still alive and hearly. He is reported to be looking for another ship.
to
countries.
In the House, Mr. Chamberlain 1.-—---Modération
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several
• 85-Minute Talk” ̈ ROME, Mar. 11 (Reuter)After a. brief interview with Count Ciano, It is confirmed that eight Russian Herr yon Ribbentrop saw Simmor planes were shot down.
Mussolini at 6 p.m.
··· ́Loss Of Island Admitted.
Count Clano was also present at meeting, which lasted
The communique admits that north-this Cast of Lake Ladoga, the Russians minutes, have captured a small island in the archipelago of Plicarania.
Cordial Parfoy
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