THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 13, 1940
GROWING SOLIDARITY OF THE SMALL STATES
London, To-day. THE SPEECH BY KING GUSTAV of Sweden at the opening of the Swedish Parliament focussed the attention of the British Press yesterday on two aspects of wars of aggression: Firstly, Finland's brilliant fighting; and secondly, the growing solidarity with which the small states, especial- ly in Scandinavia, react to brute force. Discussing the Finnish campaign, "The Times" says that the battle in the central "waist" of the coun- try presented the most immediate danger, for not only do the Finnish railways converge here at the western part, but they also go through here to Sweden.
Three Soviet divisions were launch- ed against this area. The first, after reaching Suomussalmi, was routed after a long fight with frontier patrols; the second was defeated be- fore the third could reinforce it; while the third the 44th Division - has now suffered an even greater over- throw.
Vividly describing the "liquidation" of the 44th Division, "The Times" ways that miles of the road from Suomussalmi to the frontier are blocked with vehicles of all kinds and the whole way is littered with Soviet dead. The remnants are still being rounded up and the fugitives will find the winter an even mort terrible enemy than the Finns.
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NEVER SAW ENEMY
Similar tactics were used against the 44th Division as in the case of its predecessors. It defended itself for 10 days against an enemy it hardly ever saw. Then it began to retreat and this was the signal for Finnish onslaughts which did not end until the division ceased to exist. This, says "The Times," is the fourth Fin- nish victory in a month and the most brilliant.
As in the case of 1918, the Finns fight the Russians for the arms with which to win bigger battles. The booty they have seized in war materials and equipment is scarcely less important themselves.
than the victories
MILITARY SKILL
The military skill with which Finland indefending itself is a direct legacy from the Finnish national hero, Mannerheim," concludes "The Times." The strain on Finland's resources is stressed by all papers.
King Gustav's speech will give Fin-: Innd powerful reinforcement, com- ments the "Daily Telegraph." When King Gustav promised military help, he looked forward to the collabora- tion of the Nordic states and others not bound by alliances. This, he said,
was essential for the defence of their common interest and of peace.
One of the consequences not fore- seen by Hitler and Stalin when they concluded their thieves' bargain, con- cludes the "Daily Telegraph," was the co-operation of Northern Europe to make it ineffectual.
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