1940-02-26 — Page 3

THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 26, 1940.

FINLAND'S NEED FOR OUTSIDE AID

LONDON, TO-DAY.

A STRIKING REVIEW OF THE WAR IN FINLAND WAS BROADCAST LAST NIGHT BY THE MILI- TARY CORRESPONDENT OF “THE TIMES." In Finnish circles, he said, one does not hear that con- tempt for the Russian Army which certain people have expressed somewhat too hastily. The Finns say that some of the first Soviet troops were ill-equipped and not used to the cold, but this is not true of the majority. Otherwise, it appears that the Russian Army stands where it did in 1914, perhaps rather higher-the men are still clumsy, armaments are better, even as there has been a general improve- ment in all armies, while the military leaders, never brilliant, are rather worse.

the The Finns, on the other hand, Military Correspondent continued, have proved themselves a first-class army, equally good in two methods of war.

First of all, they are extremely good at mobile, semi-guerilla fighting on the Eastern front, taking, full advan- tage of the aid provided by the win- ter climate and by the nature of the countryside.

Secondly, they are good at modern, large-scale warfare on the Karelian Isthmus, with all the paraphernalia of tanks, defences, mines and so on.

If they had failed In either one or the other, if they had applied one where the other was called for, they would have gone under long ago. But they made no mistake in training or in tactics. Until the end of January, they were on top.

Meanwhile,; the Red Anny comman- ders must have re-considered the position. They must have come to the conclusion that they could not afford to under-estimate their adversary.

FRONTAL ATTACK

They must also have decided that if victory was to be gained before the thaw, the Mannerheim Line must, at all costs, be broken by a frontal attack --a frontal attack, because communi- cations north of Lake Ladoga are not good enough for an outflanking move- ment.

They accordingly piled up great stocks on the Karelian Isthmus and began the offensive. They suffered heavy losses-that was inevitable. But they applied pressure which must eventually smash the Finnish forces in the Summa area.

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abandoned her outer

defences and fell back to the re- serve line. The importance of this must be neither exaggerated under-estimated.

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SERIOUS FOR FINNS It is serious for the Finns, because it decreases the depth of their de- and brings Soviet medium fences artillery within range of Viborg. But the defences were designed to carry on with a battle, and while the Finns have thus gained breathing space, the Russians must now advance all their artillery, and it is devastated country which is in front of them.

In the meantime, British arms and stocks are one their way in large quantities and volunteering for Fin- land has been permitted and is going

on.

What is going to happen now? The Military Correspondent sald that he had never been a pesa|- mist. But the Finns cannot hold out for long without outside ald and even if they can for the next few months, they will be over- whelmed in May unless aid is sent on a far bigger scale than at pre- sent. The need now is great for more arma and more men, valu- able though the Scandinavian vol- unteers have been.

By the Spring, if the offensive con- tinues, men will wanted not by the thousand but by the ten-thousand, and with them arms in proportion.-Reu-

ter.

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