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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 28, 1940 、.

MIRROR OF WORLD

OPINION

FRANCE

UNITED STATES

Italy is The fact that

sending 'planes to Finland means that Signor Mussolini is in earnest when he as- serts that he will fight Communism an opportunity pre- This view is taken in

A warning to the neutrals against German "blackmail and lies" is ut- tered by M. Blum in the "Paris Soir." "Great Britain and France are not dragging the neutrals into the war," whenever he affirmed. "The war is itself drag- sents itself. ging the neutrals into it. Great Bri- the "New York Daily News," which tain and France are fighting without the neutrals, and do not ask the lat- ter to fight with them, but they are fighting for them as much as they are fighting for themselves.

indicate that states: "This would Hitler cracked the Rome-Berlin axis made Jast beyond repair when he

Russian Com- August's deal with munism."

:

Referring to the differences in the life of the democracies as compared with that of the Nazis and the Com- munists, the "New York Times" says:

Communists

The Nazis and

can

"There is no neutral Power in Europe or even in the world which can remain ignorant of the fact that a victory for the democracies will be her own victory, whereas a victory find plenty of flaws in the public life for Hitler and Stalin would be her of France and Britain, They can find defeat.

From the beginning of defects in their own public life.

commit- hostilities Hitler and Stalin, who are Congressional investigation accusing us of dragging the neutrals tee can always flsh up something. into the war, have never ceased to. The reason is that countries in which violate and to trample on neutrality democracy rules are not able to hide unscrupulously and pitilessly."

or bury their blunders.

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JAPAN

The Anglo-German war was un- foreseen by Germany, says the Na- tionalist magazine "Japan and ... the Japanese."

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RUSSIA

A

and

war

The allegation that Britain France are trying to direct against Russia is made in the Soviet press. "Pravda," organ of the Cen- tral Committee of the Communist party, says:

Had Germany been confident of victory she would have taken the The bosses of English and French initiative in attacking England. Ger- imperialism are trying hard to direct many carried out her illegal inva- the war against Russia. They have sion of Poland because she could dragged Mannerheim, Tanner, and overthrow that country at one White Guard bands into war-like stroke. The present war can there- adventures against our country. But fore theoretically be regarded as a however, hard the English and French war in which Germany had. no imperialists and those with them try, failure. prospect of victory from the start. their plans are doomed to "Britain and France are 'waging a The plan to use Finland as a base for against the just war, and they should, of course, military intervention win," the article concludes. "Together Soviet will be ruined by a crushing with the United States they stand for blow from the Red Army. democracy and restraint, and they are not aggressors, Japan has nothing to lose by their victory."

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HOLLAND

The need for help to be sent to Fin- land is again stressed in the Dutch

press..........

"It

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YUGO-SLAVIA.

German media- is

war

A possibility of tion in the: Russo-Finnish mentioned by the Berlin correspon- dent of the "Politika," who refers to rumours connected with the arrival in Berlin of the German Minister to Finland and the German Ambassador to Russia. -

not

"Finland's fate is a warning Foreign quarters (he writes) con- to -all- Europe," states the_sider that such intervention is "Handelsblad."

is the impossible, and the Reich would glad- duty of all who would serve peace ly accept the part of mediator. Should to use all their strength to keep Bol- she succeed Germany's south-eastern shevism from Western Europe.” and northern wings would be covered in case of military action expected in the spring. To this hypothesis Berlin officials take a negative' at- titude, and consider that the present situation is unsuitable for interven-

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SWEDEN

дего-

The urgency of the Finnish need for tion.. anti-aircraft equipment and planes is stressed in the Stockholm "Tidningen," the organ of the People's party.

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TURKEY

Germany will be forced to begin Our duty is clear, and it is in our an offensive shortly because of eight interest to give all material help factors, the most important of which j

lack of possible. A free and independent are the British blockade, Finland is a vital Swedish interest, petrol, and the fact that the rule of the and the Swedish Government terror in the Reich is putting must act on this basis. The neu- nerves.of the German people on edge. trality of the Aaland Islands is a This belief is expressed in the Tur- question of the first importance. kish journal "Ikdem." Repeated Russian violation of this" Contrasting the publication of Hit- neutrality must not be ignored by ler's speech in the British, press with a responsible Swedish Government, the failure of the German press to print Mr. Chamberlain's statement, "Tan,"

," the organ of the People's party, states, "Those who are afraid of the judgment of their own people be- tray the fact that they themselves do not believe in the justice of their cause."

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FINLAND

Soviet relations with Britain and France have taken a turn for the worse, according to the "Uusi Suomi!" Referring to the French search of So- viet premises in Paris, this paper as- serts that there is a possibility that similar measures will be taken by the Russians against the French in Mos

COW...

NORWAY

The Norwegian press continued to condemn Nazl methods of waging war at sea.

Answering Nazi complaints that In a leader on the Balkan question, Scandinavia shows no understanding this paper considers that Germany is for Germany, the Conservative "Mor- drawing closer to the Italian attitude- genbladet" asks "Where is the under and may possibly have rendered ser- standing for us?" and enumerates, the vices to Signor Mussolini's policy of brutal weapons used against neutral

ships. calming the Balkans.

Pa

Pa

THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 28, 1940