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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 15, 1940
WAR OR DIPLOMACY? Allied Loss Of Prestige In Finnish Peace
Strong Critics In The French Newspapers
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PARIS, TO-DAY. LENGTHY COMMENTS AND EDITORIALS IN YES- TERDAY'S FRENCH PRESS EXPRESSED THE OPINION THAT THE FINNISH PEACE WAS A LOSS OF PRESTIGE TO THE DEMOCRACIES, "Le Journal" stresses the fact that the Allies committed a
NAZI METAL ROUND-UP
Berlin, To-day. Field-Marshal Goering has ap-- pealed for a nationwide colico- tion on April 20, Hitler's birth- day, of metals, especially cop- per, bronze, brass and tin, for defence of the Fatherland.
in Rome, all iron railings and gates, and even the railings round. the Pantheon, the Bank. of Italy, the Stock Exchange and the,' old Roman forums, are being re- moved for scrap-iron-Reuter,
very grave mistake in not helping Finland adequately KING VISITS
as soon as the League of Nations advocated it. "May the Finnish affair be a lesson to us. We must de- cide more rapidly whether this is war or diplomacy.”
MALTA: WAR WARNING
The possibility that Maita might be involved in the war was hinted at by the Governor of the island, General Sir Charles Bonham-Carter.
Ho pointed out that Malta was no further from Hitler's air- fields than Britain, and that It would be a centre of operations should war, spread to the Bal- kans, a contingency which could not be entirely ruled out.-
Associated Press.
In the same newspaper, General [Duval, well-known military expert, emphasises that "peace in northern Europe was evidently a success for Germany.
"The military
THE DOVER PATROL
DALADIER UNDER FIRE IN SENATE
Paris, To-day.
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Criticism of the Govern- ment's handling of the Fin- nish situation is believed to have been among the matters voiced at yesterday's secret session of the Senate, which lasted three and a quarter hours and adjourned till to- day.
The Senate unanimously agreed to go into secret session after the arrival of the Premier, M. Daladier, and 10 other Cabinet Ministers, and after M. Daladler had declared that the Gov- ernment accepted an Immediate dis- cussion on Finland but desired to de- fer discussion on the conduct of the war until next week.
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In some quarters it is believed that some Cabinet changes may result, pos- sibly including the appointment of a Foreign Minister, one of the three
Dalädier. posts now held by M.
· London, To-day. The King yesterday spent several hours inspecting the Reuter. consequences are
easy to establish. It is improbable Dover Patrol. that Russia will undertake further Vice-Admiral Ramsay explained military operations for some time, the work of the Patrol and the King but her prestige has been heightened talked to officers and men who man because she obtained greater advan-the destroyers, trawlers, paddle tages than those she asked for last steamers and other craft that keep November, and the Communist home the narrow seas clear and safe for the front will be strengthened by it.
passage of British ships.
His Majesty boarded a vessel fitted "Soviet raw material resources will all go to Germany In compon- with the latest equipment for dealing with magnetic mines, and decorated sation for the efficient German
six Naval ratings. Reuter. pressure on the Scandinavian coun- tries."
"LE MATIN” PESSIMISTIC
"Le Matin" views the situation in pessimistic light.
"Now Bolshevism is in a good posi- tion to resume the march towards which Mannerheim's
WON Scandinavia
7 HOURS IN TREE-WON HER HEART
For seven hours a lovesick under- graduate sat perilously on a branch high up in a tree at Cambridge, Mas- sachusetts, refusing to climb down un- til a girl made a date with him.
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Hundreds watched the youth, Heywood Kirby, perched on a alim branch, which, swaying in the wind, threatened at any moment to snap and hurt him to death.
His best friend, Frank Crawford, ran between the tree and the home
soldiers forced to halt...
"We lost an occasion to extend to Scandinavia the blockade which the British and ourselves threw. round Germany.
"It would be' madness not to con- sider the principal objectloves from this blockade of Sweden's iron ore and Caucasus oll. To reach these objectives is to strike a blow Germany's heart.
ALLIES TO COOPERATE
IN COLONIES
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Paris, To-day.
Steps are being taken to bring about complete Franco-British solidarity on Colonies to supplement their co-oper- atation in other fields.
"The Allies are making a huge mistake if they consider the matter ended."
DECISION WILL BE FORCED
"Pertinax," writing in "PEpoque,"
For some time now, Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, Secretary of State for Colonies, has been paying frequent visits to M. Georges Mandel, Minister of Colonies, and now that the ground- work has been completed to combine their resources, a three-day confer
SESSION ADJOURNED
Paris, To-day.
The secret session of the Senate adjourned after a long debate. The meeting is to be resumed as a secret session to-day--Reuters,
U.S. NOW PERTURBED
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Washington, To-day.
The feeling of relief which follow- ed the announcement of peace`-be- tween Finland and Russia has been succeeded by one of perturbation in "American political circles, where some are of opinion that Finland could have fought on but yielded to Germán ánd. Scandinavian' pressure.
General opinion' is that the peace imposed on Finland was a blow to the prestige of the Democracies, including the U.S.A.
Britain and France, it is stated, lost an opportunity of creating a new front-Havas.
RUSSIAN TROOPS IN VIBORG
Stockholm, To-day. Russian troops have been retiring from the Petsamo region since yester- day morning. Yesterday afternoon,
éd the ruins of Viborg-Reuter.
of the girl, redheaded Libby Egler, stresses that "the damage suffered by ence will be held in the near future troops in the Karelian Isthmus enter-
her the latest vividly describing to news of his sufferings and peril.
“I'VE WON HER"
On his branch, Kirby munched sand- wiches and read a book, "Divine Love and Wisdom."
After the seventh hour, Crawford called for the -seventh · ·time at Libby's home and told her a tale which brought tears to her eyes. At last she consented to go out with Kirby, who climbed down,': 'crying triumphantly: "I've won her."
GERMAN: STEAMER SINKS OFF JUTLÄND (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL”)
Copenhagen, To-day.
The German steamer Schenheim (5,000 tons) sank off Jutland yester day while on her way from Oslo to Bremen.
Twenty-three members of the crew were picked by a Danish vessel while
are missing.
France and Britain following Fin- land's capitulation is moral rather than material. Sooner or later, the Western Powers will be compelled to revise their policy towards neutrals."
Havas.
DUCE EXPELS
TEN FASCISTS
Ten Fascist leaders have been ex- pelled from the party eight of them for "Immorality," says an Associated Press message from Home...
The expulsions were ordered by new Fascist General Secretary tore Mutt
The former assistant secretary" of the Fascist
Vincerizo. Zangars, is expelled because he showed him- self unworthy." Vincenzo's brother, Ignazio,
also It was pelled that the was brou
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eight"ex- ality"--charge
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