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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 17, 1940

NEUTRAL COMMENT ON OPERATIONS

IN SCANDINAVIA

London, To-day.

THE "O JORNAL,“ of Rio de Janeiro, says Ger- many is being taught the severest lesson of the war; she is facing imminent defeat which will have great repercussions in Europe and Ger-

many.

A front page article in the newspaper asserts that British domination of the seas continues and there is no fur- ther possibility of the Germans breaking the blockade. "Jornal do Commercio" emphasises the losses already sus- tained by Germany and asks "Where is the Russian alliance?"

It says the remaining neutrals must, provision for home defence, and se- now realise to which side to lean. veral. columnists raise cognate ques- "O Jornal" refuses to believe that tions, for example the Dutch West Mussolini will risk the prestige of Indies, supposing the Nazis Fascism in a conflict with the Allies | Holland.

or place Italian youth at the service of Nazi-Communist atheism..

NORWAY'S SUCCESS

Invade

future of Some papers view the Iceland as also a matter of concern

to the United States.

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The "Social Demokraten" says: "The A number of editorials pose German action against Norway and question of the superiority of war- Denmark was primarily intended toplanes or battleships. If they venture obtain bases against Britain but no one an opinion, most incline to the view entertains the illusion that the occupa-that the battleship is showing itself tion is only for the duration and that superior. is why Norway is determined to fight,

"Norway's success is dependent on Allied help which until the land- Ing of British-forces was concan- trated

on striking at the German fleet. "The battles of the last few days have greatly reduced Germany's pos- sibilities to protect her communication lines with warships. British losses were smaller and the British Fleet does not feel such losses."

says:

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In Sofia, the paper "Mir" reviews the Scandinavian events and "While the first phase impressed the world with the speedy German tion, the second phase is giving clearer picture and the attempted oc- cupation may have negative results owing to the impossibility of trans- porting sufficient troops."

STUCK HIS NECK OUT The American press takes the view that Hitler "stuck his neck out" by the invasion of Norway, and makes frequent references to Trafalgar and the spirit of Nelson and Drake, while all American newspapers expressly or implicitly continue to condemn the German aggression.

Increased "unneutral" comment which arose with the invasion of Norway still continues in America. While not in great volume it is linked with Impatience at the ory "British propaganda la dragging us into war."

Greenland still receives very con- siderable attention both in the news columns, and comment.

EYES OPEN

GERMAN DOUBTS

The Stockholm correspondent of the "New York Times" who saw the Ger- man troops land at Narvik, describes how the German soldiers he talked to "hoped, yet doubted, that Germany had wrested control of the adjoining seas from Britain."

supports

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The "Herald-Tribune" President Roosevelt's speech as "which Republicans as well as De- mocrats will applaud."

once

The paper says: "Hitler's night- mare has always been that again, as in the case of Napoleon, Britain will organise. Europe to suppress an attempt at the domina- tion of Europe .... the plain fact about Europe to-day ls that every people In Europe, à large part of the Gorman people included, is a potential ally of the Alllos. "There are no important exceptions. not There is no people which does

which dread a Nazi victory, does not need Hitler's eventual down- fall."

none

BRUSSELS JUBILANT All the Brussels papers now claim the importance of the victory.

pro- Allied

Thus the "Standard" writes: "It is remarkable that the air forces have not succeeded in checking battleships or even inflicting, serious injury.

"It is a fact of more profound strategic Importance than the sink- Ing of part of the German battle fleet which, in all objectivity, must be declared incapable of tackling the much stronger enemy. "Such a remarkable reaffirmation of British naval supremacy is an event which will have its repercussions in the general diplomatic spheres. Italy Greenland is associated in several and Russia will draw the necessary editorials with the need for increased' conclusions."--Router.

General view seems to be following President Roosevelt's lead that Ameri- cans would do well to keep their eyes open.

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