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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 23, 1941

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"Knite Through Butter"" Theory Held To Be Unsound

LESSONS OF

THE WAR IN FINLAND

DEBATE ON

SHIPPING

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POSTPONED

A statement will be made on recent deve- lopments in foreign affairs at the next sit- ting of the House of Commons.

Announcing this, a statement from No. 10, Downing Street said: "Owing to the foreign situation, the debate on shipping which had been ar- ranged for the next sitting of the Com- mons will be postpon- ed."-Reuter.

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New Tone In Moscow

(By Reuter's Former Correspondent in Finland)

WITH THE RUSSO-FINNISH CONFLICT IN MIND THERE IS A FAIRLY WIDESPREAD OPINION THAT THE GERMAN PANZER DIVI- SIONS WILL “GO THROUGH RUSSIA LIKE A KNIFE THROUGH BUTTER” AND THAT THE LUFTWAFFE WILL HAVE NO DIFFICULTY IN SMASHING UP THE RUSSIAN AIR FORCE.

After what I saw of the Russian army and air force in action in Finland, and I have interviewed many Russian prisoners, I am definitely of opinion that the Germans have no easy task before them,

HITLER SHOULD NOT

BE COCKY

The Russians have learned much from their war against Finland and have not been slow to pro- fit thereby. The Russian air force's performance in

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SWEDEN COMPLETE

RECALLS ALL SHIPPING

The Swedish Cabinet held an emergency meeting yesterday morning. King Gustav arrived at the Royal Palace from his coun- try residence at 10.15 a.m. where he received the Foreign Minister, M. Guenther, and the Premier, M. Hansson, 15 minutes later, the interview lasting till 11.20 a.m.

The Swedish radio sent out numerous messages to ships at sea, instructing them to return immediately to Swedish ports view of the Russo-Ger- man war.-Reuter.

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Rumania

Finland was disappoint- Calls It

ing but it has been con- siderably improved since.

I understand that the Russians now have several

very secret and fighters

The last Moscow radio Japanese military quar-types of bombers

which they confidently , believe

These have been seen: only by State- technicians and

approved, Russian pilots.

broadcast last night con-ters in Tokyo estimate are a match for any in the world. tained no bulletin about that more than 100 divi- | Soviet the military operations.

The tone of the Moscow for eign news broadcast underwent a noticeable change during the evening.

British war newB was given greater prominence than usual and reports of the bombing of German objectives by the R.A.F. were read by the Moscow announcer with great gusto. President Roosevelt's declara- tion about the sinking of the Robin Moor was given in great detail-Reuter.

BURMA DEFENCE -

EXERCISES

A defence. exercise to tes Burma's state of preparedness to war, is to be held for four day next month, a communique b Rangoon announces.-Reuter.

sions are engaged on both sides in the war between Germany and Russia. ·

They suggest the Soviet forces will avoid fighting border but will flazis in the interior.

ncar engage

the the

Russian pilots have A good reputation. The strength

of

the Russian air force is a secret closely and

which has been successfully guarded.

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Holy

MOSCOW BLACKOUT

All day long loud-speak- ers transmitted broadcast orders and patriotic marches in all Moscow's public squares.

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Extra guards have been posled Underground stations and crowds thronged the streets listen- ing to the radio.

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M. Molotov's announcement was the first indication of the Ger- Russian attack which the people had, though the news was known to foreigners early in the morning.

The news was calmly received. and A complete black-out other aid rald precautions have been ordered by. Moscow radio. The black-out applies to all road and rail transport. ! YOUNG SOVIET PATRIOTS JUST FROM HIGH SCHOOL ARE APPEARING AT LOCAL WAR COMMISSARIATS. IN GREAT NUMBERS ASKING TO BE ACCEPTED FOR MILITARY SERVICE, STATED MOSCOW RADIO.

"The report of the predatory aggression by German Fascism spread live wildfire all over the Soviet Union," said the announcer.

Reuter.

ALL RUSSIANS TO REPORT

All subjects of Soviet Russia, over the age of 15 living in Reich

report to

territory must

Police within 24 hours.

Soviet,

"To-day the hour of the

the holy war has struck," says General, Antonescu, in an The order was issued by the. German Chief of Police in Ber- Order of the Day issued in and includes stateless people to Rumanian troops who who previously had are fighting side by side Lithuanian Latvian or Esthonian with the Germans against Russia, according to the

official German agency.

nationality-Reuter.

to heart to shoulder and heart news with the strongest and most g.or- ious army in the world. They are fighting on Moldavian..soil for aur the frontiers and for the justice of the

to world..

your

"Prove yourselves worthy of

Russian Reserves Paratroops were first used and The German tactics, they, aver, trained in Russia and the Ger- are aimed at getting hold of man pupil should prove no more Russia's food and heavy indus- expert in this branch of fighting

of than has the Russian master. trial resources with the idea

"I command you to cross paralysing Soviet resistance.

As to the army, the Russians

Pruth and smash the enemy can call upon many more. than the Germans who, further, the east and north, to free

many commitments, subjugated brothers from the Red the honour of the mission alloted have now having to keep large forces

in yoke. other France, Norway and the occupied countries in the West.

Nobody under-estimates the power of the German mechan.

divisions. Ised

But the Rus- Blans, too, have a very fins mechanised. согра including eight-ton tanks, some of which. I saw in Finland.

These experts consider the odds rather heavily in favour of Ger- many..

"Germany may be able to occupy the Leningrad.. Moscow and Ukrainian areas but that will not decide the war." Router.

PATRIOTIC DEMONSTRATIONS THROUGH RUSSIATM

Quantity And Quality

In -armaments generally the Russians are very strong, and if the man behind the guns is not as expert as the Germans, the quantity and quality of Russian material may prevail,

When the Russians started the war against: Einland, they sent to the front.. ill-equipped, reserve troops.

They made the mistake: of thinking It was a walk-over

MOSCOW RADIO announces that from and tried to win the war dur-

all districts of the U.S.S.R.comes news of enthusiastic and patriotic demonstrations.

"Feeling is identical everywhere," said the Russian announcer. The Russian people will defend their country and liberty with their lives. Millions rally round the Government.

"Klev inhabitants are indignant calling for discipline and organis- over the dastardly bombing and ed effort in order to smash the proclaim their preparedness for contemptible enemy, the great military effort.

"Moscow is quiet and conscious of the great task before it," con- "From Siberia and the Caucasus cluded the announcer in a broad comes the same feeling. Con- cust.devoted to public reaction to fidence in victory is expressed, in the German aggression through speeches all over the country, out the Soviet Union.-Router.

Ing the coldest winter on record with inexperienced troops... As soon as the mistake was realised and, crack Moscow troops were sent to Finland; together. with much of the best Russian material, the capitulation of the Finns was obtained rapidly.

Stalin's Changes

Under similar conditions. the Germans would have done no better against the tough.......... Finns than the Russians had at first. True, the Russians were poorly led but this was the result of the many purges and the power held. by political commissars,

Stalin, realising this, had re- organised his army, dismissed the political commissars and put the services on a more strictly mill tary footing. — Reuter,

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