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N the Opera House the could'not withstand the few divisions Germany would release from the voices are rising and western Front. Half the army is in interweaving to ideal the north; its worth, after years of patterns traced by the baton economy, is unknown. of Fritz Busch. Dry, clear go to extreme lengths. We must and gay is this production accept this fact," said one of the meat of "Cosi Fan Tutte;" a great A secret party meeting, "Finland
Pacifism, in this atmosphere, cun
distinguished Sociol Democrats at
Ger-
many."
But the interventionalists, shocked
German and the Swedish was Lebensraum of Russia, Sweden genius for decors have com- muy be the Lebensraum of bined to make as fine 2 version as Europe is likely and indignant at the less spectacular to see.
paclism expressed by the Govern-
ment, have strong arguments and we like a regime of gangsters?" one to fight in Finland. In the foyers of -But the Swedes who crowd the stronger feelings on their side. To aid to me. "Those people don't be the opera girls move among the au- stalls and balconies are not watching quieten growing pubile excitement it long to the twentieth century.", dience selling metal badges in support. with complete attention; they are was necessary for the King to en- So certain was this Swede of the of them. This device, stamped in. aware that a few miles away, the dorse the policy, and even then the sympathies of his country that he heavy relief, is of four fists' locked war hins come to their back door, brave man of Scandinavia, a jour- argued in favour of a British Inva in mutual support. worn by more and straight ahead, through the naliat called Dr. Segerstedt, wrote: slon to fight Russia when she was than half the people in the streets, wood and canvas Mediterranean of The Government los played the invading Finland. Resistance the backcloth, Germans, cut off from king, but the ace of fate will best sald,
he these badges, which imply a mutual would mean alignment with bond between Denmark, Sweden, their bases by the British Navy, can that"
Germany, and this was impossible. now obtain their supplies by one DOS REMEDIOS: Hermillo Her-route. Thai
He meant that the dangers of non-, Two days inter a more elderly Swede Norway and Finland, are the most route lico through
Intervention are more certain than was warning me in tones as urgent pathetic sign of wish-fulfilment in menegildo, dearly beloved hus- Sweden. band of Lucilia. Cortège will
to Mr. the North. of attack. For if Germany, as if they were addressed those
For Denmark is shuckled by Ger- They know, 100, that the contrast leave Canossa Hosptal, at 3 p.m.
be allowed to expand as she ilkes, Winston Churchill that an expedition to-day and pass the Monument here is only a miniature of the Sweden wilf full not merely into of this kind would be fatal since it many, Sweden by prosperity and the tragedy confronting Sweden on the her grip but into Russia's, the tradi- would throw Sweden into Germany's civilised neglect of her armaments, stage of world politics.
tlonal enemy.
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Prelude in C. Sharp (Rachmaninoff). Arthur Rubinstein. | arrangement, Menuetto and Trio. (Schubert) William Tell-Overture (Rossini):
Toscanini and N.B.C. Orchestra. Crusoe Debunked
William Tell-Conclusion Deep River
1 Don't feel no ways tired.
Marion Anderson. A NAZI writer has done a useful bit of work in showing up
Once ancient Crete found itself in
a situation which was, not dissimilar.
In a thousand years of pence a society mo this turmoil of prophecies and
developed where tools were works T forebodings we must add the
arms.
and Norway, without them, is impot- Both these schools of thought ent. There is no unity here except assume that Britalo will send effev- tear and blind hatred of Germany. tive help to Scandinavia.
There is no plan except to wait and, if necessary, .50 under in turn. There is only one thing-civilisation. [EANWHILE some are enrolling tone and distinguished as "Cost Fon:
of art and central heating wormed hopes centred on England. Sweden the houses of the rich; so long a is for
more pro-British than she MEA
freedom from war raised civilisation was in the last wor "How could fight in Norway, as they enrolled Tutte" and, let us hope, as enduring
to a plane where it could refine the detail of living. Unfortunately, the Cretans, forgot the ugly business of} defending themselves and were swept out of existence by the first invader.
modern Sweden is not just that the drquality of Great Bri tain are unthinkable, that the build- ings of Stockholm reach a general other standard unequalled by any capital, that a button at your bedside
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The virtuca of democracy entirely solid. Sluma-which do not exist--scem a mediaeval blot on the landscape of backward countries; pensions, insurance,co-operation, are organised to high efficiency. The
children in elementary schools have tree doctoring and dentistry, and it is 20 years since the State Imited the working day of the adult to eight
ing it by the expenditure of tens of millions of kronor more each year on Our colonial iniquities are ap-social services than on armaments.
But now, in the course of a few parently of much longer stand-
shadows of Crete are months, the gathering.
ing than wẹ had suspected.
does
Three Powers have guaranteed her
security: two more would like to-
has
So what Rumania got to
worry about?
Porhaps most-readers of the famous tale had never thought of it in that light. But that presumably is because they are mostly British. Defoe we must hours.
DUMANIA lives under the shadow have to cross Hungary, or Russian jare loyal enough, must all be ac
Poland, before they could enter counted elements of weakness; and. now dee as a sinister propa-
This country, which war has not of a great fear.
Rumanía,
especially the Germans, who have touched for well over a century, hás
And yet three Powers have guar-
It is difficult to say whether most the typical Nazi organisation, with gandist, upholder and exponent come to believe in civilisation, prov-anteed her security, and two more
Rumanians dread a German or a every member ready to betray his country for the sake of pan-German- of British imperialism.
are anxious to guarantee it.
Why is Rumania embarrassed by Russian occupation the more. guarantors and would-be guarantors?
Probably the richer classes fear is should Hitler decido to strike.
Everybody knows how the German Why, if five Powers wish to preserve the Russians the more, the poorer minority in Poland conducted espion- her,
she live in fear?
the Germans. But the majority of age and helped to disorganise the. When Great Britain and France Rumaninns would wish to resist Polish
defences. The Rumanian gave a guarantee to Foland they either. And Rumania has the clev Nazis, and their non-German Fascist gave one to Rumania, too. Turkey crest, most masterful King in Europe, friends in the Iron Guard, would On the other hand, wo find War in the south
between has guaranteed her against aggres- determined to
son, the Crown Prince Her acquisitions have trebled Ru- native races
the world over Germany and the Western Powers sion by any European Power except intact to his son, the Croneritance follow the German Foles example. mania's population and vastly in- (3) Why do Hungary and Italy creased her territory and economic simply longing to place them-she could have survived without Russia. Count Clano and Count Michael.
risking her highly-manicured hands Csaky have offered her a guarantee
But naturally each of selves under the benevolent pro in it. Her iron-ore may be help-on behalf of their countries, Italy offer Rumania a guarantee? What do resources.
and Hungary.
they want in return? And why does them has created a potential enemy this embarrass Rumania?
In the State which was deprived of tection of the Swastika.
Because Rumania holds the former ja province. Hungarian province of Transylvania, When the Nazis have treated much, she keeps telling her con- the populations of Czecho-ships may be being sunk, the thicket: CHE is in the most dangerous which she received as a reward for
DUMANIA could put into the position in which any State coming in on the side of the Allies in the last war, Hungary's price
field an army of 1,500,000- Slovakia and Poland so well, it of wireless masts on the roof of the
for a
aguaruntec is the return of men. But these men would not all She is adjoined by one
Boldlers. stands to reason that they would German Legation may be preparing can be she is richer than she is in
heaven knows how much trouble: trong.
Great Power-Russia and within three-quarters of this territory and be equally valuable
If Rumania refuses to pay Hungary There would be great differences in be not less kindly" in Africa or but none of these things is worth the sphere of influence of another might invade Transylvania the mom-the quantity and quality of their elsewhere.
a resistance which would mean des-Germany. And both have designs ent Russin invaded Bessarabia. truction by Germany.
Germany though ing
not 50
science, as to help indispensably--
herself.
So what are Rumania's worries?
Rgainst her.
(1) Why does Russla look towards Rumania? Bessarabla, now a pro- vince of the kingdom of Rumania, belonged
to Russia until the Revolu
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So it's six of one and half a dozen tion to the national Budget of the other. Rumania may fall been spent in recent years on arma belween two stools,
equipment. Vart sums in pa
ments and equipment. But Ru-
(4) What is Italy's Interest? Mus-mania's army remains similar in
"Taking it all in all," the Nazi writer comments, "we Germans are incredibly harmless people.”
the Balkans. He does armies of Germany or the Western Yes, incredibly! This harmless- FAR more alarming to Swedish tion of 1917. A quarter of the popu-salini wishes to possess a dominent type to Poland's rather than to the
nerves is the Germani assault on lation of Bessarabia is Russian in influence
not want to see Russia encroaching democracies. Her air force, recently, upon his neighbours. It is his desire reinforced by British bombers, nun- ness has expressed itself even her neighbour Norway. For this, birth and speech.
Russia can find an excuse there, (2) And what is Germany's in-und his interest to see the Bulkan bers about 600 machines.
countries unified instead of bickering. Rumania, too, resembles Poland more eloquently since Hitler Sweden foresees, is going to have
Immediate and tangible effects on terest in Rumania? It is even more Rumania is Italy's first line of de-in being an agricultural rather than came to power than heretofore.
neute than Russla's. Rumania has oll
ars Industrial country. She is not wells. She produces seven million fence against Russia, The
If Britain maintains the blockade tons of crude oil a year; Germany German
sufficiently industrialised to produce propaganda
(6) Rumania possesses a province adequate nrms and equipment for machine must indeed be that cuta the German invaders el consumes 7,000,000 tons of petrol al on the Black Sea called Dobrujaher forces. Sho must depend to à: from their bases murches to the year in peace, and probably more na previn has a grid to Bulgaria, large extent on outside supplies, and gravelled for matter, in its cam-frontier, the least that can happen is than double that amount in war. so Bulgaria has a grievance. without them she would be helpless
jagainst vast mechanised attacks, paign to blacken Great Britain, the creation of an alternative route Control of Rumania's oll would make vast improvement in Germany's
Her resistance, if attacked, must. if it has to turn to masterpieces across the Baltic. At worst Russia
position.
THE
THE country would have the depend on how the British and At present though site sends three-
will to resist, Would it French guarantees are fulfilled. To like "Robinson Crusoe" In search may be expected Jo Join Germany in
a race by the fron-ore mines in the fifths of her total exports to Ger-
give her direct military assistance Rumania sends her only possess the means? norib and for, domination of Sweden many,
Rumania has a population of about would be extremely dlincult-but 1,500,000 tons of oil, one-third of Wo make it a present of politically and economically,
her total oll exports. In the recent 19,000,000. Two-thirds of these have extremely valuable.
The knowledge that any invasion "Gulliver's Travela" and any The people are divided as to the trade negotiations Germany is said Rumanian as their native tongue. other cinssic that takes its fancy. best course of action. The Govern- to have demanded the doubling of The remaining third of the popula- of Rumanin is almost bound to deve this Agure, but has not succeeded in tion comes from very diverse origina, lop into a race between Germany ment belleves in inaction, hinting at|
getting it.
There are nearly 2,000,000 Hungari and Russin for the oflwells Day Control of Rumania's Further proofs of British knowledge that Germany will invade cereals and timber, too, would not ans: about 1,000,000 Russians, and deter cifier from undertaking it.
But if she is attacked there would' villainy should not be hard to got if help is given to Norway. Defence come amiss, and Germany has now 800,000 Germans. For the rest, there -provided
blockade, and so hastening the end the works are being rushed up on Skane, obtained a depreciation of Rumanian are Bulgars. Turks, Jews, miscellane bo no better way of enforcing our ono brings
constál batteries und entanglements purchasing power.
currency which increases her own ous Slava, and a few Poles,
Some of these do not matter. But of the war, than by giving Rumanis necessary mental blas to the
learnt from Maginot, and Manner- Germany has no common frontier the Hungarians, Russians, Germans active analstance in denying her re- task.
helm; but these are unfinished' and with Rumania, German troops would and Bulgars, though many of them sources to our enemies.
of revelations.
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