“NOT SO DISCREET”

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20073, 20 October 1939, Page 7

“NOT SO DISCREET”

ACTION IN ESTONIA

ASSURANCES RECALLED AMERICAN COMMENT (Reed. Oct. 20, 9 a.m.) NEW YORK. Oct. 19. The Stockholm correspondent of the New York Times says there was a tendency to believe that the assurances that M. Kalinin, President of the Supreme Court of the Soviet Union, gave to President Roosevelt concerning the basis on which the Soviet-Finnish talks were being conducted, was a good augury, but yesterday’s news from Estonia showed that the Soviet occupation implies a strong censorship and strict regulalations. “It is not so liberal and discreet as was promised a few days ago and disappointment is felt,” states the correspondent “Finnish officials have a good argument against any Russian occupation, except a little island near Kron.sj.ad.

“The three Kings of the Scandinavian countries wishing to urge Finnish moderation must realise that even for themselves it would be a serious matter to accept Russian control of the Mango or Aaland Islands.

“The Swedish explorer, Dr. Sven Iledin, on his arrival, declined to comment on his conversation with I-lerr Hitler, but lie intimated that it was of great importance. It is easy to guess that Herr Hitler stressed that while the war continues, 'Germany absolutely needs Russian support and can do nothing against her expansion in the Baltic. Indeed', it was discreetly indicated that if the conference could further peace on tiie Western Front. Germany would recover her full possibilities of protecting tiie northern States against excessive Soviet claims.

| “There is an impression that any I confidence in German help lias been j shaken by current, events and naval j methods and the four heads will not Igo beybncl a platonic wish for | peace.”

\ FOUR BROTHERS ENLIST

Another family in the Whangarei district has four members in the Special Military Force or ready to proceed to camp. Four of the five ions of Mr. C. H. Milligan, Matapouri, have enlisted. Two of them are in camp and two are waiting to be called up. Four sons of Mr, H. J. Hirst, Whangarei, are also in camp or waiting to proceed there.