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ADDRESSED TO SOVIET & FINLAND OUTSPOKEN CONDEMNATION OF AGGRESSION. PEOPLE OF UNITED STATES SHOCKED. By Telegraph—Press Assoeialion—Copyright. (Received This Day, 9.31) a.rn.) WASHINGTON. December 1. The text of President Roosevelt's message to the Soviet and Finnish Governments says: “The news of the Soviet naval and military bombings of Finnish territory came as a profound snock to the Government and the people of the United States. Despite efforts to solve the dispute by peaceful methods, to which no reasonable objection could be offered, one Power has chosen to resort to force of arms. “It Is tragic to see the policy of force spreading and to realise that wanton I disregard of law is still on the march. All peace-loving peoples in the nations which are still hoping for continuance of relations on a world-wide basis of law and order will unanimously condemn this new resort to military force, as the arbiter of international differences, to the great misfortune of the world. The present trend to force makes insecure the independent existence of small nations on every continent and. jeopardises the rights of mankind to self-government. The people and Government of Finland have a long, honourable and wholly peaceful record which has won them the respect and warm regard of the people and die Government of the Un- I ited States.” SOVIET WITHDRAWAL FROM NEW YORK WORLD'S , fair. FINE PAVILION BEING DISMANTLED. I (Received This Day. 9.30 a.m.) NEW YORK. December 1. , The management of the World’s Fair has announced that the Soviet is dis- | mantling its 3,000 000 dollar pavilion, , one of the Fair’s outstanding attrac- ( lions, and is not participating in 1940. The explanation for this action is pro- . mised later. ; FINNISH LEGATION 1 I TREATMENT IN MOSCOW. 1 REFUSAL OF PASSPORTS. I (.Received This Day, 9.55 a.m.) , I MOSCOW. December 1. 1 A Finnish Legation spokesman said I I the Russians had removed the Lego- I tion telephones and refused passports. I '
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 2 December 1939, Page 5
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