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Wairarapa Times-Age, 5 December 1939, Page 5

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” SCANDINAVIAN FEELING !e AGAINST RUSSIA y MORE TROOPS CALLED UP IN SWEDEN. URGENT QUESTION STATED. LONDON. December 4. The Swedish Cabinet last night decided to call up further conscripts and reservists in addition to the large contingents involved in yesterday’s calling-up, and it has also cancelled the discharges due to conscripts already serving. Norway's apprehension is growing daily. Additional troops have been sent to the northern frontiers. The tide of indignation over Russia’s invasion of Finland has reached lull flood throughout Scandinavia. In an article today the Stockholm newspaper "Svenske Dagbladet” says that the urgent question is whether Sweden should immediately and effectively aid Finland. The alternative might be that Sweden would have to face Russian demands alone if Finland were conquered.

VIEW OF FOREIGNERS SURPRISE OVER INACTION OF SCANDINAVIA. t NEW YORK, December 4. The Moscow correspondent of the - "New York Times,” Mr G. E. R. Gedye, 1 says that the Scandinavians’ failure to support Finland is surprising foreign r circles. It is believed that a firm Swedish-Norwegian declaration of I solidarity with Finland would have ; prevented the attack, and also a hint 1 that they would light sooner than see Finland swamped might provide Russia with a welcome opportunity to escape from lhe affair creditably. FEELING IN U.S.A. PRESSURE ON GOVERNMENT. DESIRE FOR EXPRESSION OF DISAPPROVAL. NEW YORK. December 3. Tile “New York Times’ ’’ Washinton correspondent says it is felt that Americans are not satisfied with the steps already taken against Russia. It is understood that President Roosevelt and the State Secretary, Mr Cordell Hull, have discussed the apparent trend of sentiment and have agreed that a hasty decision was inadvisable. The correspondent adds that pressure has been increasing for official action concretely expressing the United States’ disapproval. LN SOUTH AMERICA CONDEMNATION OF RUSSIA GENERAL. JOINT PROTEST PROPOSED. NEW YORK. December 1. The Montevideo correspondent of ’the Associated Press foreshadows an 'extension of the anti-Russian reaction, reporting that lhe Uruguayan Foreign Minister, Senor Guani. is communicating with other American States with a view to a joint protest. The Buenos Aires representative of the United Press, surveying the Press reactions, says there is unanimous condemnation of Russia throughout the South American countries. KERENSKY’S ASSURANCE MANY RUSSIANS OPPOSED TO INVASION. NEW YORK, December 4. While United Stales Finns today celebrated lhe twenty-second anniversary of Finnish independence, M. Kerensky (who was Prime Minister of Russia for a time after the Revolution i appealed to Americans not to confuse lhe Russian invasion with lhe wishes of tlie Russian people. He de-1 dared that Russian patriots and de-i mocrats protested against the shameful I and dishonourable action. I