ACTION DISCUSSED

Wairarapa Times-Age, 13 December 1939, Page 7

ACTION DISCUSSED

VIEWS OF BRITISH PRESS HITLERISM STILL THE REAL ENEMY. WEAKENING OF STRATEGIC PLAN UNWISE. While the tone of the British Press remains anti-Soviet, it is affirmed in many quarters that the real enemy is still Hitlerism, a radio message reports. “The Times,” discussing action by the League Assembly, points out that there is much that can and must be done by other countries to help Finland. ft would mean only a small diversion of British and French resources to ensure for Finland a triumph in the air. If Finland is to be saved, she must be saved now. The present war would come to a speedy end if the remaining League members decided to take up arms together. but. as “The Times” remarks, “This is an ideal of League action which is most unlikely to be reached.” The paper remarks that it would be foolish for the Allies to take any action that would weaken the main strategic plan in the war against Germany.

APPEAL TO CHRISTIANS MADE BY FINNISH BISHOP. HELSINKI, December 11. Bishop Kaila. of Finland, appealed to Christians throughout the world to assist the Finns in the name of the northernmost outpost of Christianity. FINNISH PURCHASES GAS MASKS FOR HORSES AND MEN. WASHINGTON. December 11. As an experiment Finland has bought 1000 American gas masks for war horses. Finnish representatives are also negotiating the purchase of large quantities of civilian masks, which will be delivered swiftly, together with 155 field guns, aircraft and rifle ammunition.