FINLAND’S FIGHT

Grey River Argus, 21 March 1940, Page 7

FINLAND’S FIGHT

Same Cause as Allies _ . 5 VIEW OF LABOUR LEADER. (Received March 20. 5.5 p.m.) LONDON. March 19. ! Mr Attlee (Leader of the Labour ;< Party) speaking after Mr Chamberlain on the war, in the Hoftse of j Commons, said: “All deplore that the ; magnificent fight put up by this free g people against aggression has resulted in the loss of territory to them, ‘t Although there were different adversaries. the cause for which Finland was fighting for was the same as the cause of the Allies.” K He said that Norway and Sweden a were very close to the front line, and he did not like hearing harsh judg- •] ments against them. 5 Mr Attlee said that the amount of J British help given to Finland was. | conditioned by the extent to which it | was possible to act in concert with Norway and Sweden. Any infringements of their rights he considered ■ was unthinkable. “We had to be sure” he said, “that the kind of aid we eave to Finland would not bring down on that country other* dang- / ers.” He said that the Hmise was not in the position to say that the \ Government could have sent more supplies with safety, fin? he wished to be assured that there had been no unnecessary delay in their dispatch. Other countries misrht be threrflened. and he wanted them to ’ realise that the Allies would be able / and willing to give effective aid.” Jp Mr Attlee urged the building up of the diplomatic and the militarv economic field. He said that the Finnish lesson showed that, to defeat aggression it was necessary to stand to- ”2 ge'ther. ■ is