MORAL SUPPORT

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23482, 20 October 1939, Page 9

MORAL SUPPORT

AMERICAN REPUBLICS MESSAGE FROM ROOSEVELT STAND FOR NEUTRALITY (Received October 10, 5.5 p.m.) WASHINGTON. Oct. 18 Acting in concert with 20 other American republics, . President Roosevelt sent a message to King Gustav of Sweden placing American moral support behind the Stockholm conference's stand for Baltic neutrality, says a Washington message. Mr. Roosevelt's message read: "The conference of the Nordic States convened by Your Majesty will be followed with deep interest by the Government and the people of tlie United States. Under the circumstances which exist this Government joins the Governments of the other American republics in expressing support of the principles of neutrality and order under the law for which the nations represented at Stockholm have throughout history taken a consistent stand." The President of Finland, M. Kyosti Kallio, in a message to President Roosevelt. says: ''Your personal valuable assistance and interest in Finland's fate and her difficult problems will never be forgotten."

SOVIET AND LATVIA

NEW TRADE AGREEMENT (Received October JO, 7.5 p.m.) MOSCOW, Oct. 18 I he l ass news agency that a Soviet-Latvian trade agreement, supplementary to the recent mutual assistance pact, was signed to-day. It provides for a three-fold extension of the trade between the two countries; also for a considerable extension of shipments of Russian goods via Latvian ports.

ITALIAN ENVOY

NO MESSAGE FROM DUCE (Received October 10, 5.5 p.m.) ROME. Oct. 18 The official Italian news agency states that Signor Bastianini, Ambassador to Britain, did not take to London a plan or memorandum from 11 Duco regarding current events.

17 TONS OF GOLD

SOVIET PAYMENT TO NAZIS LONDON, Oct. 18 Mr. R, A. Butler, .Foreign UnderSecretary, speaking in the House of Commons, 'said the Government had reason to believe that the first consignment of tons of gold from .Russia to Germany had already been delivered.