SWEDES SHOW INDIGNATION

Southland Times, Issue 23990, 4 December 1939, Page 7

SWEDES SHOW INDIGNATION

Open Admiration

For Finns

DEEP SYMPATHY OF COLOMBIA

(United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright)

(Received December 3, 6.30 p.m.) STOCKHOLM, December 2. Sympathy for Finland and indignation against Russia is increasingly apparent in Scandinavia. The Prime Minister (Dr P. A. Hansson) openly expressed admiration for Finland’s stand.

Thousands assembled outside a communist newspaper office in Stockholm shouting: “Down with Russia.” Crowds earlier assembled at the Finnish Legation and sang Finnish national songs. Every window in the Russian Legation at Copenhagen was smashed. The Columbian Minister in London cabled the President of Finland (M. Kyosto Kallio) a message from the President of Colombia expressing deepest sympathy in Finland’s trial. It is reliably stated that there is . great diplomatic activity in Moscow by Sweden, which made strong representations about developments in the Baltic. The Official Spanish News Agency announced that Germans well know they are paying the highest price for Russian friendship. Moscow will continue to do her utmost to benefit from Germany’s forced benevolence. Herr Hitler will again curse the war which prevented him from fulfilling the promises which made him popular among those who wished to see the world freed of the bolshevist menace.

The Rome correspondent of the Associated Press of America reports that 3000 uniformed fascists demonstrated against the Russians and in favour of Finland before the Russian and Finnish Embassies.

The German radio for the first time revealed to Germany the outbreak of the war in Finland, for which Britain is blamed.