RUSSIAN INVASION

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 287, 5 December 1939, Page 7

RUSSIAN INVASION

NOT THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE is:. KERENSKY'S PLEA (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) Received Dec. 4, 11.5 p.m. NEW YORK, Dec. 4. While United States Finns celebrated the 22nd. anniversary of Finnish independence, M. Kerensky, former Premier of Russia, appealed tc Americans not to confuse the Russian invasion with the wishes of the Russian people. He declared that Russian patriots and democrats protested against the shameful and dishonourable action simultaneously. 1 The Associated Press of America’s Montevideo correspondent, foreshadows the extension of anti-Russian reaction, reporting that the Uruguayan Foreign Minister, Senor Guani, is communicating with other Pan-Americans with a view to a joint protest. The United Press Buncos Aires representative, surveying the Press reactions, says there is a unanimous condemnation of Russia throughout the South American countries. The New York Times Budapest correspondent sees the invasion as increasing the weakness of the Hungarian National Socialists, many believing that the green-shirted version of Hitlerism is on its last legs, the main causes being the R.ussian-German pact, the invasion of Poland, bringing Communism to the Hungarian frontier. Hitler’s plans to repatriate Balkan Germans and Russia’s attack on Finland. FINLAND’S APPEAL j EFFECTIVE HELP AS WELL AS SYMPATHY REQUEST TO THE LEAGUE. Received Dec. 4, 9.5 p.m. LONDON, Dec. 3. While M. Tanner at Helsinki issued a statement to the nation, “We are fighting for the defence of all western culture and I think we should have not only the sympathy but also the effective help of the rest of the world,” M. Avenol at Geneva summoned the League Council to meet at noon on December 9. He asked Mr. de Valera to summon the assembly, of which he is president, on December 11. Finland’s appeal to the League, which is signed by M. Rudolf Molsti, League delegate and former Foreign I Minister, outlined Russian-Finnish re--1 lations since 1920 and concluded: “We | request, you to ask the council and the i assembly to take the necesary mea- | sures to terminate, this aggression.” A delicate situation will be since M. Maisky’s (Soviet representative) presidency of the council terminates automatically. When the council meets a Belgian will succeed him. Finland has replied to President Roosevelt’s Note stating that she will not bomb civilians if her opponents do not. Russia did not reply, says a Washington message. AMERICAN SENTIMENT NOT SATISFIED WITH PRESENT STEPS Received Dec. 4, 5.35 p.m. NEW YORK, Dec. 3. The New York Times’ Washington < correspondent says it is felt that Americans will not be satisfied with ; the steps already taken against Russia. It is understood that Mr. Roose- i I velt and Mr. Hull discussed the ap- . | parent trend of sentiment and again I agreed that a hasty decision was inI advisable. The correspondent adds: I i “Pressure has been increasing for j official action concretely expressing the United States’ disapproval.” RUSSIAN CRUISER PUTS INTO ESTONIAN PORT POSSIBLY DAMAGED BY HANKO BATTERIES STOCKHOLM, Dec. 3. The Russian cruiser Kirov is reported to have put into Tallinn (Estonia, on the Gulf of Finland) with the assistance of three tugs. The extent of the damage is not known. It was reported earlier that the Russian cruiser sunk by the Hanko batteries was the Kirov.