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Dates: during 1930-1939
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That the chancelleries of Europe had these facts straight, and that the outbreak of Finnish-Russian war had done much to bring about the ultimate choosing-up of sides in World War II, was evident in many places last week...
...delegate. One more screwy turn of the 20th Century's apparently chronic cockayed politics, had put the doctor on another grotesque spot. Once China demanded that the League act against Japanese aggression. Later China supported League action against Italy in Ethiopia. But China, on the other hand, gets much of its war materials from the Soviet Union. Despite China's desire to keep a clean record against aggression, it was unlikely that Dr. Koo would be able to cast a vote against Russia...
...rather like that of a family party where the younger girls are in tearing spirits and occasionally do the splits or snatch a cigar from uncle's mouth. Everyone is out to be as naughty as possible, but it is a very schoolboyish kind of naughtiness without much sign of the sinister or the vicious...
...from Sweden, which alone might object to the proximity of big guns to Stockholm. Russia announced her blockade of the Gulf of Finland, and Finland said it was illegal. There were some sporadic exchanges between Finnish coastal batteries and Russian warships in the Gulf (the Russians shelled Hanko without much effect), and Finland suspected Russia of planning to land troops before the Gulf begins to freeze around Christmas...
...Russians for many months, and in many months many things could happen. One thing that happened this week was a U. S. credit of $10,000,000 to Finland. But if no further military help was forthcoming, the Finns could hope only to sell their country for much Russian blood. This they were prepared to do. Cried Premier Risto Ryti in a nationwide broadcast: "The Finnish people at this moment are fully united, firm as steel and ready for the greatest sacrifices in behalf of their independence and their existence. ... If compelled to do so, we shall fight...