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Over good, grey Cordell Hull's press conference hovered the ghosts of 1939-the year tiny Finland ("the country that always pays its debts") was invaded by Russia, the year U.S. public opinion was united in sympathy for Finland as it has never been united since on an issue of World...
...Secretary of State Cordell Hull went the task of providing that guidance. About Rumania and Hungary he was not concerned: those nations are frankly Nazi puppets. But over the years Cordell Hull had watched his Government and Finland enjoy a feeling of friendship and mutual trust that has few parallels in the history of nations, and for months he hesitated over a move that would sever those ties. This week he made...
Last Aug. 18, 54 days after Finland's war declaration, Cordell Hull had informed Finnish Minister Hjalmar Procope of Russia's desire to talk peace on the basis of territorial compensation for Finland. Neither the Minister nor his Government was interested. Since then the U.S. has frequently expressed anxiety over Finland's course. The facts, as usual, favored Cordell Hull, and to him they were clear: either the Finnish Government is no longer a free -agent of its people, or the people themselves prefer alliance with a power that endangers the independence of all nations...
...Armored Force, plans are already afoot to use a bigger proportion of the mediums (armed with 75 mm. cannon) and an improved M-4 model is soon to go into production (biggest improvements: a revolving turret for the 75, lower silhouette, a partly welded, partly cast armor hull). British officers now concede that today's M-3 model is the finest thing on the ground...
...sailors) as well as a pair of gunnery trophies and two turret Es. Says a pal: "Spike's idea of a perfect target practice was to shoot the masts off the target ship from 8,000 yards, starting with the top and working down. Throwing shells into the hull was shooting fish in a bucket...