The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-22

What happened was this. On
February Z, Daladier and Cham
berlain met in Paris, where the
French premier urged that the
Allies come to the immediate res
cue of Finland with actual troops.
He pointed out that Finland was
sure to crumble unless she re-
ceived material aid, and that with
the German and French armies
stymied along the West Wall, it
would be q good idea to create a
second front where the armies
could get at each other.
Chamberlain said he would
take the matter under consider
alton and went back to Lon
don.
Next day, the Swedes and Nor
wegians informed the Allies that
since 1t would take some time
for French and British troops
to reach Finland, they-the Scan
dinavians-would be willing to give
immediate and major aid to Fin
land provided they had a hard
and-fast pledge from the Allies
that they would support them in
case Germany attacked from the
rear.
In other words, the Scandin-
avian countries would throw their
armies outright into the war
against Russia and the French
and British would send troops to
help keep the Germans out Of
Scandinavia.
This also Chamberlain took
under advisement.
BRITISH REPRESENTATION
A week dragged by. Part Of an
other week. Confidential reports
from the Finnish front for some
time told that the Mannerheim
Line was crumbling. Finnish
troops were exhausted. They had
been fighting continually with al
most no rest.
However, Chamberlain and the
British cabinet still debated
Meanwhile the Nazis had learned
what was being proposed, and
began to bring pressure on Swe-
den and Norway. They were
warned that cooperation with
France and Britain in aiding
Finland would bring a direct at
tack on them by Germany.
The Swedes and Norwegians
however, still waited for London.
Finally, last week, Chamberlain
acted. But all he did, however,
was permit recruiting Of British
volunteers to Finland. This was
so mild a move compared with
what was discussed, that the
Swedes were disguised.
The risk of war with Germany
without Allied aid was too much.
Sweden announced that she
could not aid Finland.
WAR NOTES
Sweden is now dickering with
Germany regarding aid to stop
Russia, when and If the country
moves through Finland and tries
to overrun Sweden Ger
many doesn't want Russia In
Sweden any more than she wants
the British there - in fact she
would like to dominate Sweden
herself. Result is that the Nazis
are driving hard bargain. They
propose to stop Russia II Sweden
will sell all her high grade iron
ore to Germany, none to Bril-
tain :. Britain may have let
the Firms down, but 1t was Bril-
tain also who cooked UP the Firms
last October and encouraged them
not to yield to Russia.
DEWEY UNLAXED"
When Tom Dewey arrived in
Portland, Oregon, for his Lincoln
day address, he called press con-
ference and told assembled journ-
nalists the first thing they would
tackle was the pictures. He posed
for several flashes, then an
nounced that the press confer
ence proper would start.
However, one photographer,
Ralph Vincent of The Portland
Journal, took q few additional
candid camera shots, to which
Dewey objected.
"See here. young man." said
the youngest Presidential cam
didafe, IL can't unlax ms long as
you keep swapping those things
In my face"