Evening star., 1941-11-10
Explanation Asked of Peace Aims of Hoover
And 'Wormongering Appeosers Around Him


Of such force through Sweden.
Time and again, the German
press justified the Soviet action.
On December 3, 1899, the Berlin
Boersen Zeitung took the lead in
white-washing Russia and pin
ming full responsibility for the
RusSian-Finnish War on Britain.
1t said, Russia has just as much
right as any other nation to safe
guard herself strategically and
politically against unforeseen de-
velopments." 1t said, '"Russia's
attitude is morally more decent
than Britain's." 1t attacked the
Swedish government also.
And, the EsseDer Nationalzei-
tung said, "By carefully refrain
ing from melting Finland to re-
sistance against Russia, Germany
has done Finland great service.
Now, however, with RusSia's great
power, 1t is natural that she
should burst her fetters."
Finland was chided In this
same paper for not having fol-
lowed the policy of the Baltic
states of compliance to Russia
uyitho,,t resistance
On December 7, the German
radio warned Norway and SWe-
den not to let British and French
arms pass over their territories
to Finland, and on December II,
the German press again attacked
the Finnish resistance. On De-
cember IL, Germany officially
denied that she was aiding Fin
land, scotching persistent
rumor. Again on January 6,
the German press warned Sweden
and Norway not to allow aid to
pass to Finland. Peace came in
March-a negotiated peace is fa-
vored by the Germans the
peace that they have been assist
ing Finland to overthrow.
Hitler Speech Recalled.
But, there is direct evidence Of
Germany's connivance in the first
Russo-Finnish war. The evi-
dence is in the speech of Adolf
Hitler, made July 20, 1910, four
months after the conclusion OF
the first Russo-Finnish war. In
that speech Hitler said:
"A veritable wandering Jew
among . hopes is the possi-
bility of a fresh estrangement
between Germany and Russia.
German and Russian relations
have been finally established. 80
Britain and France continually
credited Germany with the de-
sire to conquer territory which
lay outside the sphere of German
interests. 1t was said at one time
that Germany - wanted to
possess the Ukraine. again that
she intended to invade Finland,
yet again that she had threat
ened Rumania. Germany has
taken no steps that would lead
her to exceed the limits of her
sphere of interests, nor has Rus
sia done anything of the kind"
Here is clear justification in
Hitlers own words of the Russian
war against Finland. This is
what Hitler said in 1910. But, on
November 4. 1941-just the other
day-a Berlin spokesman. furious
with the American President for
proposing to mediate peace be-
tween Russia and Finland, said
that Germany had been COM
PEELED to stand by with a bleeding
heart during the first Russo
Finnish war because preoccupa-
ton in the west prevented Ger
many from assisting Finland"
1t was also the only thing that
prevented Germany from attack
ing Russia, whom she was sup
porting in the Finnish war a year
before!
Great Britain and the United
States must try to use the port Of
Murmansk, and, unlike the Nazis,
who care exactly as much for
Finland as they do for Rumania,
for instance, Britain and the
United States do not wish to fight
Firms. Mr.. Hoover knows enough
about Finland to know that the
continuance Of this war Is dis
astrous to that little country that
has already bled white.
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