"Byer since the begi war," he continued, "she has tempted to dominate Seandinavi control both the polit mie policy of the Scandinavian states. Her pressure on them has been steadily increasing.
"She claimed "and exercised the tight to dictate their policy towards Finland during the Finnish-Soviet war. At the end of that war, I said: "The security of Finland has gone, but has the security of Norway and Sweden been preserved?"
"On the contrary, the danger has been brought closer than ever to those two countries, till now it stands upon their doorstep. Nothing can save them but determination to defend themselves and to join with others who are ready to aid them in their defence.
Many of my listeners then may have thought my words exaggerated, but now we see the fulfilment to the letter of the prophecy they contained.
Since that date the situation has further developed. As shown in the statement issued yesterday, the German Government has claimed and exercised the right to destroy neutral jand particularly Scandinavian ships fon the seas around this country, and fat the same time it has insisted on the strictest observance of the rules of neutrality.
The Allies decided that they could not acquiesce indefinitely in this [Slate of affairs (cheers), and notified Norway that they reserved the right The Son of the Great Vikings to take such measures as might be necessary to redress the balance.
"They laid mine-fields in Norwegian waters in order to prevent the passage of German traM™c while in no way Interfering with normal Norwegian trade,
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