New York, Mar. 13.
"Once again a small, freedom-loving nation has been killed by lack of support from its powerful democratic neighbours, but Americans have scant right to cast a stone at any other democracy," declares the "New York Herald-Tribune," commenting on the Russo-Finnish peace agreement.
Writing before news of the agreement was confirmed, the "New York Times" said: "In any case, there is no justification for anyone, least of all for those far removed from the danger zone, to point an accusing finger at either the Allied Powers or Scandinavia."
"If peace should come on terms which the Finns themselves believe would permit their survival as an independent nation, little European states are not likely to overlook two items: First, that the full might of Russia for more than three months was unable to crush the resistance of the Finnish armies; second, that the Kremlin concluded the war by coming to terms with the very Government which it had boastfully described as non-existent."
This comment was made in a broadcast today by Raymond Gram Swing, well-known U.S. commentator on international affairs. He added: "Even if the Finnish war ends, the amount of help, economic or military, that the Soviet can, or will, deliver to Germany is questionable.'—Reuter.
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