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...submarine raids against Britain. He would take Denmark to insure his communications, and stop the Allies from establishing a wedge in her route from the north. He would take them so quickly that Sweden, hemmed in on the west by Norway, on the east by Russian-dominated Finland, would not dare to fight, could easily be beaten if she tried...
...home sick. Last September he opposed his brother Sante's recruiting of an Italian Legion in France because he was afraid Italy might join Germany. In December, when he thought Mussolini was for the Finns, Peppino got busy organizing Sante's legion to fight in Finland. He was too late...
...Finland proved that there are strong ties between America and Scandinavia, for American sympathy for Finland was by no means confined to a few theatre benefits in New York City. For the Midwest, though a traditional incubator of isolation, fairly teems with Andersens, Svensens and Berensens, all Americans proud of their Baltic forbears, Scandinavian isolationists who put aside their isolation mantle when the fatherland is in danger. This was a new force working toward American intervention, though a wholly understandable one. Its effect may increase with the latest incidents in Scandinavia...
According to Professor Emerson, Russia may again play a decisive part in Scandinavia. Since Germany has taken Denmark and Norway under her "protection," Russia may decide to give similar "protection" to Finland and Sweden, he said, adding that "Sweden will probably wait to see what Stalin will do before taking any part in Germany's latest surprise...
...thought, plus a little slicking up in the best Broadway fashion. But even if the famous Lunt-Fontanne color is the ingredient that makes the show a hit, the play is still a remarkable job of dramatizing that explosive feeling most people get when they read about Finland...