Finland Must Not Be Allowed To Disappear

Finland Must Not Be Allowed To Disappear Off The Map.

Armed Conflict Between Nations Is A Nightmare To Me; But If I Were Convinced That Any Nation Had Made Up Its Mind To Dominate The World By Fear Of Its Force, I Should Feel That It Must Be Resisted.

Ever Since I Assumed My Present Office My Main Purpose Has Been To Work For The Pacification Of Europe, For The Removal Of Those Suspicions And Those Animosities Which Have So Long Poisoned The Air. The Path Which Leads To Appeasement Is Long And Bristles With Obstacles. The Question Of Czechoslovakia Is The Latest And Perhaps The Most Dangerous. Now That We Have Got Past It, I Feel That It May Be Possible To Make Further Progress Along The Road To Sanity.

Whatever The Lengths To Which Others May Go, His Majesty's Government Will Never Resort To The Deliberate Attack On Women And Children And Other Civilians For Purposes Of Mere Terrorism.

Whatever May Be The Reason, Whether It Was That Hitler Thought He Might Get Away With What He Had Got Without Fighting For It, Orwhether It Was That After All The Preparations Were Not Sufficiently Complete--however, One Thing Is Certain: He Missed The Bus.