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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1940
Page
6
British and Norse forces coordinate to push Nazi troops from occupied areas as King Haakon rallies his army. Editorial note explains opinions reflect the analyst, not the newspaper.
The Chicago Daily News reports a vast conspiracy behind the Nazi invasion of Norway arguing bribery infiltration and treason by Norwegian officials. It notes German and English losses, King Haakon's rally in exile, and a royal call to Norwegians to defend independence.
Prime Minister Mackenzie King visits Virginia on vacation while Ehrlich’s syphilis cure gains praise. Churchill faces criticism over naval strategy as Denmark falls to German influence. President Roosevelt vetoes deportation bill amid CCC support and debates over nationalism and socialism.
Hull denounces seizure of American oil assets below the Rio Grande and calls for immediate arbitration and compensation. Mexicans rally in Mexico City with 50,000 watching 20,000 anti-American demonstrators. Mexican officials seek a ~20 million severance payment to former workers from 17 oil firms.
The piece notes two surprising moves by President Roosevelt involving 70 year old Wilbur J. Carr and Mrs Florence Harriman. Carr, meant for Czecho Slovakia, ends up in a volatile European hotspot while Harriman is sent to Norway where war events bear on her role. Daisy Harriman praised for effective work despite late start. Also mentions Will Rogers statue relocation reducing his Capitol presence.
G. O. P. leaders in New England New York and New Jersey are receiving letters from Midwestern colleagues warning that victory in the farm vote requires a farm plank like the Glenn Frank proposal. Iowa Republicans praise the Frank plank and circulate A. M. Piper’s speech from the Council Bluffs Nonpariel lauding the ideas.
General Johnson argues it is too early to draw military or political conclusions about the Scandinavian surge. He says preparations were concealed by both sides, notes Norway Denmark neutrality, warns against isolationist labels, and distinguishes interventionist motives from do-gooder rhetoric.
Alexis Wenner-Gren, Swedish industrialist and star negotiator of the Russo-Finnish peace, arrived in Miami from Nassau and warned that Sweden will defend its neutrality even if it means fighting Allies, Russia, or Germany. He noted Sweden would resist British seizure of his yacht if the war drew Sweden into conflict.
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