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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1940
Page
2
British and Norse forces coordinate to push German troops from occupied areas as King Haakon of Norway urges his army to resistance. Editorial note indicates columnist opinions diverge from newspaper stance. Western Newspaper Union dispatch.
The article reports that the Chicago Daily News claims a vast Nordic conspiracy aided the Nazi invasion of Norway with bribery and infiltration. It notes disputed Nordic and Swedish sources, Churchill criticism, Danish resistance, and shifting opinions on Roosevelt, labor leaders, and policies around deportation and the CCC.
Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King travels to Virginia for a vacation. Dr Paul Ehrlich’s syphilis cure is claimed effective in five days in 85 percent of cases. Dr John L Rice, NY health commissioner, calls inter-state public health conference. Eve Curle praised for grace and wit. New York Governor Lehman bans fireworks except for public displays starting August 1, 1940.
Swedish industrialist Alexis Wenner-Gren told reporters in Miami that Sweden would fight all three powers for neutrality if needed. He had just arrived from Nassau aboard his yacht and warned Britain might seize ships if Sweden faced entanglement with Britain.
Hull presses for swift arbitration as Mexico seizes American possessions along the Rio Grande. Cardenas watches 20 000 anti American demonstrators in Mexico City while 17 oil firms face a $20 million severance claim. Export values rise 33 percent in six months. Dies committee probes six World War II era suspects, Browder jailed for passport fraud, Franco stays neutral as anti Semitic Fronts go on trial in New York.
The piece notes Roosevelt’s misfired diplomacy with Wilbur Carr sent to Czecho Slovakia and Daisy Harriman appointed to Norway, while Will Rogers loses prestige as his Capitol statue is moved. It also mentions midwest GOP pressure for a farm plank inspired by Glenn Frank and farmers' votes.
General Hugh S. Johnson analyzes the Scandinavian crisis, arguing the rapid actions by both sides show careful planning. He notes neutral rights depend on power, questions Denmark’s resistance, and labels isolationists as interventionists while urging distinction between antiwar do-gooders and practical strategists.
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