Show World War Widens Like a bombshell news of the German invasion of Denmark and Norway struck the United States Monday and general opinion ran that at is the kick-off in World War Germany claimed the invasion was made necessary to preserve her life-line to the north and keep open ship- ping lanes transporting to the Reich much needed Scan iron ore which was threatened to be cut off b i- British laying of mines in territorial The sudden blitzkrieg which gave Germany control of nearly all Denmark and parts of Norway in a few short hours startled the world and roused great sympathy for the small northern nations who have tried so des-f- to maintain their Many tors believe that the countries will be the 7 of the bloody clash between the great powers just as Belgium bore the shock of the Onslaught in the last Once as when Poland was attacked by when Finland fell prey to the peoples of the world in the first frenzy of excitement and feeling are ready to rush to the aid of the Feeling in our own town has been running high and great is the concern here for Norway and No this is a cross section of feeling throughout the the invasion of the little northern coun tries is a dangerous but we must maintain calm and not urge our government to rush headlong to the aid of the Allies before the entire picture is If this action brings the war to a as many believe it that is exactly what Britain and France have been Unable to break through Germany s western the Allies have been looking for a chance to get at their enemy before it is too They perhaps purposely agitated the action in the It is far better to wait and see if they don't know what they are doing before any interference is |