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The Daily Alaska Empire
Juneau, Juneau County, Alaska
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Anti-Soviet sentiment surges across Scandinavia in response to the Communist coup in Czechoslovakia and Russian pressure on Finland, manifesting in mass demonstrations in Norway and press attacks in Denmark and Sweden.
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Resentment in Scandinavia
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Coup Mounts
OSLO, Norway, March 2.—P—A wave of anti-Soviet sentiment swept Scandinavia today as resentment mounted against the Communist coup in Czechoslovakia and Russian pressure in Finland.
In Norway, Denmark and Sweden the feeling manifested itself in mass demonstrations and press attacks against the spread of Communism over Europe.
In Oslo, thousands of students demonstrated last night outside the Czechoslovak legation. Later they marched to the "People's House" where a Communist youth organization was celebrating the Czech coup.
"Down with Communism," the demonstrators shouted.
Political leaders said anti-Communist feeling was running higher in Norway than at any time since the end of the war.
In Denmark—pro-Russian after liberation from the Nazis—the Soviet demand on Finland was denounced in the press.
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Scandinavia
Event Date
March 2.
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A wave of anti-Soviet sentiment swept Scandinavia as resentment mounted against the Communist coup in Czechoslovakia and Russian pressure in Finland. In Norway, Denmark, and Sweden, this manifested in mass demonstrations and press attacks against the spread of Communism. In Oslo, thousands of students demonstrated outside the Czechoslovak legation and marched to the 'People's House' where a Communist youth organization celebrated the Czech coup, shouting 'Down with Communism.' Political leaders noted anti-Communist feeling in Norway was higher than since the war's end. In Denmark, the Soviet demand on Finland was denounced in the press.