MOLOTOV ATTACK ON THE WESTERN POWERS
U.S.
Trying Britain And For "Imperialist Peace"
"DOMINATION OF WORLD"
Moscow, November 7.
The Soviet Foreign Minister, V. M. Molotov, today called for the speediest elaboration of peace treaties with Japan and Ger-
many.
In the principal address marking the start of the celebration of the 31st anniversary of the Soviet Revolution, Molotov said that "ruling circles" of Britain and the US are trying to break wartime agreements with Russia and make on "imperialist peace."
"They seem to think that since the war the danger has passed them," he said, "so they can ignore all the old agreements with the Soviet Union and take no account of its existanco.”
M. Molotov said: "Dally the "American dollars do not, how- successes of the Soviet people lever, raise the level of Industry The cannot because in the building of Communism Europe.
ure increasing. The economic they are only meant to ensure the sale of American goods in
might of the Soviet Union is Europe. The furthering of the
growing. The friendship of the aggressive aims peoples of the Soviet Union is growing.
"Since the Second World War, countries such as Poland. Ru-
manapolies does
rope's welfare.
of
American
not serve Eu-
"The:
M. Molotov continued: harvest has been brought in Bue-
mania, Bulgaria, Albania, Yugo-cessfully in all regions of the alvia and Hungary have fallen Soviet Union and there will be away from capitalism.
more brend this year than last year."
"The freedom movement among the colonial peoples in growing and despite everything the move- ment for freedom is growing. The International prestige of the Soviet Union is growing bulwark of peace and democracy," he said.
"Invincible Army"
"After the 30th anniversary, financial reform wan * a
the out- standing event in the Soviet eco- nomy."
Soviet Indurtry Speaking and transport. M. Molotov said new technical methods and co- new ordination were important, "The speeding up of mechanisation In all the economic fields is of the greatest concern to the Parly."
"Under the banner of Lenin and Stalin, our people are goług for- ward confident in their future.”
Stalin Policy
M. Molotov then quoted Mar- shel Stalin's statement that after the war the Soviet Union would consolidate its economie policy. "Now we all see that the Soviet Union is carrying out Marahal Stallo's peaceful programme," he sale!
"If the first year of the five-į year plan was not fully carried cut on account of the circum. | staricea, arising out of the war, ena owing to drought in the second, the situation has im- proved.
M. Molotov turned to questions of International policy, saying We are a great multi-national Union, and we have a strong and impermissible."
M. MOLOTOV
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1948.
Truman Day
The Soviet's Harry Truman
"Desire Far Peace"
Moscow, November 0. Soviet newspapers
today eiressed Rumia's desira for peace on the eve of celebra- tions marking the anniversary of the, 1917 Revolution. The Communist Party argan, Pravda, declared: "The peo- plo do not want war. They long
and. for- peaco
want peace and they are fully de- cided to shackle the warmong- ce"
The official Government paper, izvestia, said: "The Boylet people needs peace to realise Premier Stalin'e me- jestio programme.
In Florida Town
Key West, Florida, November 6. Sunday will be "Harry, S. Truman Day" in Key West
and its citizens are ready to give the President. a roaring welcome.
Flags and banners and bunting are going up-and
cocoonuts are coming down.
Nobody wants a tricky breeze faldent in his own right not the to bounce a cocoanul off an Vice-Presidential, successor. • to unsuspecting head so all the Franklin D, Roosevelt. palm trees around the "Little He will arrive by plane at the White House" at Boca Chica naval air station urc being
stripped. Guarding
our peaceful labour are the Armed Forces of the Soviet. Union covered with svartact- ing glory by their numerous fights against the enemies of the Boviet State."—Router.
air station and motor through the elty.
On his way here from Washing- ton, the Chief Executive and his fanilly will stop in New Bern, North Carolina for services
The Chamber of Commerce and city fathers have been busy with arrangements for a hero's welthe First Baptist Church there.
come. The music la ready and cheering throngs were assured.
It will be the President's fifth visit to Key West but this time it will be different. He is a Pro-
Yen Hsi-Shan Has Formula For
North
Peiping, November 7.
General Yon Hsi-skan, governor of Shansi, thinks
that North China can be saved.
.
Pastor Surprised
President
Truman's
In
an-
nouncement that ha' would wor ship at the little Now Barn church came as a surprise to al- most everyone, including the the
young pastor who Invited him..
Reverend Thomas Waitt Fryer offered a casual invitation when he visited the President while on route to Europe two onths ago.
"I told the President when talked to him that we had no great cathedral' no splendour about
and Ho our church, Fryer said, "I told him we had a good, small church with fine people and that wo Yon sald, approximately 30,000 would like to have him come of his own troops had been down and worship with us some killed or wounded which retime."-Associated Press.
But only if General Mac- Arthur sends 10.000 Japs to this area to fight the Reds-and If the Flying Tigers are ro-
duced his force to 120,000. |vived ́ under General
Bowes told Yen that if he could Claire Chennault with
clear the Reds 200 planes,
from
within a three
nille radius of the South mainly bombers, manned by Americans.
air-field
hear the city, reinforce- ments could be
Janded. Raymond For keeping the city supplied, Bowes, CNAC pilot, that recovery CNAC, could furnish more by air-
Yen told Captain
of Manchuria would cost US$50, drops than by using the newly 000,000, but did not go into debulit West field, Bowes sald. talle.
Bowes said the Reds had no anti-
The Soviet Becoming Stronger
Prague, November 6.
The Sovlet Ambassador in
Yen suld he needed 5,000 tons aircraft guns around Taiyuan.Prague, Mr. A. Silin, declared
of food and 1,000 tons
of nm-Associated Press.
munition monthly and claimed to
have only 40 days food supply for his troops in Shansi.
Ven said he had asked Nanking for 18 regiments and promised nine.
had been
Since the Reds began their present drive against Talyuan,
the anti-Soviet Intrigues which are going on."
countries are for the destruction
M. Molotov noted the electoral atomic bombs although this is not reflected in the General As-history of the Democratic Party
and President Truman. sembly of the United Nations. M. Molotov recalled
"Lending the struggle for the of criminal atomte words of Stalin four years ago destruction that "to win a war is..not to weapons, the Soviet Union stands make at the head of all peace-loving win peace. One impossible the resurgence of peoples throughout the world."
must
the
aggression-If not for always. than for a long time to come." Referring to Yalta and Palsdum,
he suid: "One must not forget "In 1947 our industry not only that these international agree- fullled its plan but at the endunty were won at the cost of the of that year our Industries reach-blood of our peoples. Since then ed the 1940 level of production," the Soviet Union has insisted and he Fair.
Puntinues to insist that these ob-
A wide programme for improv-ligations be fulfilled."
ina the standard of living of the M. Molotov considered never- working classes was going on in Gieless that these international the USSR.
agreements had been to some ex "We
must not forgot than sov, tent fulfilled. He added: "The eral light and heavy branches of United Nations is working des- industry have not yel reached pite the various hitches. which their previous levels. The coun- nccur." tries of the peoples' democracies are also consolidating their eco- nomic position.
American Dollars
"In the Western countries, how. ever, the situation is quite dif- ferent. The United States has not yet reached pre-war produc-
"War Propaganda"
Nazi leaders were returning to heir old positions in the three Western Zones of Germany. "The Soviet Union regards this as quite impermissible."
Anglo-US Attitude ·
Growing Power
He added: "The fallure of the Republican Party and Governor Dewey, who came to the elections with an openly 'reactionary and most aggressive programme, shows that the majority of the American people reject that pro-
M. Molotov complained that the attitude of the United gramme."
States and Britain had alterad considerably since
жаг. the Thay consider that today the field has been cleared for their domination aver, the entire world, although they do not say ro openly.
"The Soviet Union is
solidly
M. Molotov sald: The Na tionallet group in Yugoslavia done great harm to its peo- haa ple but it should not be doubted that the Yugoslav Party will prove capable of bringing its people back into the progres. sive and peace-loving camp.” M. Molotov concluded, saying
against attempts at aggression that from year to year Soviet and war Incendiarism. That i
power is growing. Russia is why the Berlin question remains carrying on a policy independent- unsolved,"
ly of all foreign influence and a policy aiming at assuring security
M. Molotov continued: "There for the Soviet Union.
M. Molotov complained that has been a great deal of clamour M. Molotov spoke for just over recently ubout Western Union, an hour and a half. The meeting the Atlantic Unlan and Mediter- then approved
п message of to Marshal Stalin, say- onean blocs, although no one is
greetings the countries who threatening
ing "While carrying out their shout about this.
work of peaceful construction, "This is part und parcel of the the peoples of the Soviet Union
He insisted on the demilitarisn
are vigilantly watching the ma-
tion levels in spite of the huge tien and democratisation of both plans of the war aggressors. The chinations of international Im- orders received during the was. Germany and Japan and declar- great forces which stand against The wages of American workers ed: "The Ruhr should be under war are great enough to finiais perialist reaction which is striv- are lagging behind prices which International control." indicate a deterleration of their A. Molotov next examined with Churchill and his sort.
standards of living."
"the other Espect of the post- war polley problem--that at the M. Molotow claimed that al-regulation of armaments in view though offolai figures put the of the new style of negression number of unemployed in the and of propaganda for a new United States at two militan,wer." there were three times as many
There are
niany people, in де that, not counting those par many States who support the So- tially employed.
viet Union's demand for the "Everything in Europe is based i destruction of atomic weapons on the influx of American credits (and it cannot be doubted that the for Europe's rehabilitation.
overwhelming majority in most
SHAVE ELECTRICALLY
with, PHILIPS
CHILI HAVE
ing to loose a new bloody war on mankind.
"What Comrade Stalin said, row "The best and most hopeful cently to a Pravda correspondent assurance of peace consists in the should show the way for the further strengthening of our peace-loving peoples to crush all country's might.”—Reuter
BIG CUNARDER DELAYED
tonight that Russia WDS strengthening her military and economic power.
He was addressing a rally cele brating tomorrow's anniversary of Russia's October Revolution,
The success of the Soviet-na-
Liverpool, November 8. The 27,000-ton Cunard White Star liner, Britannic, left here for tions since the war strengthens New York soon after 7.00 a.m. the military power of Socialisin EST today after being delayed and guarantees the for 19 hours by 40-miles per hour velopment of people's democracy
prosperous winds.---Reuter,
in states friendly to the Soviet Union, Mr. Silin declared.
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de-
The Czechslovak Premier, speaking at the same rally, said that his country would follow the
lead of the Bolshevik Party along
the
read.to socialism. Only a new war could put an end to the de- velopments made possible by the Red Army's fight for liberation, |he sald-Reuter.
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