THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 3, 1937.
MOTIVES BEHIND THE MOSCOW NON-AGGRESSION PACT WITH CHINA
Paris, To-day.
The motives which inspired the Soviet to sign the
non-aggression pact with China are discussed in an article in “Le Midi.”
The article says that Marshal Bluecher, during a conversation lasting several hours with Stalin în the Kremlin, succeeded in persuading the Dictator that the time had now come for Russia to abandon -her reserve, since she was now better prepared for
all eventualities than ever before.
Marshal Bluecher also assured Stalin that the Army of the Mongolian Republic was also ready.
Russia, Marshal Bluecher is ported to have stated, would gain much prestige by furnishing effec- tive aid to China.
The article alleges that numerous Russian officers have been "Tent" to the Chinese General Staff, not only in order to ensure durable liaison be tween the two armies but also in order to draw up common military plans.
The article asserts that political
-VAN HEUTSZ
FATALITY
jured yesterday on the Van Heutz, One Chinese, the only man in-
died last might in the Queen Mary- Hospital
circles in Moscow are convinced that Mayor Of Hull In
Russia will soon find herself com- pelled openly to intervene in the conflict between China and Japan
WAR SUPPLIES
Rotterdam
London, Today.
The Lord Mayor of Hull arrived Signing of the pact will, the ar-
at Rotterdam yesterday on a civic ticle says, also have the effect
visit and was welcomed at the of facilitating the supply of large quan-
Town Hall by the Burgomaster. He tities of war material to China
Lafterwards visited The Hague and
Scheveningen.
The article concludes by affirm ing that in view of the critical si- tuation in the Far East, Stalin has renounced his annual holiday Trans-Ocean.
This evening, the Lord Mayor and his party will be entertained to dinner by the Rotterdam Munici- pality and on Saturday will make a tour of the port-British Wire- less.
U.S. DEMAND Soviet Defence
ON PRES. ROOSEVELT
Washington, To-day.
Loan Oversubscribed
Moscow, To-day.
It is announced that the 4,000,- 000,000 roubles Joan for con- solidation of the defence of the USSR, for which the lists were
subscribed by 91,580,700 roubles. Subscription for the loan has
Beuter
Six United States peace organ-opened in July, has been over- isations have despatched a joint letter to President Roosevelt, de- manding that the Neutrality Act be applied immediately to the been discontinued. Sino-Japanese conflict.
The letter says in part, "We ear- nestly believe that the United States cannot afford to permit such a con-1 flict as is going on in the Far East to proceed without stamping it
war
“Application of the Neutrality Act would clarify the world situation in this respect by labelling, by their right name, armed attacks by one nation on another. Reuter,
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