THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 7, 1939
MOLOTOV ONSLAUGHT Embittered Attack On Capitalist Powers
PREDICTS AN EXTENSION OF SCOPE OF WAR
Moscow, To-day,
"THE IMPERIALIST policy of the capitalist Powers" was denounced in violent terms by M. Molotov, the Soviet Premier and Foreign Minister, in a speech at the meeting of the Moscow Soviet yesterday.
M. Molotov declared the capitalist powers were un- able to find any other way out of their internal difficulties, and had driven more than half the
world's population into a murderous war which they were now trying to extend and spread over the whole world.
It could not be said that the final limits of the war
al-criminal way by asserting that the aim of the war was the protection of Democracy.
had yet been drawn. On the contrary, it was true, though there might have been hitches such as the failure of the attempt to draw the Soviet into the the war, that "we have shown that we rely on our own judgment and not that of others."
M. Molotov added that the belli- gerent powers were now attempting to Increase the number of their al- lies by drawing neutral powers their aid, and those efforts had met with some success.
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STRUGGLE DEVELOPED It was well known what serious problems were created in this spect by the Anglo-Franco-Turkish
pact..
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A struggle had developed and was drawing certain Balkan countries Into the war as well, as some of the Scandinavian countries.
were
Britain and France
doing everything to foster and prolong the war in order to exploit it for streng-
M. Molotov concluded: "We know that our successful policy of peace is the beat policy for the Soviet. We must continue this policy without any deviation."
SOVIET MANIFESTO
A manifesto issued by the Moscow Soviet yesterday also states: "For over two years the Japanese imperialists have been torturing China who 18 fighting for her independence.”
It adds: "The Comintern sum - mons the workers to protect the Chinese nation against the Im- perialist Invaders.
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"It summons the workers to against those who are for a continua- tion of the war, and loudly to demand that hushands, sons and brothers be brought back from the trenches."___ Reuter.
***Molotov and the Communist In- ternational have now attacked every
thening their domination of the world major Power in the world, including and their Colonial Empire.
U.S. ATTACKED
It was also well known that some Powers were only using the pretext of neutrality as a mask for shielding their attempts to foster the war from which they expect to derive huge profits at the expense of the belli- gerent peoples, their sufferings, sacri- fices and impoverishments. (An ob- vious attack on the United States).
The war had become more violent as the Imperialistic powers lost all hope of improving their Internal situation, and were there. fore attempting to carry out а in new partition of the world favour of the strongest Imperia. list power.
The power and authority of the So- viet Union were becoming more and more evident.
POLISH ANNEXATION The annexation of eastern Poland had been one of the greatest success of the Soviet foreign policy.
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The Soviet would be proud these successes and would remain faithful to the principles of Ite policy of peace and proletarian in- ternationalism!!
To-day the 'leaders of capitalism, notably those of the most powerful na- the tions, bore the responsibility for crime of the present war, and by fan- ning the flames and doing their best to prolong it, they continued to bo tray the masses of the people in
Britain, France, Germany, Japan, Italy and the United States.
It will be noted, moreover, that he minutes without once spoke for 75
more mentioning Germany or, even remarkable, Finland.
POLICE INTERVENE IN MARCH
Some 300 of the dismissed work- ers of the Chung Hua Book Com- pany marched this morning from Kowloon City to the residence of Tu Yueh-sen, the well-known Shanghai businessman, banker and philanthrophist, at No. 111, Austin
Unit
Road.
The Kowloon Emergency and all available police on the mainland were rushed to the neighbourhood upon receiving in- formation and intercepted the workers just before they reached Mr. Tu's residence.
The crowd was compelled to re- turn to their quarters in Matauwei. the It was later stated that workers desired to interview Tu with the object of obtaining his services as an arbitrator in con- nection with the dispute between the dismissed men and the man- agement of the Book Company.
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BRITAIN'S SAFETY MINES
London, To-day.
Allegations in German broad- casts that the Danish liner "Canada" was aunk by a British mine are denied in London.
It is stated that
no British mines have been laid anywhere near the position in which the Canada was sunk.
It is pointed out furthermore that British mines, if they break away from their moorings, aro designed to become immediately safe in accordance with Interna- tional law-British Wireless.
INCIDENT ON A PATH
At the request of Inspector A. Wright, who said the police were try- ing to locate three others who were involved, Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen this morning remanded Man Hung, 22, stall foki.
Man was said to have assaulted Ching Fuk, shop keeper, and Li Mei, 17, spinster, on a path near Waterloo Road yesterday and to have imper- sonated a police officer.
JAPANESE FORCE DISLODGED
Sian, To-day.
In an offensive, Chinese units have dislodged the Japanese at two points near Anpei, northwest of Paotow, in Suiyuan.-Central News.
MORE REICH RATIONING ORDERS
Berlin, To-day.
The German News Agency announces that further ra- tioning measures are to be put into operation in the Reich.
The butter ration has been further cut, and the list is generally exten- sive.
A further order requires the con- version of all motor vehicles from petrol fuel to coal gas.
Engineers who have been
called up for military purposes are being released as far as possible to enable the conversion to be carried through as rapidly as possible.-Reuter.
SALESMAN GAOLED
Appearing on remand, before Mr. R. Edwards this morning, Hall Bing, 27, salesman, was convicted of em- bezzlement of $76 and a bearer cheque for $300, received by him on account of Andersen, Meyer's,
Defendant gave his company only $100 after he had sold a refrigerator for $476.
Sentence of two months' hard la- bour was imposed, and he was or- dered to pay $100 to Andersen, Meyer's or serve another month.
Mr. F. G. Nigel, of Johnson, Stokes & Master, conducted the prosecution,
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