“FEARS NO ENEMY.”
THE STRENGTH OF THE SOVIET. COLLECTIVE SECURITY SUPPORTED. (United Press Association—Copyright.) MOSCOW, November 11. nTIio Premier (M. Kalinin), in the presence of M. Stalin, decorated M. Litvinoff (Foreign Commissar) with the Order of Lenin, Russia’s highest honour. In acknowledging the honour, ->i. Litvinoff said: “The Soviet is now so strong that she does not fear any enemy or combination of enemies. We are not arming to measure our strength ivitli anyone, but that others may not entertain the impudent hope of measuring their strength with ours.” M. Litvinoff added that the Soviet stood for the system of collective security within the League. The only alternative was a rapprochement with possible aggressors. “We are relying on our own means of defence, and can wait patiently while Europe chooses, knowing that others cannot achieve peace without us.”
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 57, Issue 28, 12 November 1936, Page 5
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