RUSSIA RENEWS ACCUSATIONS

Press, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 26264, 8 November 1950, Page 7

RUSSIA RENEWS ACCUSATIONS

Moscow Address By Marshal Bulganin

(Rec. 7 p.m.) MOSCOW, Nov. 6.

“The British and American imperialists have created the aggressive North Atlantic Pact and are busy knocking together other aggressive military blocs,” said Marshal Nikolai Bulganin, Soviet Deputy-Premier, making Russia’s most important pronouncement of the year—the annual report on the eve of the revolution anniversary. “They are hindering the conclusion of the peace treaty with Germany .'’nd trying to prolong the occupation of Western Germany as lone as possible. The recent Prague Declaration is evidence of the Soviet intentions in this matter.”

Marshal Bulganin spoke in the Bolshoi Theatre. Moscow, to an audience of professional, political and Army reoresentatives.

Turning to Japan. Marshal Bulganin said the Soviet Union had also requested a speedv conclusion of the peace treaty with Japan, the removal of foreign troops ana removal of the threat of a revival of Japanese militarism.

He said the United States was reconstructing Japanese air and other bases, persecuting the Japanese democratic forces and giving support to Japanese militarism in the struggle for peace and international co-opera-tion.

“The Soviet Government supports all measures aimed at strengthening the United Nations, which is destined to be a strong instrument for the preservation of peace and international security,” he said.

“Camp of Peace” “The camp of peace is headed by the Soviet Union and the camp of war by the leaders of American imperialist expansion,” said Marshal Nikolai Bulganin. * “Comrade Stalin has said in the past that the existence of different systems need not prevent co-operation among nations, and in particular, with the United States. There Is. of course, a difference between a desire to cooperate and the possibility of cq-opera-tion. The possibility always exists. "The Soviet Union stands for peace, friendship and co-operation among nations.

“Under the leadership of the Communist Party in China, led by Comrade Mao Tse-tung, the great Chinese people are fighting actively for the cause of peace. The United States imperialists are following a policy of instigating a new war, and are using the present circumstances to capture sources of raw materials and markets.

“American World Hegemony” "The American imperialists think that a new war should result in the destruction of the Soviet Union, and the countries of the Peoples Democracy, in the enslavement of the workers and national liberation movements and in the establishment of an American imperialist world hegemony.” Russia could not be frightened by threats. “The Soviet people are ready and able to defend the interests of their fatherland, if necessary, with arms in their hands,” said Marshal Bulganin. “The American imperialists have now passed from a policy of preparation for aggression to direct acts of aggression, the most blatant example being armed intervention in Korea. “The Soviet Government insisted from the beginning on a peaceful settlement and preposed the withdrawal of all foreign troops, but the American Government, bent on its course of aggression, rejected all the Soviet proposals aimed at a peaceful settlement. The Americans were able to reach some military successes, but they have not weakened the Korean people’s will to fight. “The imperialists are masking their pelicy with the excuse that they are fighting against Communism. Hitler also tried to justify his aggressive policy with the so-called Communist danger. We all know what his end was. At the present moment -the strength of the Communist parties, not counting the Soviet Union, reaches 18,000,000 members.” Industrial Development

Marshal Bulganin said: “The basic aims of the Russian Five-Year Plan have been exceeded. Fulfilling the duties imposed by Mr Stalin, our scientists will soon exceed the achievements of science abroad. After having mastered the secrets of atomic energy, our scientists have passed to the solution of further problems which will help to develop our *country.” The off wells in the area overrun by the Germans had been restored and much more oil was now coming from the Eastern areas of Soviet Russia. Two and a half million houses had been built in rural districts and a great housing programme carried out in the towns, but the programme was not everywhere fulfilled and building was proceeding slowly. Revaluation of the rouble and the lowering of prices had brought an increase in the real wages of the working people—24 oer cent, more in (949 than before the r war for industrial workers, and 30 per cent, more for peasants.

Marshal Bulganin said the new hydro-electric power stations would have a total capacity of over 4.000.000 kilowatts and would supply the country with 22.000.000.000 kilowatt-hours of energy.

He ended his speech, which lasted one hour and 20 minutes, with “Long live peace in the whole world.”