DOUBLE-DYED TREACHERY

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23487, 26 October 1939, Page 10

DOUBLE-DYED TREACHERY

Probably the most impassioned condemnation of the Russo-German pact was uttered by Mr. J. McGovern, the Independent Labour M.P. for Glasgow, who declared: —"I say conscientiously here now, that if there was a doubt in Hitler's mind as to making war, the Russian Pact has driven him along the courso of war because it has removed the fear of a tremendously powerful factor with bombing aeroplanes, artillery and mechanised armies on his frontiers. It was bound to increase the momentum toward war. Treachery—a tiling which I abhor—of the most double-dyed kind, has taken place on the part of the Kremlin in regard to the British and French nations. How can anyone conceive of inviting military, naval and air force loaders to a country and discussing with them problems of defence and probably pooling ideas, in circumstances of that kiiidp The Russians brought those representatives to their country and met them in friendship and discussed theso matters with them when, at the same time, they were engaged in a contradictory policy. They said that they wanted to defend those who stood for peace against Fascist aggression. At the same time, they said to the Germans in spite of their alleged lothing for that people: 'Will you corno into my parlour?' —like the spider to the fly. They said: 'We will welcome you and conclude a pact of non-aggression, with you.' Comrade Stalin and Com-, rado Kibbentrop shako hands —blood-' stained hands in a mutual way, because both are dyed with the blood of Communists either of Russia, or of Germany—and they conclude a pact against the peace-loving Powers of the world."