WARDING ISSUED

Otago Daily Times, Issue 25174, 15 March 1943, Page 3

WARDING ISSUED

FEELING AGAINST RUSSIA DANGER! OF VERBAL WARFARE (Rec. 7 pM) CAPETOWN, Mar. 12. A warning, against the danger of waging vbijbjsu warfare against Russia was issued! ! by the Prime Minister, General SnMts, during a speech jn the Assembly. Be said that Dr Malan and his friendfe were trying to whip up feeling in So«tth Africa against Russia. They had rid' idea where this might lead. Recalling* Ipe statement of the VicePresident CJJ t the United States, Mr Henry Walla pe, that if a better spirit did not pre pail between Russia, the United State, and the British Commonwealth. then( a new world war was. certain. Gemtral Smuts said: “Nothing

V can be more for the world now, when Rfcissia is bearing the greatest burden c I the war and making the greatest con (ribution to victory, than a campaign against Russia and an attempt to shtdw Russia is the enemy.” ; General Scftuts added that Dr Malan had asked h'.jrji to define the Government’s attitude if the Allies won the war. That Was a step forward for the Opposition, because thus far it had always asked what would happen if the Allies lost. General Smuts said that it was u treasonable to expect him to visualise '(Hie post-war world when those who bsd real authority and a decisive voic h in this matter were reticent on the '^question.