RED SQUARE PARADE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26614, 10 November 1947, Page 5

RED SQUARE PARADE

GREATEST MILITARY DISPLAY

THIRTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF REPUBLIC

Rec. 8 p.m. LONDON, Nov, 7. The chimes of the Kremlin broadcast by Moscow radio signalled the opening in the Red Square of Moscow’s greatest military parade in honour of the thirtieth anniversary of the Russian Republic, state agency reports from Moscow. The Red Square glittered with scarlet and gold under a light powdering of snow. Telegrams of greetings have been pouring into the Krerplin from scores of international leaders, including Mr Attlee and President Truman.

The figure 30 gleamed in electric bulbs on the Kremlin’s facade, surrounded by emblems of the Union of the Republics and giant portraits of Lenin and Stalin. As the chimes ended, Marshal Nikolai Bulganin, Minister of the Armed Forces, galloped on to the square, and while the Russian leaders watched from a specially erected tribune to review the troops an orchestra of 1300 played. After his inspection Marshal Bulganin reminded the assembled people of the thousands of Russian achievements since the October Revolution. Russia to-day, said Marshal Bulganin, had a first-class army armed with the most advanced Stalinist science and the latest military technique; but while the capitalist forces were planning a new Imperialist war, Russia was conducting the struggle for peace and security. . , Artillery salvos fired as he finished, and the military parade began, troops marching in formation past Lenin s tomb to the music of an enormous massed band. A civilian demonstration followed the military parade. Moscow radio, describing the march past made no reference to any new type’s of guns, tanks or any, 3 ! l- f ,? display. Simultaneous celebrations were held in cities snd towns through* ° U Mr Molotov watched the march past. Mr Stalin was not present. A new feature of the parade this year was that foreign diplomats saluted the banner of each division °f the parade bv raising their hats. Sir . Maurice Peterson, British Ambassador, was among the diplomats present. Groups carrying banners caricaturing Allied leaders led the popular demonstration in Moscow’s Red Square after the anniversary march past says the Daily Mail correspondent in Moscow. Some cartoons showed the United States "rigging’ votes in the United Nations. In others, the British Lion was pictured on an American leash. One of the pictures depicted Mr George Marshall and Mr John Foster Dulles saying: “ Down with Russia does not intend to impose its will on Germany with force,’ said Major-general Alexander Khotikov, military commander in the Russian sector of Berlin, when receiving congratulations on his country’s anniversary. “She expects rather that Germany will reach friendship with her as the result of free development. The British licensed newspaper, Telegraf, praised “Trotsky’s leading part in the revolution.”