RUSSIA’S POSITION IN THE WORLD

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLII, Issue 20504, 24 August 1936, Page 7

RUSSIA’S POSITION IN THE WORLD

CHALLENGE TO JAPAN AND GERMANY United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Convrlght (Received August 23, 7.30 p.m.) YOSEMITE, August 22. The discussions at the Pacific Institute to-day hinged around Russia’s position in the world, both economic and political. The British delegation, under the leadership of Mr F. A. Alexander, and seconded by the French, voiced strenuous objections to a possible Ger-man-Japanese alliance, saying that the only possible aim of such an agreement could be against Russia. The Japanese denied that any such alliance existed. In the discussion of the economic problems the Russian delegates, in effect, were put on the witness stand, and underwent severe questioning by the Australian and Japanese delegates. The Australian spokesman contradicted the official Soviet figures of industrial output, claiming that they were not substantiated from other sources. They held that the Soviet was presenting the world with an untrue picture of achievements under the Communist regime. The Russians replied that their aims were not understood by the delegates. They did not come to the Institute to preach the gospel of their system, nor induce others to adopt their planned economy.