Threat to the Deep Rear of Imperial Adversaries in the Event of Hostilities 'URTHER developments in the wordy warfare between Soviet Russia and Japan, took place on Saturday, when General Bluecher, commanding the Far Eastern Red' Banner Army, addressed the Communist Party Congress at Moscow, which hi teen in session for the past fortnight.
Gen, Bluecher alleges that:—Japan has built over 1,000 kilometres of strategic railways: 2,200 kilometres of roads, and has constructed about fifty airports.
Japanese military strength in Manchukuo is placed by General Bluecher at 130,000 instead of the Japanese figures of 10,000, about 110,000 Manchoukuo troops and 12,000 White Guards organised by the' Japanese, The Japanese are also alleged to have 500 aeroplanes in Manchoukuo, The Speaker was not very illumi: Soviet preparations ing on the subject of but admitted ability to concentrate in the Far Eastern region more aeroplanes than could Japan. He stated that the Soviet would gird the frontier with a ferry-concrete fortification, while the Army was being maintained in good technical strength. jen. Hayashi complains that the et Government has concentrated the Far Enst 300 aeroplanes. We General Blcecher. that:
if necessary, our party and our Eastern region, which I Government will be able to concen-the ai tant voglons of er county, UH SO zum Aeroplanes, that Choy represent here he sah situated near the than those of Japan". These words ternational political dag, directly bordering with Japan plause, interrupted TPs PF Tenet a by" len which is. feverishly preparing for continued Gen, Bluecher, war, "Under the conditions existing in vin sp!
Hayashi's modesty, the Far Bast we have keenly elt must so that the Japanese have Reine suite thie fees ticularly the wise, prudent, and Paligersaapts though they cep silent about apianes in Manchuria, al= ed by our Central Committee which "All the enumerated measures SndeFtook Ovary wop ie order" clear up the increasingly acute and thickening atmosphere of our rela-ye the preparations of Japanese imperialists for a big war against No Intention to Attack Japanese impetlatists does" not "Unfortunately, the icy of atte ae auf atmersncs fiat "we halls not fo" drawn into, itary complications, in. spite of all our Seeing to" dealt Tee' Phare: Eremenloun pap between the' words Quoting further Gen. Hayasl words alleging that Japan does Rot contemplate a war against. the USSR, unless the USSR. herself attacks, Gen. Bluecher sai think that I express the general lething' thet ofelal policy of the ¢bat opinion of the Congress when T say epanere Government in relation to them, "that swe have'so ced' the USSR. and the deeds. Tu site the" seemingly. peaceful state. rents of the olfelal Tenders we see that feverish war prepar tions are going an, that North Manchuria has been turned into a drilling-ground, which Japan is Preparing with desperate resolv Exhausting her Whole State. or ganism In order to jump at the joylet Far East."
Bluecher mentioned the v rpeasures taken by Japan, showing that they are curried out not with the object of self-defence, but for fu assault on the USS, Firstly, the tremendous construction of strategic. railways carried out by Japan which during the past two years has built aver 1,000 Kilometres of railway track in Manchuria, leading' to the frontier of the USSR. not more than 80 or 35 per cent, of these lines are economically" expedient. "Secondly, the construction of highways by the Japanese who the course of the past tivo years Fave constructed "2,200. klfonetves of highways either in. the frontier axel, or leading from the interior of Menchuria towards Soviet frontier points in directions most advantage Dun for future strategic. develop. ments, 'Thirdly, the construct Aleports by the' Japanese. who hi build about 50 aorodeomes and a ton bases. in. the triangle Mukden-Harbin-Tsitsihar, and north of that
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