Moscow, Mar. 4.
Revealing the fact that Russi is preparing for any military move fon the part of Japan and employing extremely candid language in doing 80, "Istvestia" to-day broke the Teserve hitherto maintained by viet press in commenting on te and of developments in Man-
'The' semi-oficial journal frankly charges. Japan. with Preparing for war upon the 'Soviets and frankly {ells Tokyo that Moscow is preparing for any and all emergency and means' to win such a. Wat, ever it should materialise, 'Though the direct occasion of the sensational declaration of policy is statement made by' @ spokesman of the Tokyo Foreign Office, accusing "Russia of" plotting. against Japan, it is quite obviously that the Soviet "Government has only availed. jlself of the - opportunity for setting forth its views on the matter and for defining its attitude towards Japan which is essentially one of peace.
'Over five' months have elapsed the editorial begins "since Japanese troops captured Mukden. firing the opening gon in what was to become ever-growing conflict. Since then, there has net passed a single day which has not. udded ts the intensifeation' of the. situation the Far East; not a" single fslegram arrived from the Far East during the same period which did not testify on the ever-growing importance of events there. Quite naturally, public'epinion throu out the Soviet Union is following these events, some of which are developing along our very borders hich merit special attention."—Trans-Ocean Kuo Min.
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