The Archive · 1939

Molotov's Speech

Are Democracies "Sissy" the Editor of the "Nonri-Cuiwa Dancy News"

Sin—Molotoy told his listeners that England ie at War for fear of [German domination and their claim fon the colonies. We must believe {hat is the truth, Probably the whole world had been living in hope. that the mighty British Empire would some day be pitied against the dis-Fuptive forces of political heresy, fand that the way was to be mode Straight for democracy, 'A totalitarian rule means a forcible roping. of all those principles of {self-determination, - well-being, and freedom as. poltted out by Mz. Chamberlain; all." principles of free fade, free religion, free communion fof thought are to be renounced once for all; the idea of universal brother hheod is narrowed down to a selfish conception of racism. growing [Fampant under the shadows of blood-Hained prison walls, The—people fiving under such a regime will have learn to be tongue-tied or else, The colonies and all other lovers of {freedom will resent any such trans~ {fer of the rights of man, ust imagine if those people, JAzyans, "'Semitics, whites, conser. tatives' and" liberals, "now. held horror-striexen in the tips of dark agents, could some day sit together [and in a congress way cay what they think about the way. things should be done. Let them decide like the JGominions whether they want war for not, No, once placed under such 2 rule, they" must be prepared to From the SHANGHAI

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