The Archive · 1939

Soviet Envoy to China Killed in Accident

Wife and Chauffeur Also Among Dead Moscow, July 10.

The Soviet Ambassador to China, M. Ivan Luganets-Orelsky, was killed today in a motor accident in Russia.

His wife and their chauffeur were also among those who lost their lives, but no further details of the accident are available.

M. Lugariets-Orelsky left Chungking for home a few months.ago. on an undisclosed mission, and was to have returned to his post shortly.—Reuter. terest.

Political quarters today refused to make any comments on future developments, but indicated that 34 [Senators out of a total of 96, have already voiced their unalterable stand against any revision of the Neutrality Act. Only six Senators, using "filibustering" tactics successfully quashed the Administration's efforts to secure renewal of the Presidents monetary powers upon their expiration ten days ago. With 34 determined Senators already definitely in the camp of the opposition, the Administration may be compelled to give up its schemes to secure a vote on the neutrality issue before the summer ereees.

Even in the Foreign Relations Committee, the ' Administration's strength is only equal and not super-jor {o the opposition's. It is therefore not impossible that the Administration will give up efforts to bring the problem before the Senate during this session unless the Com-Strict secrecy surrounded these mittee meeting presents very clear and favourable results.

The whole neutrality question has, in the last few days, assumed a much more political aspect than it hed when the Bloom amendment was first presented to the House of Representatives,

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