The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-05
War COInlnissar
 of Soviet Russia

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 (Continued from Page 1.) The vigorous, ruddy faced war
 chief, whose power is second only
 to that of Josef V. Stalin, sat be- hind his overladen desk and ham,
 mered home these points: 1. Russia is anxious to pre- serve friendly relations with Japan and China.
 2. Reports of Russian concen- trations near Manchuria are mon sense."
 3. Russia's policies would never
 collaborate in partition of China" 4. Russia's policies are fncon-
 patible with occupation for inter-
 vention.
 5. The U. s. position toward the Manchurian crisis is vague
 and equivocal."
 6. The ''sincerity or effective ness of the League of Nations ef- forts Ito keep peace in Manchuria is very dubious, he held. Voroshilov, an impressive mill tary figure with greying hair and a fiimsy, blond moustache. sat at his desk and answered questions without hesitation in connection with the Japanese occupation of Manchuria and the possibility of a conflict with Soviet interests which would draw the communist gov- ernment into the controversy. At his elbow lay heavy service re- volver, jammed among ink wells and papers on the desk. Red army officers stood on duty at the door. and models of miniature bombing planes, cannon, gun carriages and shells were scattered around the office. A statuette of Red soldier stood on the desk and portraits of Lenin, Stalin and other communist leaders hung on the wall over Vor- oshilov's head.
 The war commissar, who directs the Russian army of some 600.000 men or more, spoke candidly. sometimes with a burst of humor and again with deadly seriousness. Referring to statement in the Moscow press quoting United States Congressman Fred A. Brit ten as charging the Soviet with mobilizing of great land. naval and air forces near Manchuria, Vor. oshilov denounced the charge as 'inciting and brazen." He charac- terized Britten as "a political ban-
 dit" ....-.
 .There is nothing like a move-
 ment of troops in the vicinity of Manchuria," the war commissar said. "The Soviets have never helped nor are they helping the Chinese or Japanese in Manchuria. All reports of transfer of red sol- diers to the border or anywhere in Siberia is nonsense. Not a soldier nor a gun has been shifted in that
 region since the conflict started.
 "The Soviets believe that so- called assistance Is tantamount to
 direct intervention and would re- suit in partitioning of China and
 suppression of Chinese independ- ence. The Soviets would be com mitting a crime if they undertook the partition of China. We have no
 doubt the so-called great powers
 would rejoice if we collaborated in China's partition but the Soviet Union would never adopt such a Is incompatible with methods of occupation and intervention" He said the Chinese generals did not play a vital role in China's af- fairs, but perhaps they are no
 worse than generals in other coun- tries"
 However, the decisive point is the peaceful policy of the Soviets." he continued. "The Soviets respect the independence and the sover- eign rights of China"
 Prior to the conversation, the United Press had ascertained that the commander of the Red army in the far east, Gen Vallily Bluech-
 CT, who was known as Galen while chief military advisor to China
 several years ago, is now in Mos COW.
 Asked to interpret the recent Japanese note to Moscow charging SCSiet aid had been given to Chin ese troops, Voroshilov suggested that it was merely to raise the "bogey of a red menace" in the east to impress European and American public opinion. He left no doubt that he viewed the pos- sibility of effective action by the League of Nations in the conflict
 with deepest pessimisni.
 Despite the hostile and anti l Japanese tone of the official news paper Isvestia, the commissar
 stressed that Russia is anxious to
 maintain friendly relations with
 "The soviet's future policy de-
 pends entirely upon the sincerity of Japan in her repeatedly ex- pressed desire to maintain good
 neighborly relations with us," he
 said. Although the United States
 is not interested in the entrench-
 ment of Japan's position on the
 Asiatic mainland, the American
 stand in the conflict in vague and
 equivocal.
 aso far as the soviets are con-
 cerned, we favor and will continue
 to favor maintenance of amlcable
 relations with Japan"
 After jocularly protesting that
 1t was the first time In his career
 he had submitted to 6 Journalistic
 inquisition, Voroshilov turned the
 tables on the correspondent and
 began Q barrage of questions about
 western political and economic af-
 fairs, showing great interest In re-
 cent developments in Germany.
 In concluding the interview, he
 reafilrmed the Soviet attitude to-
 ward the 1882 world disarmament conference.
 We approach the conference
 with q spirit of seriousness and
 loyalty" ne said. "If the least pos. sibIlity arises t0 limit arms. we aFe ence--iike many others-beeome our delegates es usual will expose them mereilessly. We stand hy onr previous dsclarations in fayor 4. ss ,.,.i,, ..Isesg's' and complete d'sa'' At past dinarmamsnt eemmlnnlon moetiAaa the Soviet has pE0possd Immediate and total dIaafmAineHi, ellRfBing thaf the other naflOns
 were not sincere in theiF support ef proposals feP aoFnDplDs afsns.