The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-01
PravdaShOWs
Nazi Baltic
War Plotting
Tear Hitler Arguments
Against NOn-Aggression
Pact To Pieces
Especial to the Daily WORKER

MOSCOW, April 80 CBy Radio).-
Declaring that the German fascists
are carrying on work in the Baltic
States in an effort to undermine
the non-aggression pact signed by
the Soviet Union, the Soviet press
here yesterday scored the German
governments refusal to sign the
Baltic non-aggression treaty.
PraYda, organ of the Communist
Party of the Soviet Union, in a
leading article under the heading,
German refusal is weak in argu-
mentS, but frank" comments on
the exchange of noes between the
Soviet and German governments in
connection with the proposal by
the Soviet Union for a mutual
agreement to guarantee the in
volatility Of the independence of
the Baltic countries.
Pointing out that the German
refusal takes place shortly after all
Baltic States willingly, and without
hesitation, agreed to the Soviet
proposal for a ten-year extension
of the non-aggression pact, Pravda
emphasizes that in the light of the
German refusal, it is a well-known
fact that undermining work is be-
ing carried on by German fascists
and their agents in all Baltic
States. This, says Pravda, now
takes on new significance.
The Soviet newspaper goes on to
state: German diplomacy is I'M
able to conceal the contradictions
between the deeds and words of
Fascist Germany, between the pro-
gram of expansion in the East, and
the jabber about the benefit of
peace, and the harmfulness of var,
which is consigned for export, but
which does not suit the newborn
fascist pacifists.
1.-THE German government, in its
reply to Litvinoff (Commissar of
Foreign Affairs in the U.S.S.R0 left
unstated and could not state a
single argument in the least con-
vincing against the Soviet proposal.
They failed to explain their re-
fuSal.
However, the diplomatic sophis-
try which accompanies the German
reply, and the refusal to accept the
peaceful proposal of the U. S. S. r.,
to a certain extent Enthusiastically
and frankly reveal the line of Ger
man policy in Eastern Europe. And
it makes it worth while to consider
the reply more closely"
The German note alleges that no
menace exists for the Baltic States,
and that. therefore, the Soviet
proposal has no real political
ground" The authors of this sweep
ing statement had better ask the
Baltic States themselves, and find
out how they regard the systematic
provocative undermining work car
ried on by Fascist agents in Estho-
mia, Latvia, Memel, etc.-"work'
whose main aim is clear way for
outside aggression, for liquidation
of the independence of the Baltic
States.
Does there exist, asks Pravda, in
the whole capitalist world, which is
openly preparing for new world
slaughter, a single corner, especially
if small countries are considered,
where peace is not threatened?
Really one must have a very queer
sense of humor, in order, under
these conditions, and especially on
behalf of fascist Germany, to make
such careless pacific statements
about the absence of the war
menace!
at is possible that the German
government has forgotten certain
literary exercises of its biologists,
exercises which are consigned to
the archives, but appear in the
German press as frequently as be-
fore, and depend on the mood and
situation of the map of Eastern Eu-
rope-so far only on paper-but
come out every time in a new fash
ion?"
Considering the argument" of
the German reply which states that
the Soviet proposal allegedly is no