Evening star., 1936-11-28

Fearing a Fascist st-Nazi-Japanese
front marshalled against her Jun
damentdl principles. iDhich may
haze military significance both In
the East and the West, Russia has
potDed she ,Diu resist NTH crush
ing" force any effort to take foot
OF her territory.
By the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, November 28.-Report
Of heavy losses in q pitched battle
between Russian and Japanese border
patrols In the Far East threatened q
new crisis today in the Soviet's
strained relations with Japan.
The Soviet government rejected
japanese protest over q border Incl
dent Tuesday and lodged its own over
the latest clash on the Russo-Ma
chukuoan frontier.
Oficials. fearing q repeated outburst
Of hostilities because of the Japanese.
German accord against communism,
we're reported to have ordered Russian
patrols strengthened at all Far East
ern outposts.
Latest dispatches from Khabarovsk
said q battle Thursday on Russian
territory cost both sides heavily. Both
nations were reported rushing REIN
forcements to the remote danger spot.
Advance During Night.
Military advices said the Japanese
patrol withdrew at dusk after day.
long fighting. but reorganized its lines
and penetrated miles across the
frontier under cover Of darkness.
Strengthened Russian resistance,
Far East reports said. halted the
invasion.
Authorities in Moscow expressed
suspicion the Japanese were attempt
ing to provoke q sizeable incident to
test the power of the Red army in
the Far East.
The fiare-up broke at moment
when Russia. with delegates convened
to ratify a new Communist constitu-
ton, was riding a wave of confidence
in its asserted invincibility against
aggression.
The importance that authorities at
tached to the incidents was reflected
at the Eighth All-Union Congress of
Soviets, where numerous speakers en-
phasized Russia's readiness to defend
the Far East without surrendering
"one inch Of territory"
: United States Supreme Court Hit.
A. J. VishinSky, high Soviet prose-
cutor. also told session of the
Constitutional Assembly yesterday
the United States Supreme Court Is
used to cover up the reactionary
actions Of the ruling minority"
Asserting Russia would give full
universal suffrage, Vshinsky said 1t
existed nowhere else and charged
the United States had disenfranchised
Negroes.
The authoritative newspaper Pravda
said the Japanese German accord was
directed jointly against the Soviet
Union. Great Britain and the United
States.
THE Japanese German agreement
Is not the least proof of the growing
power of its participants" the news
paper declared.
ITO the contrary, 1t Is q sign of
their isolation and inner weakness.
1t shows Fascist wolves cannot run
the risk Of attacking the Soviet Union
separately.
But they are mistaken If they think
the Soviet Union cannot alone repulse
attempts of any Of its enemies against
its borders"
Russia virtually has doubled her
submarine fleet during 1886. Admiral
Ivan Orloff, chief Of the naval forces,
told the congress.
Admiral Orlof announced the fol-
lowing percentage increases in naval
equipment since January l, 1888:
Submarines, IT'S per cent; war
ships. 800 per cent; coast artillery.
IS per cent; anti-aircraft guns, 100
per cent; marine aviation, $40 per
cent.
The newest submarine figures
showed rapid advances in undersea
craft construction since January Of
this year, when the percentage in
crease since 1888 was stated ofncially
as 435 per cent.
Urges Largest Naval Fleet.
The basic figures for Russian naval
armament were not announced.
Urging construction of the largest
feet in the world, Admiral Orloh
warned there is "a wild naval race
abroad"
In the face of all-increasing dam
ger, especially from Germany and
Japan, our party could not neglect
the feet" he told the Russian con-
gressional delegates.
I'VE had to create powerful, de-
fensive navy. We have devoted spe-
cial emphasis to submarines.
I'VE must continue to strengthen
our navy so our enemies will lose their
desire to attack Our shores"
The admiral asserted Germany now
has 81 warship under construction
and it is expected the Berlin govern
ment soon will possess nine battle
ships, five heavy and fifteen light
cruisers, airplane carriers, and hun
dreds of submarines and torpedo
boats.
The naval chief declared that Gin
some countries the naval budget ex.
ceeds that for, all other armament.
This Is especially true IN Germany,
Japan and Italy"