Evening star., 1939-10-21
Ankuru
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full blast for tomorrow's "plebiscite"
in the Polish Western Ukraine and
Western White Russia, former
Polish territories occupied by the
Red Army after the German-Rus-
sian partition of the land.
Delegates will be elected to an
assembly, which, in turn, will vote
whether to join the Soviet state
through annexation to the Ukrainian
and White Russian constituent re-
publics Of the U. S. S. R. The result
was a foregone conclusion as were
Adolf Hitler's famous plebiscites.
Former prisoners, peasant women
and factory workers were among the
nominees for the Assembly. Agi-
tators throughout the region were
urging a vote for a new and happy
life with the U. S. S. R.
A Tass Official Soviet news agen-
cy) dispatch from Kaunas denied a
report attributed to the Lithuanian
newspaper Twenty Amgeus that al
most 100000 Ukrainians had escaped
from the territory occupied by the
Soviet army into Germany.
Joseph Stain, Premier Foreign
Commissar Vyacheslaff Molotoff and
Mlkhail Kalinin, chairman of the
Presidium, relaxed from their recent
labors of negotiating with foreign
statesmen by attending the premiere
last night of the Armenian opera
"Almast."
Pacts Incompatible.
1zvestia declared that a Turkish
Russian agreement was incompatible
with Turkeys undertakings under
the British French Turkish treaty."
1zvestia said the treaty creates a
new balance of power in the Medi-
terranean and added:
THE Soviet Union, being the
greatest Black Sea power, must keep
watchful eye on everything related
to the approaches to the Black Sea-"
The editorial, accompanying the
published text of the treaty signed
Thursday night at Ankara, began
with an analysis of the circum-
stances in which Britain and France,
on one hand, or Turkey on the other
would be required to 60 to the
others aid in the Mediterranean.
Tracing the history of British
French-Turkish cooperation, it
pointed out that the Western pow
ers had become beiligerents since the
first temporary understanding last
spring and declared that Gin light of
the. new situation" the treaty ac-
quired particular significance.
Izvestia acknowledged British
French interest because of Turkeys
strategic position in the Eastern
Mediterranean.
However, certain circumstances
lead one to believe that plans of
British-French diplomacy went be-
yond a mere pact with Turkey"
Izvestia declared.
Cites Chamberlain Speech.
British Prime Minister Chamber
lain in his speech in Parliament
stated that British French
negotiations virtually were concluded
three weeks ago and signature of the
pact was postponed in connection
with negotiations conducted at Mos
COW by Turkish Minister of Foreign
Affairs Sukru Saracoglu."
These negotiations had been sus-
pended and Saracoglu had left Mos
COW for Ankara before the treaty was
signed.
Izvestia continued:
"Chamberlain pointed out that
hopes were entertained for conclu-
sion of parallel mutual assistance
pact between the U. S. S. r. and
Turkey.
However, that proved impossible
in view of the incompatibility of the
terms OF the Soviet Turkish agree
ment with Turkeys undertakings
under the British French Turkish
treaty.
From Chamberlain's statement it
follows that British-French diplo-
macy placed definite hopes on
Soviet Turkish agreement. The
British and French press alleged
that the Observation-Disclosures
treaty represents a test of Soviet
German friendship
"All this inevitably creates the
impression that there existed Ger
tain plans to drive a wedge between
Germany and the Soviet Union.
1T becomes clear that an unsuc-
cessful attempt was made, through
parallel pacts between the U. s. 8. r.
and Turkey on one hand and among
Britain, France and Turkey on the
other hand.
"The Soviet Union, true to its
policy Of peace and protection Of
the interests 4 the Soviet state