The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-01

"The conflagration of war destroys whole cities, annihilates the most valuable cultural objects; hundreds of ships sink at seas and oceans, hundreds of thousands of men lose their lives," the Marshal said in an address to the Red army, navy and air force, intellectual workers and collective farmers in Red Square.
 'The burden of war weighs heav- fly upon the toiling masses Of cap italist countries, bringing them url- told misery and privations.
 Tt is not surprising that the peoples of all belligerent countries strive for the elimination of war s~1lnd for the establishment of peace iss "And we trust that they will at- rstain peace. And the sooner they at- stain 1t the better" w Timoshenko said that only the @people of the Soviet "joyfully ob- segerve" May Day. He warned the sEoviet fighting forces that they must be in constant process of
 mobilization and preparedness, .aready to repel an attack from what 'Aever quarter.
 Sovfets Keep Out
 'The Soviet Union keeps out of siwar anS, resists it's extension" he lrssaid. ITO this is directed the neutral 1ty pact concluded with our eastern T-ineighbor, Japan, and the other irl- ternational acts of the Soviet gov- .ernment.
 x. We stand for peace and for the Strengthening of friendly and good -1neighborly relations with all coun- fries desiring to establish like rela- jtions with the Soviet Union. Never theless, the Bolshevik party, the So- yyiet government and our entire peo- ple clearly realize that our country s1s in the capitalist encirclement, that the international situation Is very tense and fraught with all kinds of surprises.
 N, "Therefore, the entire Soviet pe1- ple and the Red army and navy must be in state of fighting pre- paredness. The fighting efficiency of Nbur armed forces was tested more than once. Last year 1t was con- siderably enhanced. Despite all of kthe machinations of our enemies we E:Will march onward to the radiant lheights of Communism led by that kgreat Steersman of Revolution, our 1Stalin."
 He disclosed that the fighting akorces were engaged in reorganiza- etion of the entire system of mili- ktary training in the light of the Experiences and requirements of ktnodern warfare.
 r. Tinaoshenko, marshal of the sGovie3 Union and holder of the sprdey of Lenin and the title, Hero scf the Soviet Union, for his leade~v hghip of the Russian military cam Epaigns in Finland and Poland, made -lais statement in a formal order of sthe day to the fighting forces on the bccasion of May Day.
 '. Airplanes, heavy artillery, tanks sand infantry regiments nassed for h gigantic May Day display of Rus sgia's military might and demon- lBtration of its readiness to fight any shggressor.
 Is Evegy preparation had been made 10 insure that the display would be Nhe most impressive in years. v Timoshenko's order of the day was snade public by the Official News aAgency Tass. The marshal said sthe Red army was ready to repel snny attacker.
 Russia Only One Aloof
 The war had now become World War, he said, waged in Europe, Asia and Africa and fled by the resources of the North and South Americas." Russia alone among #he gerat powers is aloof, he said, ypursuing its policy of peace, as part sbf which 1t had recently concluded a neutrality pact with Japan. Ss However, the successes we have Mchieved in the field of interna- Hional policy and in consolidation of Mthe defensive capacity of the coun- Fry give no right of repose," he continued.
 W '"The present international situa- Mon is pregnant with all kinds of Surprises. In these conditions the Ned army must keep its powder nry and be in constant mobilization and preparedness so that no "acci- fUent" and no tricks of our for Eign enemies could catch us una wares" (The quotation is from a Nleclaration by Stalin.)
 "The Soviet government, the Bolshevik party and Comrade Sta Min have set before us the task of reorganizing the entire system of
 hilitary training Of the Red army 1n light Of experience in and re- Euirements of modern warfare.
 Red Army Always Ready
 -s Everyone of us must work ex- 6ensively and consistently to accom- Lnlish this task with credit so that Ehe Red army should always be lWeady to defeat any enemy - not |Kb become conceited nor to Hull our- ESelves to rest, not to flatter our- lgelves by successes but constantly to IBtudy and perfect ourselves, pro- mote our advanced military thought, spersistently study and utilize the Experience of modern war in our slRyery day training.
 i- ''The Soviet people have armed lkhe Red army with first class Technique. Our task is to master lat fully, to constantly improve mil- 5tary art, to learn that which Is Necessary at war, acting at training ISlelds as. if we were in war, fully ex- Efting all our forces.
 comrades, Red army men. com 'manders and political workers! 1m- I5rove uninterruptedly your military |ffat1ing, strengthen the single com anand and Soviet military discipline, Foundation of fighting power; be