The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-16

respondent quoted usually well tn- formed diplomatic quarters that all Russian military leaves had been cancelled and that the Russian army was rapidly approaching a state of full mobilization)
 Diplomatic quarters here heard reports that within the last few days Germany and Russia had signed a new economic agreement calling for intensified Russo-Ger- man collaboration and an increase fn the amount of exports to Ger many from the Russian Ukraine.
 Reports Do Not Conflict
 It was understood, diplomats said, that this reported agreement did not solve Russo German political tension and thus, reports first, that an agreement had been signed, and second, that relations were still bad, did not necessarily conflict.
 (German informants said in Ber- lin that nothing was known of this reported agreement or of the re- port that German ships had been recalled from Baltic ports.
 (Informants insisted, United Press Berlin dispatch said, that Russo German trade relations con- tinued normally. Informants added, tt was said, that it was always pos- sible that the scope of the present trade agreement might be enlarged but that there was no information of any such enlargement)
 A new illegal German broadcast ing station, signing as "Station Gustav Siegfried No. l." was heard broadcasting last night that follow CTS in Germany of Rudolf Hess, Nazi No. who flew to Great Brit ain, were widely organized in Ger many, especially in close connection with the jar force.
 Hess followers, the broadcast said, did not want either intensified or continued collaboration with Russia but wanted peace with Great Britain and an Anglo-Ger- man alliance against Russia.
 Russia Will Not Fight
 London, June 16-(UP)-ReportS of German preparations to attack Russia were treated with reserve today in the belief that Russia would not fight, and that further more Germany might be trying to cover preparations for attack else- where.
 The possibility that Germany might try an invasion of great Brit- ain was kept clearly in mind, and 1t was even suggested that an at tack might be launched simultan- eously on Russia and Britain.
 Newspapers paid more attention to the possibility that Sir Stafford Cripps, British ambassador to Rus sia, might remain here instead of returning to Moscow, than they did to continental reports of German threates against Russia.
 Tho Daily Mail and Daily Express both popular newspapers of Inde- pendent Conservative political lean- ings, suggested that Cripps would not return.
 The more conservative Daily Tel egraph said that Cripps was ex- pected to return to Moscow it present arrangements are main- tained," though no date had been set for his departure, and that there was no confirmation that he would remain here. It said that If and when Cripps returned he would be given fresh instructions "in the light of further events"
 The Daily Mail said Cripps would not return unless Prime Minister winston Churchill urgently asked him to, because he felt that his Iii. sion had not been success and that a new man should be ap- pointed.
 The Daily Express said relations with Russia might have to be re- considered if it proved that Russia had given in to German demands, and that the war cabinet would consider Cripps' position.
 Soviets Will Yield
 There was a tendency to believe that Russia would give in to Ger man economic demands, if not mill itary ones, and that it may have done So already. This belief was based on the assumption that Rus sia could not stop a German in- vasion.