Evening star., 1941-05-01
Soviet Army Displays
New War Machines
In May Day Parade
Defense Commissor Says
Russia Stands Ready to
Rebuff Imperiolists
Ry the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, May 1.-The Red Army
showed mammoth new war machines
in its traditional May Day parade
today, with truck-borne infantry
and masses of motorized artillery
filling Red Square.
Two mortars mounted on trucks
were among the new machines
adapted to modern lightning war.
A warning by Defense Commissar
S. K. Timoshenko that Soviet Russia
is ready Ito offer an annihilating
rebuff to any encroachment by i'm
perialists" ushered in the great dis
play of the Red Army's might.
Tinoshenko's warning was isued
In special order of the day ac-
claiming Russias achievements dur
ing the last year and emphasizing
steps taken to reorganize her armed
forces 'in the light of experience
and modern warfare" at the behest
of Joseph Stain.
He declared 1t is the Soviet gov
ernment's intention to adhere to a
peaceful policy. but asserted soberly
that the present international sit
uation is pregnant with all kinds
of surprises"
I'm these conditions" Timoshenko
said "the Red Army must keep its
powder dry and be in constant
mobilization and preparedness so
that no accident and no tricks of
our foreign enemies can catch us
unawares"
Calls for Ceaseless Labor.
Timoshenko, who was named de-
Tense conmissar year ago and
charged with the task of overhaul
ing the army, called on Soviet
workers to labor ceaselessly to help
consolidate the defensive capacity
of the country"
"Every one of us must work eX-
tensively and persistently to accom-
plish this task with credit so that
the Red Army may always be ready
to defeat any enemy" he said.
MoscoW's great Red Square as
usual was the center of the nation
wide May Day demonstration. Gov
ernment and party leaders assem-
bled there at the base of Lenin's
tomb in front of the red-Walled
Kremlin to review gigantic parade
of troops and workers.
Stain himself, fanked by mem
bers of the Politburo, watched the
spectacle from a special stand atop |
the red marble mausoleum.,
Might on Parade.
Massed columns of troops, mobile |
guns, tanks and other military
equipment flowed through the
square in a seemingly endless pro-
cession as formations of warplanes |
roared overhead.
Youths of IA to II years, wearing
the black silver -buttoned uniform
of the State Labor Reserve Corps
formed last November, occupied a
prominent place in the great parade.
Following the military show more
than million civilians swarmed |
across the vast square chanting |
patriotic songs, waving banners and |
raising aloft huge photographs of
Soviet. leaders.
The streets were bright with red
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Communist party slogans in which
the theme Of 'peace-through-pre-
paredness" predominated.
Security Emphasized.
Long live the foreign policy of
the Soviet government-peace be-
tween peoples and security for our
country" read one of the banners,
and another said: "Toilers of
the Soviet Union-don't forget
the capitaIstic encirclement. Let's
strengthen infallibly our Red Army
and our Socialistic renaissance"
Other banners bore the Com
munist rallying cry, workers of all
countries, unite!"
Military demonstrations were
staged in other cities throughout
the country and there were great
displays of aerial strength in so
localities.
Moscow's program included eve
ming street dancing, band concerts
and outdoor motion picture shows
to entertain the public.
In his order of the day Timoshenko
credited the wise Stalinist foreign