The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-27
Russia Warns Japan
 Not To Stop Supplies
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Minister, mentioned, will be sent to the Soviet Union by ordinary trade routes, among which are (RusSian) Far Eastern ports.
 Similarly the Soviet government does not see any grounds for con- cern by it over the fact that Japan imports goods from other countries
 An UnfriendIy Act
 "In this connection the Soviet government considers 1t necessary to declare that efforts to hinder normal trade relations between the Soviet Union and the United States via Far Eastern ports could not be considered other than an unfriend- ly act toward the Soviet Union.
 "At the same time the Soviet gov- ernment afflrms that Soviet goods purchased from the United States are destined above all for growing needs in the west of the Soviet Union in connection with the de- fensive war imposed on the Soviet Union and the current economic requirements of the Soviet in the Far East"
 By his statement, Molotov hae put on record unequivocally Rus. sia's intention of getting supplies from the United States by the nor nal route, to v1adivostok, and hac given Japan unmistakable warning not to interfere.
 At the same time he had implic- itly assured Japan that Russia was importing United States war sup plies for use in western Russia against the Germans, not to build its military establishment in the east facing Japan.
 Fights Defensive War
 But further, he had taken the opportunity to emphasize to Japar that Russia was fighting a purely defensive war.
 This was an important factor be- cause Japan, though bound to Ger. many by an alliance, has a neutral. ity treaty with Russia.
 In their neutrality pact of las April 13, considered then a grea1 diplomatic victory for Japan, Russis and Japan agreed:
 ITO maintain peaceful and friend. ly relations between them and mu. tually respect the territorial integ. rity and inviolability of the othel contracting party"
 They further agreed:
 Should one of the contracting parties become the object of hos tilities on the part of one or severa third powers, the other contracting party will observe neutrality throughout the duration of the con f1ict."
 Japan Is fingered
 Tokyo, Aug. 27-(UP)-Japan ha! vigorously protested to both thu United States and Russia agains the shipment of United States wal aid supplies to Russia by way o. Vladivostok through the sea O Japan, it was disclosed today.
 ct was not disclosed, however that Russia had replied that any Japanese attempt to interfere witt shipments would be regarded as ar unfriendly act).
 The Domei News Agency, quotinl reliable sources said Japan haC protested to the United States arC Russia especially against shipment! of high octane gasoline for aviation use.
 The Japanese protest was mad, both against the nature of the Am erican aid given Russia and thu supply route selevted -v via Vladi voStok-Domei revealed.
 News that Russian and American ships were transporting aviation gasoline and other war materials t Russia via Vladivfstok "as the re suit of the Roosevelt Churchill con ference greatly irrtated Japanes sentiment" Domei said.
 Under Nose of Japan
 Especially irritating. the agenc. said. was the idea that aviation gasoline which had been denie, Japan by the United States wa passing to Russia under the yer, nose of Japan" through the Sel of Japan.
 The Cabinet information boar announced that Japan had mad representations ito the powers con cetned~ regarding certain "Ameri can shipments to Russia" withou naming Russia and the unite' States specifically.
 However, the chief spokesman sail the Domei communique announc ing that Japan had protested | the United states as well as [ Russia especially regarding the ship ment of aviation gasoline and tn seIectlon of ladivostok as the rout' twas not very far from the truth.
 Evening newspapers splashed Q crnas their first pages the news tina Japan had protested to both power
 Japan 0ravely Concerned
 They asserted that the nation wo Rravely concerned and was unahl Ito lgn0F0 the passage of America