Evening star., 1946-02-10
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Feb. 9.-The tert
OF Premier Stalin's talk to Rus
sian constituents, as recorded by
the Soviet monitor from Mos
cot1 radio broadcast.
Comrades: Eight years have
elapsed since the last elections.
This is a period rich in events of
a decisive character. The first
four years passed in strenuous
work of the Soviet people in the
fulfilment of the third five-year
plan.
During the past four years the
events of the struggle against
the German and Japanese ag-
gressors developed-the events of
the Second World War. Doubt
less the war was the main event
OF that period. 1t would be in
correct to think that the war
arose accidentally or the result
OF the fault of some of the states
men.
Although these faults did exist,
the war arose in reality as the
inevitable result of the develop
ment of the world economic and
political forces on the basis of
monopoly capitalism. Our Marx
lists declared that the capitalist
system Of world economy con-
ceals elements of crisis and war,
that the development of world
capitalism does not follow a
steady and even course forward,
but proceeds through crises and
catastrophes.
The uneven development of the
capitalist countries leads in time
to sharp disturbances in their
relations and the group of coun-
tries which consider themselves
inadequately provided with raw
materials and export markets
tries usually to change this situ-
alton and to change the position
in its favor by means of armed
force.
AS result of these factors,
the capitalist world is sent into
two hostile camps and the war
follows. Perhaps the catastrophe
Of war could have been avoided,
II the possibility of periodic re-
distribution Of raw materials and
markets between the countries
existed in accordance with their
economic needs, in the way of
coordinated and peaceful deci-
sions.
Facist Nations Killed Liberties
Before Attacking Democracies.
This does not mean, OF course,
that the Second World War was
q copy Of the first. On the con-
trary, the Second World War Is
radically different from the first
IN its character. 1t must be kept
In mind that the main Facist
states-Germany, Japan and
1taly-before attacking the Allied
countries had abolished at home
the last remnants of the bour-
geois democratic liberties, had
established a cruel terrorist re-
9me, had trampled under foot
the principles of sovereignty and
freedom Of the small nations, de-
clared the policy of seizure of
= other peoples lands as their own
policy, declared for the whole
world to hear that they strove
for world domination and spread
Of the Facist regime through,
out the world. s:.e
Thereby, in the seizure of
Czechoslovakia and the central
part of China, the Axis states
had shown that they were pre-
pared to carry out their threats
at the expense Of the enslavement
OF all the freedom-loving people.
: In view Of this circumstance.
the Second World War against
the Axis powers, as distinct from
the First World War, assumed
from the very beginning an anti
Fascist liberating character, hav-
ing also as one of its aims the
re-establishment of democratic
liberties.
The entry of the Soviet Union
into the war against the Axis
powers could only strengthen
and did strengthen the anti
Fascist and lberating character
OF the Second World War. On
this basis was established the
anti-Fascist coalition of the So
Wet Union, the United States
OF America, Great Britain and
other freedom-loving countries.
which subsequently played a de-
cisive part in the rout of the
armed forces of the Axis powers.
What about the origin and
character of the Second World
War? In my opinion, everybody
now recognizes that the war
against Fascism was not, nor
could be, an accident In the life
OF the peoples; that the war
turned into a war of the peoples
for their existence; that precisely
for this reason 1t could not be a
speedy war, lightning war"
War Excellent School
Of Experience, Heroism.
AS far as our country is con-
cerned, this war was the most
cruel and hard of all wars ever
experienced in the history of our
motherland. But the war has
not only been a curse. 1t was
at the same time a hard school
OF trial and a testing of all the
peoples forces.
The war was with us at the
rear and at the front.
For us this was an excellent
school of experience, heroism,
honesty and devotion. CA few
words inaudible.)
This war has shown many of
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