Evening star., 1946-09-24
by the Assoeioied Press

MOSCOW, Sept. 24.-The tert
OF Prime Minister Stains replies
to iritten questions by the cor
respondent OF the London Sunday
Times:
@. Do you believe in a real danger
of new war" about which at the
present time so much irresponsible
talk is being carried on? What
steps should be taken for prevent
ing war if such danger exists?
A. I do not believe in real dam
ger of new war" The noise is
being raised about new war"
mainly by military political scouts
and their few supporters from the
ranks of civilian officials.
They need this noise if only in
order ca to frighten with the specter
of war some naive politicians from
the ranks of their counteragents
and thereby aid their governments
to extract more concessions; (b) to
make difficult for some time the
reduction of military budgets in
their countries; Co to check de-
mobilization of troops and thereby
prevent quick growth of unemploy-
ment in their countries.
1t is necessary to distinguish
sharply between the noise about
new war" which is being carried on
now and the real danger of new
war" which does not at present
exist.
Minimizes "EncircIement."
@. Do you think that Great
Britain and the United States con-
sciously are forming a "capitalistic
encirclement" of the Soviet Union?
A. I do not think the ruling circles
of Great Britain and the United
States of America could create a
Capitalist encirclement" of the
Soviet Union even if they wanted
to do this, which, however, we can
not affirm.
@. Speaking in the words Mr.
Wallace used in his last speech, can
England. Western Europe and the
United States be assured that Soviet
politics in Germany will not be
turned into weapon of Russian ef-
forts directed against Western Eu-
rope?
A. believe using Germany by
the Soviet Union against Western
Europe and the United States of
America is excluded. I believe this
is excluded not only because the
Soviet Union is bound by treaty of
mutual assistance against German
aggression with Great Britain and
France, and with the United States
of America by the decisions of the
Potsdam Conference of the three
great powers; but also because the
politics of using Germany against
Western Europe and the United
States of America would mean a de-
parture of Soviet Union from its
fundamental national interests.
Speaking briefly, the politics of
the Soviet Union in the German
question comes down to demilitariza-
ton and characterization of Ger
many. 1 think that demilitarization
and characterization of Germany
presents one of the most important
guarantees for the establishment of
a sound and lasting peace.
DictatiOn Is Denied.
@. What is your opinion regard
ing the accusation that the policies
of Communist parties in Western
Europe are dictated by Moscow"
A I consider this accusation alb
surd and to be borrowed from the
bankrupt arsenal of Hitler and
Goebbels.
@. Do you believe in the posi-
bility of friendly and lasting col
laboration of the Soviet Union and
western democracy despite the exist
ence of theological discord, and in
friendly competition between the
two systems of which Wallace spoke
in his speech?
A. I do, Internationally.
@. During the sojourn here of
the (British) Labor party delega-
ton, you, as I understood it, ex-i