Evening star., 1955-02-23
U. 5. Planning War
Openly, zhukoy Says
In Major Policy Talk
BY the Assoeiated Press

MOSCOW, Feb. 23.-Marshal
Georgi zhukov, Russia's new
Defense Minister, today accused
UNITED States monopolists" OF
preparing openly a new war"
against Russia. Red China and
their allies. He made the charge
in an order of the day for Soviet
Army and Navy Day.
Marshal Zhukov, wartime
friend of President Eisenhower,
said the "monopolists" head
aggressive forces in imperialist
countries" who are Setting up
political groups and military
blocs and exerting every effort to
resurrect German militarism."
He declared today's Army and
Navy Day celebration is being
held in an atmosphere of sue
cessful struggle for fulfjllment
and over-fulfillment of the fifth
five-year plan. further powerful
development of heavy industry
as the basis of the upsurge of all
branches of the national econ
omy, and of the consolidation Of
the might of the Soviet state
and the growth and we'll being
of our people"
Others Stress Heavy Industry.
His emphasis on heavy in
dustry was in line with recent
speeches by other leading gov
ernment officials and newspaper
editorials.
Marshal Zhukov set the pace
for the celebsation in speech
to notables. of the Communist
Party, government and armed
forces last night at the Bolshoi
Theater. It was his first speech
since assuming the Defense Min
istry and was studied closely by
western observers for its bearing
on future Soviet military policy.
Among those attending were
Premier Nikolai. Bulganin; Com
munist Party chief Nikita
Khrushchev, and Marshal Vastly
D. Sokolovskt, chief of the So
Wet general staff.
Marshal Zhukov charged "ag-
gressive circles in the United
States" with carrying out active
preparations for war and preach
ing 1T from every pulpit" In
contrast. he said the Soviet
people is a peace-loving peop,e,
but 1T knows its strength 1t
is not threatening anybody with
it. However. if aggreSsors should
attack our country and force the
Soviet people to take up arms,
then let them blame them
selves"
Says U. S. Prepares War.
Marshal Sokolovsky, writing
today in the government news
paper IZvestia. said the United
States. Britain and other West
ern countries would like to re-
store capitalism in Russia and
other Communist countries.
Having adopted a course for
preparation of a new world war
and above all a war against
countries of the Socialist camp.
he wrote, United States i'm
perialists and their partners in
variably reject all peaceful pro-
posals by the Soviet government
and carry on an impudent policy
Of provocations and threats"
Marshal Sokolovsky declared
the strength of the Soviet armed
forces, equipped with all sorts
of modern weapons. is growing
every year. He stressed the sur
prise element in war, increased
by modern weapons of huge de-
structive power, an dsaid states
threatened with attack must be
ready and able to return blow
for blow" e
Claims H-Bomb Edge.
Yesterday Soviet Russia came
out with a direct claim to an
edge over the United States in
the production of atomic and
hydrogen weapons.
1--WE have today in sufficient
quantities airplanes, fast ano
easily maneuverable tanks. fierce
artillery and remarkable nava
ships with Incompatible firms
accuracy" 1t. Gen. Sergi S
Shatilov said in statement
broadcast by the Moscow. radio
I'VE also have in our country