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Show Soviet Council Convened to Hear Premier Molotov BY HKXRY SHAl'IKU MOSCOW, Oct. 31 (U.R)Pron,ior Viacheslov Molotov tonight bitterly charged Great Britain and France with "imperialistic "im-perialistic and criminal" aggression, promised "practical cooperation" to Nazi Germany and firmly reiterated Soviet Russia's neutrality m the European war. In a speech of international significance before the supreme soviet, the premier and foreign minister disclosed that England had rejected the most important Russian de- is fnr bases on mmsh tern- - . . lorv and said that lifting the United States arms embargo would only prolong and complicate compli-cate the war." , "The munitions manufacturers will make profits," he said of the American congress debate, but added that such a factor was m- i sufficient cause for lifting the ; embargo as asked by President i Roosevelt. ; eports Denied Molotov said the Soviet union i is interested in the Gulf of Fin- ; ian(j but he denied Russia desires (he Aaland Islands. He said reports Russia was making demands on Sweden and Norway, similar to those on Latvia, Lat-via, Esthonia and 'Lithuania, were "unworthy." Speaking of Finland he said "we want a pact of mutual assistance as-sistance approximately along the lines of the pacts with the Baltic countries." Molotov said Finland had re jected Russia's terms on the grounds they would violate her neutrality. Molotov gently reproached President Roosevelt for "interfering" "inter-fering" in Soviet-Finnish relations. "The Philippines still have no independence , while we have recognized rec-ognized Finnish sovereignty," he said in referring to American possessions. pos-sessions. 1000 Deputies Attend The extraordinary joint session of the two chambers of the supreme su-preme Soviet council opened in the St. Andrews hall at the Kremlin Krem-lin at 7:40 p. m. Molotov began speaking at 7:45 p. m. after the delegates had voted an agenda calling for Molotov's report on foreign .policy and reports from the delegates of Polish areas now incorporated in the Soviet union. More than 1,000 deputies, including includ-ing 131 from Byelo (white) Russia Rus-sia and western Ultrainia in picturesque pic-turesque native costumes gave a 10-minute ovation to Josef Stalin as he entered the chamber, the floodlit former throne room of the czars. Former Foreign Commissar Maxim Litvinoff was among the cheering delegates. "There have been important changes in the international situation situa-tion during the past two months," : , v Molotov said. "This applies above all to Europe but also to countries far beyond the confines of Europe." Eu-rope." He said that of three important circumstances first mention should be made of charges that have taken place- :n relations between be-tween Germany and the Soviet union." "Abnormal" Relations End "Since the conclusion of the Soviet-German non - aggression pact on Aug. 23, an end has been put to the abnormal relations which have existed between the Soviet union and Germany for a number of years," he said. "Instead of enmity, which was fostered in every way by certain European powers, we now have rapprochement and the establishment establish-ment of friendly relations between the U. S. S. R. and Germany." |