Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-02-23 | Page 2 | U. S. S. R. Defiant on 17th Birthday

U UI u. S S. S S S1 S. R H. H DEFIANT ON 1 BIRTHDAY MOSCOW Feb 23 Soviet let Russia's Bus Rus RUsi alas sia's red arm army of ot men celebrated celel celebrated cele cele- today its seventeenth birthday birthday birthday birth birth- day In the midst of ot a torrent of ot defiance defiance de de- de fiance tiance for tor world imperial imperialism m. m A rarely used expression slon soviet patriotism made itself heard among the toasts to Russia's military machIne machine machine ma ma- chine built to protect soviet civilization tion against what was described as u greedy fascists who are rattling the saber to the east and to the west Leaders all over the country addressed addressed ad ad- dressed public messages of acclaim to the army Glorification of the red soldier was replete with barbed thrusts a against the Germans and the Japanese We Se cannot fold our hands hand when we know the imperialists plan to attack attack at at- tack us Raging imperialistic cliques I to the east and west of oC us are openly proclaiming programs of ot war against us said Karl Radek in leadIng leading lead lead- Ing log soviet newspaper