Show SOVIET AID DUE TO SIGN TREATY Paris Pact Provides Mutual Help Copyright 1935 b by United Press PARIS April 19 A 19 A French Rus sian military agreement first of a series intended to ring nazi Germany Germany Germany Ger Ger- many was submitted to the cabinet today and was due to be initialed probably tomorrow Approval by cabinet members of or orthe the draft treaty was regarded as a aroutine aroutine aroutine routine matter Maxim LItvinov Russian foreign minister was due here tonight to Initial the treaty with Pierre Laval French foreign minister Formal signature was expected when Laval visits Moscow on his delayed delayed de de- de trip late in May 1 The tre treaty binds France and Russia Russia Rus Rus- sia to mutual aid against an aggressor sor which could only be Germany The treaty will be left open for signature signature signature sig sig- sig- sig nature by Germany or any other na na- na tion Its articles as now drafted are three i in number They provide for invocation of articles XV XVI and of the league of nations' nations covenant covenant cove cove- nant to provide first economic and financial then military penalties against an attacking nation The treaty is to be supplemented next month by b a Russian Czecho treaty of similar import There were reports that the treaty would be made to cover er an attack by jy Poland on Slovakia Czecho-Slovakia and that hat it would be understood that if Germany jermany attacked France and Poland Poland Poland Po Po- land remained neutral Russia would bring pressure on Poland However it was regarded as unlikely that any such understanding ever would be made public particularly as Poland has shown increasing signs of again reorienting herself hersel with France Statesmen of Slovakia Czecho-Slovakia Rumania Rumania Ru Ru- mania Turkey and Greece were reported preparing to demand that if it Austria Bulgaria and Hungary arc permitted to rearm they must pledge themselves to accept existing frontiers as tin final lL This demand wo would ld be made at atthe atthe atthe the Rome conference to be called late in Mo May by Benito Mussolini for forthe forthe forthe the conclusion of or and Mediterranean Med security treaties s. s It was reported that at this meeting meeting meet meet- ing also Austria and Czecho Sio Continued on Pace Pue Two SOVIET FRANCE ACCORD NEARS Continued from Irom Pace One Ont v might sign a dire direct t mutual at aid treaty Laval reported the cabinet In detail on the the-Stresa a conference conference and the league of nations' nations council meeting meet meetIng ing and was WM congratulated warmly mec on his su success ess The cab cabinet net studied the draft of ot the Russian treaty which is still subject subject sub sub- to alteration before its final signature signature sig sig- sig nature next month |