Salt Lake Telegram | 1939-08-25 | Page 2 | Soviet Premier Will Explain

SOVIET PREMIER WILL EXPLAIN MOSCOW Aug 25 GP Russia's P Russia's supreme soviet or parliament to today today today to- to day was summoned for extraordinary extraordinary extraordinary nary session next Monday to the he new pact with Germany and hear Premier For eign Commissar Molotov Molo- Molo toy tov ov explain I Moscow's star startling shift in foreign policy polley in the midst of international crisis Molotov's speech was eagerly awaited in foreign quarters for an exposition of the Soviets' Soviets turn to isolationism and for possible light on the breakdown in military staff talks here with Britain and France for lor a trip ower alliance Begin Journeys Council Council members in outposts o of Russia's vast territory began their journeys to the capital by plane today Loday in an effort to to arrive by Monday There were unconfirmed reports that immediately after the pact i is ratified Molotov will fly to Berlin to exchange ratified treaties with the German government One stipulation of ot the agreement agreement agreement agree agree- ment was that ratification should take place as soon as possible s Joseph Stalin is expected to attend attend attend at at- tend the council meeting th the fourth since establishment of ot a Stalinist constitution in 1937 1931 ll Play y German Music Symbolical of ot the soviet about about- face in the European diplomatic up line the Moscow radio station last night put oh on on a special program program program pro pro- gram gram of music by German com com- posers This followed obviously Inspired inspire editorials editorials- in leading newspapers newspaper explaining to the public why Germany Germany Germany Ger Ger- many and Russia should b be friendly Moscow appeared supremely calm despite the threatening European European Euro Euro- situation Only official cirdes dr dr- cir cir- des cles and the foreign colony seemed aware of the crisis Philosophically accepting th the governments government's dictum that he Js is isnow i inow now friend not foe of nail nal Germany Germany Germany Ger Ger- many the average Russian wen went about his work confident that Russia Russia Russia Rus Rus- sia would be neutral in event o of European an warfare and that Russia Russi was in better position to face fac Japan now that Germany was wa pledged not to attack Russia o othe on the west