Show Soviet Hints T i-T 1 1 u i-u Aid A w if As V Voluntary ol Not Duty 1 GENEVA Sept 23 AP Soviet AP-Soviet Soviet sources at the league o of ofF F nations said said today Russia already had notified France of the exact i number of planes troops guns and tanks tank's she w was s ready to put t. t into the field if war wat came over Czechoslovakia The disclosure was was was' made shortly after Maxim axIm Litvinoff soviet com com- t t of foreign affa affairs rs told the League of Nations that Russia might voluntarily go to th the aid of Czechoslovakia but no one can Insist on this help as a duty The Russian sources said Petre Pe- Pe tre cu Rumanian delegate delegate delegate dele dele- gate to the league had renewed his country's pledge to allow Bussian Russian Rus- Rus sian eian troops and supplies to pass 7 through Rumania on their way to Czechoslovakia provided France and Britain fought on the side of Moscow I j Rumanians have flatly ref refused sed sedi i Ji such uch passage if Russia fought alone for br Prague r In a surprise statement to the league assembly's political committee commit- commit tee the soviet commissar declared his government had a clear conscience conscience conscience con con- science and clean hands in the Czechoslovak crisis The soviet government he said J may come to the aid of CzechoSlovakia Czechoslovakia Czecho- Czecho Slovakia only in virtue o of ol a voluntary voluntary volun volun- j tary decision on its ts part or in virtue of a decision by the league but no noone noone noone one can insist on this help as a duty i Earl De Do La Warr British cab cabinet cabinet cabi- cabi inet i- i net member and delegate to the league reached Geneva by airplane airplane airplane air- air plane and immediately had a long conversation with the Russian v foreign r commissar in a private room of the league palace British quarters said they discussed discussed discussed dis- dis cussed the positions of their go gov gov- v- v in respect to developments developments develop develop- ments meats in the Czech situation A Russian spokesman commented that the Franco British bloc seems to be taking a a. stand Litvinoff repeated his pledge that If France fights to protect Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Czecho Czecho- slovakia against invasion Russia will fulfill her obligations under the soviet-Czechoslovak soviet mutual assistance assistance assistance assist assist- ance pact lie He disclosed that ho had promIsed promised promised prom prom- the Czechoslovaks that this was Russia's position even after the Prague government had accepted accepted ac ac- ac- ac the ultimatum which Included Included In In- eventual denunciation enunciation I of the soviet-Czechoslovak soviet pact The soviet government Litvinoff said does not seek pretexts for evading fulfillment of its obliga obliga- Although he had not formally been scheduled to speak Litvinoff walked into int the political committee meeting and gave a a. brief resume of Russia's stand on oa article 16 bf hf the I league covenant covenant concerning concerning the I application of punitive measures against aggressor nations Then he launched into his nis discussion of the Czechoslovak problem 1 |