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Show British Bid to Soviet Bares Extent of Alarm ; Webb Miller Points to Key Position of Russia in Any Plan to Save Hungary, Rumania ! By WEBB MILLER Copyright, 1939, by United Press ".LONDON, March JO (UP) Great Britain's decision to ask Rus sia to line up with her and other democratic powers to halt Hitler march to the east, after ignoring the soviet union during1 the Munich crisis, is a measure of the alarm and consternation Hitler has stirred in Britain. Hard-sheiled lories almost fell out of their easy chairs in Piccadilly oluba when they read in tha high tory organ, Tha Observer, owned by Viscount As tor: "One thing now certain la that without prejudices and doubts England Eng-land and Franca should seek a working understanding with soviet Russia.'' They blinked when they read an Observer item praising aa " a fins speech" a statement by Ivan Mai-akv. Mai-akv. Russian ambassador, that "war or peace in our time depends on th kind of relations which exist between London and Moscow." Th Observer's comment en this wss: "There Is in fact no firmer ally than Russia In defense f freedom." free-dom." Britain's traditional fear of communism com-munism is taking a back seat, at least for ths purpose of tha moment. mo-ment. The Dally Herald, organ of tht (Continued on Pese Two) (Column Tnree) 'Peace Hinges on London, Moscow' t , ' H ' ...if --' - t: -, V- -l ... y ' - ' -V.. V ., :' C'. S "''' . C 1 --',.. " - ' -T 1 ? V PRAISE OF HIS SPEECH STARTLED TORIES Ivan Maisky, soviet ambassador to Great Britain British Bid to Soviet Bares Extent of Alarm (CeaUaue (reaa Pae One) labor party, flatly urgea a military slllance with Ruasia and "the closest clos-est ooo Deration with the United States that President Roosevelt IS prepared to give" ' Th News Chronicle, liberal party organ, Inelst that Russia be included includ-ed In a "peace front" with Poland, Turkey, Rumania and the Balkan State and Holland. It remains to be seen whether Russia ia prepared Immediately to respond whole-heartedly to the sudden sud-den ardent courtship of powers who war so cold to her before. Kueeia'a rulera are not entirely free from a e us pic Ion that certain British Interests - have felt that plenty of critical probtema could be solved automatically if Germany and Ruaeia got, into a war and won each other out. And Ruesia la undoubtedly perfectly per-fectly cognisant of the fact that without her cooperation Britain and France can not, for geographical reasons If no other, really do anything any-thing militarily effective to save Hungary and Rumania or other southeastern European nations from falling Into Hitler'a orbit of power. . , ' Furthermore, after having witnessed wit-nessed whst happened to Austria and Csecho-Slovakia, th small powers In th Balkans retain little confidence in the tntentione or the efficacy of possible Franco-British Intervention In central Europe. Britain's scheme for a halt Hitler bloc encircling Germany represents a revolutionary departure from her previous policy, which always frowned upon the French system of alliances encircling Germany, aimed to block her expansion eaetward. |