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Show Pittman, Borah" ' Say Russia-Will Fight for Nazis Opponents in Arms Embargo Issue Find Similar Meaning in lYlolotov Pronouncement By EOBERT A. MoGUX WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 (INS) Russia consider the United States unneutral and soon the aovleta may take up arms with Germany, according ac-cording to the opinion today of the two leading members of the aenat foreign relations committee. Chairman Key Pittman (D Nev.) and Senator William E. Borah, Idaho, the ranking Republican member. Their parallel opinions were expressed ex-pressed In commenting on the recent re-cent speech of Soviet Premier Molotov in which he denounced the arms embargo repeal bill, criticized criti-cized this nation's sympathy toward to-ward Finland, and blamed the allies al-lies for continuation of the war. Asserting that Molotov'a speech, coupled with those of Chancellor Hitler of Germany, and the allied leaders, reveals that the war is being fought for territory alone, Borah, a leading opponent of arms embargo repeal, said: "The details of his speech are, after, all, not much more than what is known. Perhaps the most important feature would seem to be that Germany and Russia are drawing closer and closer together. "It would seem also that the United States already is regarded as one of the allies." Pittman, senate sponsor of the bill to repeal the mandatory arms embargo. jIH- "His (Molotov's) unralled-for attack at-tack upon ' the United States is probably intended also to palliate his assertion of Russia's Intention not to enter Into any war on behalf be-half of Germany. v "He denounced the United States as unneutral because we appeal for peace, while he condemns the United States for the passage of a domestic law which Is not applicable applica-ble to Russia and in no way affects Russia as a neutral. "The only thing that could disturb dis-turb Russia Is that she does not Intend to remain neutral." Borah declared that Molotov's speech has "merit" In that it approaches ap-proaches the European situation "with candor." "It reveals a little more fully and a little more accurately what this war's all about," Borah added. "There has been an effort for obvious ob-vious reasons to associate certain cer-tain questions of liberty and democracy de-mocracy with this struggle, but as a matter of fact. It Is a struggle for territroy territory to be seized and security for territory already seized. There is not one moral issue is-sue Involved. "Dig down beneath the surface all these statements touching on the war by Hitler, Daladter and Chamberlain, and you will find that the whole question Is one of division of territory and distribution distribu-tion of power. "Thousands, perhaps millions, of people will be asked to die and their leaders will not tell them tor what they are dying. They give them nothing but generalities, and vague retreating generalities at that Molotov's speech gives us a little more candid statement as to the Issue." Pittman emphasized the contention conten-tion that Russia may enter the war on Germany's side. "He charges Great Britain with responsibility for the war and being be-ing actuated by a desire for dominating domi-nating power," he said. "All these declarations are encouraging to Germany and tend to offset his positive statement that Russia Intends In-tends to remain neutral in any war that Germany Is engaged in." Pittman added, however, that "it is doubtful if the entire speech lends much encouragement to Hitler." Molotov's discussion of Russia's controversy with Finland, Pittman said, "indicates that Russia's position posi-tion In the European controversy is entirely selfish." He added that Russia's implied improved relations with Japan "cannot be taken seriously." |