-
'
;n
were
now
In
Canada
Ores).
Britain
and
the
Dom-
of
Australia
and
New
Zca-
ia
"onnectlon
with
the
Im-
1.1
Awnri
a
it
rial
trnlnlnc
LB.
vv
-
--------
T
run
which
would
Involve
mll-
d
dollars
and
thousands
of
men
pail
victory
may
be
shaped
on
fctiUn
soil,
remarked
the
Prime
Liter
in
commenting
upon
this
blt-unlng
program.
section
with
war
effort
fcraler
said,
the
Dominion
it
was
In
constant
touch
ti
British
government.
ffLt
determined
to
avoid
un-
1
sacrifice
of
man
power."
rtd
the
Premier
"Our
effort
'
not
b
apecUcular
but
nrrwr.
nlned
to
make
It
effective."
znlng
to
the
economic
phase
tie
war
effort,
the
Premier
re-
to
Its
tremendous
Import-
In
wartime
It
became
ncccs-
(Continitfd
nn
hujc
Four)
AY
OBTAIN
ORE
MONEY
iy
StIU
Negotiating
For
Return
of
Local
Improvements
From
Government
Exchange
Is
New
Problem
rirtous
matters
of
city
business
ire
taken
up
In
Victoria
by
City
bmlssloncr
W.
J.
Alder
who
re
ined
yesterday
from
a
two
weeks'
p
to
the
capital.
One
of
these
itters
Included
the
possibility
oi
ivlng
payment
made
by
the
gov-
Simrnt
nt.
nn
farlv
date
Of
a
bal
let
of
$t0.000
still
due
the
city
on
eil
improvement
taxes.
Premier
D.
Pattullo
explained
that
com-
I'-ments
for
the
present
year
had
ittdy
been
made
up
but
extended
ppi
that
provision
might
be
made
the
payment
next
year.
Alrcaay
firing
the
past
year
$40,000
on
this
im
has
been
paid
by.
the
gov-
cment
m
Alder
also
attended
the
an-
?l
convention
ot
the
Union
of
Itltlsh
Columbia
Municipalities
Wen
organization
Is
faced
by
the'
pM
problems
and
perplexities
as
l
s
a
new
one
In
the
way
of
P
tdverse
exchange
in
the
United
Utes
which
Is
seriously
affecting
fro
municipalities
in
the
way
of
P'Ung
payments
on
their
financial
nrtaklnes.
lr
Alder
hnrt
nn
rnmmpnt
to
?e
for
publication
in
regard
to
P
future
status
of
eitv
admlnls
FHon
now
that
he
has
resigned
as
ornmissloner
effective
at
the
end
""J
year,
'
father
Forecast
General
?ntinuei
low
northwest
of
the
J?."
Charlotte
Islands
and.
un-
eled
Weather
hn
Wn
(rmSnrnl
'the
cnf
...
I
In
the
Caribbean
Sea
to
avoid
capture
by
a
British
cruiser.
MimPEItS
EXECUTE!)
BUCHAREST
According
to
report
reaching
here
three
(Ierman
soldiers
have
been
executed
for
the
murder
of
General
von
Fritsch,
former
German
soldier,
deposed
by
Adolf
Hitler,
who
originally
was
reported
to
have
been
killed
In
action
near
Warsaw
sis
Weeks
ago.
MANI0N
IS
CRITICAL
Leader
of
Opposition
Charges
Government
With
Patronage
and
Favoritism
in
War
Effort
OTTAWA.
Nov.
2:
CP
Political
patronage
and
favoritism
continue
in
the
King
government's
-admin
Istratlon
of
the
Canadian
war
ef
fort,
Hon.
Dr.
R.
J.
Manlon,
Con;
se'rvattve
leader,
charged
in
a
state
i
merit
He
said
he
must
protest
".strongly"
against
It.
The
primary
purpose
of
his
state
ment,
however.
Dr.
Manlon
said,
was
to
correct
the
popular
impression
that
the
Conservative
Opposition
In
Parliament
was
consulted
from
time
to
time
by
the
government
This
was
not
the
case
and
Dr.
Manlon
held
that
the
govern
ment
was
probably
following
the
BERLIN,
Nov.
2.
A
supreme
army
command
communique
raised
to
six
the
number
of
planes
claimed
shot
down
by
Germans
on
Monday,
Four
of
the
six
arc
claimed
to
be
British.
Although
unconfirmed,
the
general
impression
has
develop
ed
In
diplomatic
quarters
that
Ocr
many
Is
now
ready
for
some
"posl
tlve
Initiative"
in
war.
Collison
Trying
Halibut
Vessels
Cases
Involving
Alleged
Infraction
Of
International
Regulations
Proceeding
Justice
of
the
Peace
W.
E.
Collison
ls
now
hearing
the
cases
of
a
number
of
local
halibut
boats
which
are
charged
with
Infraction
of
the
International
Fisheries
Commission
regulations.
Yesterday
the
AUl,
Capt.
William
Bussey,
was
convicted
of
fishing
In
Area
No.
111
2
on
an
Area
No.
3
licence
and
west
Coast
of
Vancouver
IslAnd
was
fined
$100.
The
case
of
the
Th
to
strong
southeast
winds,
R.
W..
Capt.
Roy
Wick,
similarly
nscUlcd
and
mild
with
rain.
charged,
Is
being
tried
today.
Search
WASHINOTON.
D.C..
November
2:
CP
The
United
States
coast-1
guard
received
word
today
that'
the
British
freighter
Coulmore,
I
which
had
reported
herself
In
an
"8.
O.
8."
message
Tuesday
night
as
being
under
attack
of
a
sub-J
marine
three
hundred
miles
north
of
Bermuda,
was
safe.
Word
to
this
effect
was
received
from
the
coastguard
cutter
Bibb
and
the
Canadian
radio
station
at
Camperdown,
Nova
Scotia,
which
said
it
had
heard
directly
from
the
Coulmore
that
she
was
safe.
The
search
for
the
vessel
has,
accordingly,
been
suspended.
Today's
announcements
of
the
safety
of
the
Coulmore
came
many
hours
after
the
London
Dally
Telegraph
last
night
published
a
dispatch
that
the
vessel
had
eluded
the
submarine
which
had
attacked
her.
supposedly
In
the
self-declared
united
States
neutrality
zone
un
der
the
Pan-American
agreement.
For
more
than
a
day
after
the
original
"S.
O.
S,"
message
the
fate
of
the
Coulmore
was
a
mystery
and
grave
misgivings
were
held
that
the
6070-ton
freighter
might
have
been
sent
to
the
bottom
with
her
crew
of
thirty-four
besides
the
captain-
Ernest
Davies,
and
his
wife.
United
States
coastguard
and
naval
vessels
and
aircraft
took
part
in
the
search
which
was
conducted
under
stormy
weather
conditions
on
the
ocean.
For
a
time
hopes
had
dimmed
to
such
a
point
that
it
was
feared
the
vessel
and
all
on
board
had
perished.
It-tslittV'tnot
an
Investigation
will
continue
to
definitely
ascertain
whether
or
not
the
supposed
atack
did
take
place
within
the
neutrality
zone.
Some
reports
were
that
It
was
100
miles
within
the
zone.
The
American
nations
had
ruled
that
foreign
submarines
should
not
be
there
except
In
casa
of
emergency.
If
there
was
found
to
have
been
a
submarine,
a
protest
would
probably
be
made
to
the
ZL,
"
wr
.V
belligerent
nation
owning
It
V.i,
.
a
of
the
and
eavlng
the
war
program
Dosslbllltv
is
u
not
not
overlooked
overlooked
of
of
uppusuiuii
tree
i
criticism.
The
the
-hnl
Ihlnir
hclntr
a
hnax
or
a
mis-
Dr.
Manlon
said
the
Rownment
.
understandlng.
.
must
assume
the
responsibility
for
a
"very
rcgreuaoie
lacx
or
military
preparations
which
had
been
apparent
to
all
observers
since
the
declaration
of
war."
The
Leader
of
the
Opposition
suggested
the
calling
of
Parliament
early
in
January-
SIX
SHIPS
SHOT
DOWN
So
Claim
Germans
Tossltlve
Initiative
by
Reich
Is
Anticipated
COOLS
OFF
TO
GERMANY
Germany
Hopes
To
Obtain
Goods
From
Soviet
To
Assist
In
Prosecution
Of
War
trade
quarters
was
seen
here
today
as
evidence
of
Nazl-Communl'st
economic
co-operation
whereby
Germany
hopes
to
get
raw
materials
needed
for
the
war.
The
German
trade
delegation
to
Moscow
suddenly
returned
to
Oct-many
yesterday
and
this
led
to
the
report
that
difficulties
had
been
encountered
In
the
matter
of
arranging
commercial
orders
from
the
Soviet.
However,
this
was
denied
In
Nazi
quarters
which
declared
that
successful
arrangements
had
been
made.
Mother
and
Seventeen
-
Day
Child
Huddled
in
Plane
'
"
"
MADRID.
Nov.
1.
Spain
will
not
"
m
a
torlous
struggle
for
deience
oi,
Christianity."
according
to
Minister
j
of
the
Interior
Ramon
Suner.
The
,
minister's
speech
Ls
regarded
by
some
observers
as
Indicating
that
Spain
had
cooled
to
Germany
since
the
German-Soviet
pact.
AGREEMENT
vi
x-v
mn
4
rvfi
r
PROVINCIAL
I
LIBRARY
I
Weather
Forecast
Tomorrow
sT
ides
.inia
nnnert
and
Oueen
Char.
High
-
5:30
ajn.
17.9
ft.
-
-
nuiv-
i
Charlotte
Islands-
Fresh
southeast
17:15
pm.
18
A
pjn.
jcuth
wmas.
Dccoming
strong.
Low
11:19
a.m.
8.9
ft.
I,
Unsettled
anl
mild
with
rain.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
XXVIII
NO.
256.
"prince
Rupert;
b.c.,
Thursday,
November
2,
1039.
PRICE;
S
CENTS
OBILIZING
I
nr
11
I
nriu
nrvnr
I
RUNNING
BRITISH
BLOCKADE
WEAK
SPOTS
:anada
is
war
news
:
ALL
SAFE
1
1
nrwrn
tad
WELL
AWAY
Arms
of
Service
Are
Function
ing
Smoothly
ror
WarAll
Shipyard-
boon
to
lit
Busy
fAWA,
Nov
2:
CP
Prime
iliter
WUllam
L.yon
Mackenzie
fcg,
speaking
Tuesday
night,
tola
the
mobilization
01
uanaaas
rices
which
were
now
all
per
iling
their
iloted
duties
In
na-
defence
and
In
preparation
carrvlnr
10.000
barrel,
of
Mexican
iml
forces
were
fully
arm,ed
defence
and
combat
equlp-
Bt
and
were
co-operating
in
the
ltcU:n
of
Newfoundland
and
i
West
Indies.
They
were
carry
j
sat
convoy
service.
Defence
of
i
pacific
Coast
was
a
Canadian
siblllty
In
thla
war.
In
the
Great
War
Jp
an
and
Russia
f
sines
ana
nu
pruwrticu
uic
:
out
the
Atr
Force
had
taken
Up
war
inns
and
was
carrying
on
na
tal
defence
and
reconnaissance
BTltlex
NETHERLANDS
ALARMED
THE
HAGUE
State
of
leze
has
been
declared
in
a
wide
area
tf
ilolund
as
German
mechanized
forces
concentrate
on
the
fionllcr.
Lowlands
are
being
flooded
as
a
means
of
patenting
Invasion.
TANKEK
IS
SCUTTLED
LONDON'
An
Admiralty
spokes-man
said
today
that
the
large
German
tanker
Emmy
Frledrich,
service
abroad.
I
oil.
had
been
scuttled
hr
it
rrew
FROM
SUB
British
Freighter
Said
To
Have
'
LiuJeJ
Subinaiinc
Incident
Caused
Stir
and
Widespread
SS.
CITY
OF
FLINT
BEROEN,
November
2:
(CP
-The
American
freighter
City
of
Flint
In
charge
of
a
Nazi
prize
crew
passed
Maaloy.
110
miles
north
of
here,
ear
v
today
enroute
to
Oermany.
The
vessel
on
her
voyage
from
Murmansk.
Russlais
now
worming
h
r
way
through
the
British
blockade
as
she
heads
for
the
Skagerrack.
Fears
are
felt
in
American
a
irters
fr
her
safety
in
the
event
of
a
clash
with
British
war
vessels
or
the
striking
of
a
mine.
Th
American
crew
is
.still
aboard,
being
virtually
held
prisoners.
United
Determination
Of
All
Parts
Of
Empire;
Chamberlain
Sees
Molotoff
"Fancy
Flight"
I
ON'nON-
November
2:
(CP)
Prime
Minister
Neville
Chamberlain
told
the
House
of
Commons
todav
that
conferences
in
London
of
Dominion
cat
inet
ministers
were
a
striking
demonstration
of
the
united
determination
of
the
Empire."
The
veeklvv
war
report
of
the
Prime
Minister
dismissed
the
speech
of
Premier-Foreign
Commissar
Molotoff
of
Russia
by
saying
it
"occasioned
some
disappointment'
in
Berlin
and
refusing
"to
disturb
myself
over
flights
of
fancy
which
Molotoff
indulged
in
when
he
described
the
aims
of
the
Allies"
Mr.
Chamberlain
said
that
British
expedition
ary
forces
werelstrengthening
defences
on
theisec
Despite
the
loss
of
merchantmen,
nothing
had
occurred
to
shake
British
confidence
in
the
ability
to
overcome
the
submarine
menace,
Chamberlain
said.
STRANDED
IN
NORTH
Old
ANCHORAGE.
Nov.
2.
A
mother
and
her
seventeen-day-old
baby
are
huddled
In
an
airplane
grounded,
by
WINNER
OF
BIG
RACE,
Cantatrice
II
First
In
Cesarewitch
With
Cheerful
Star
Second,
Blue
Speck,
Third
NEWMARKET,
Nov.
2:
(CP)
a
snowstorm
on
a
frozen
ake
in
the
glr
AUrcd
Butts
Cantatrice
n
fU
Alaska
wilderness
awaiting
rescue
ly
by
Fitcrarl.Queen
iseult.
woi,
for
two
days
and
nights.
Deep
the
Cesarewltch
stakes
today,
de-snows
have
turned
back
a
dog
team
fcaUng
F
naslam's
Cheerful
Star
Significant
Statement
In
Regard
to
SSi
'
War
Made
By
Spain
my
Dodson
arid,
another
passenger
Black
Speck
was
third
a,
length
are
ako
marooned.
back.
have
anything
to
do
with
any
policy
TrinCe
pr,nrA
KlinPrt
5
S
iCU
Kpfl
1
V,I
TOSS
U55
vie-
iUperi
compromising
the
"fruits
of
a
War
Effort
Gets
Under
Way;
Work
Starts;
Drive
Is
Coming
e
of
the
active
leaders
in
Red
Cross
work
in
the
Great
ar,
is
chairman,
lias
sent
in
its
requisition
for
materials
Dlies
as
pneumonia
jat.cw,
uil-
.
...uu,.
.iu
u
n,
Mo
Bulletins
FINLAND
AND
RUSSIA
HELSINGFORS
The
Finnish
foreign
minister
said
that
Finland
was
prepared
to
make
set
with
Soviet
Russia
but
would
not
accept
any
terms
which
would
remove
her
independence
or
her
chances
of
self
defence.
WITHDRAW
FROM
LEAGUE
LONDON
Russia
may
shortly
withdraw
completely
from
the
HEPBURN
FOR
WATERWAYS
TORONTO
Premier
M.
F.
Hepburn
announces
the
ending
of
his
lone
opposition
to
the
St
Lawrence
Waterways
project
FLIERS
SAFE
NEW
YORK
The
Peruvian
fliers
Gaienos
brothers
essaying
a
flight
from
New
York
to
j
Lima,
are
safe
on
an
Ecuadorian
i;land
800
miles
from
their
des
tination.
After
their
plane
is
re-'paired,
they
intend
to
proceed.
FORGET
AMBITIONS
VICTORIA
R.
L.
Maitland
K.
C
leader
of
the
Conservative
party
for
British
Columbia,
told
the
annual
convention
of
the
British
Columbia
Conservative
I
Association
here
that
the
party
I
would
have
to
forget
its
ambl-.
tions
for
the
time
being
and
co--
operate
with
the
Dominion
and
i
provincial
government
in
war
efforts.
Mayor
T.
A.
Love
of
Grand
Forks
was
elected
president.
POPE
SPEAKS
AGAIN
VATICAN
CITY
Speaking
at
the
consecration
of
three
bishops,
Prince
Rupert's
Red
Cross
efforts
to
assist
in
the
sue-
the
pope
praised
the
nations
cessful
prosecution
of
the
war
are
now
getting
under
way.J
where
morality
and
justice
stm
The
worK
commiiiee,
oi
wnicn
iurs.
j.
i.
uuo,
wiu
hub
-.--
j
j
-
rUK
1
KAUL
and
.
soon
.
local
,
women
will
.it
i
be
at
work
l.
making
l.J
such
sup-
J
J()nS
THail
.
.
.
,
,
OJ
p
QUDIICllY
Will
UC
UKU.
iuvu
-
...
Ital
bed
gowns,
bandages,
binders,'.4
rnrrv
on
h
Ri.
Jtt-A
bed
pads,
pillow
cases
and
pajamas.
palgn
committee,
of
w
Flaten
Is
chairman
with
Dr.
BERLIN,
November
'2:
(CP)
-J
meeting
etlng
II.
kunds
during
National
Red
Cross
Week
from
November
13
to
IS.
The
aim
ls
to
have
every
possible
person
In
Prince
Rupert
become
a
member
of
the
Red
Cross
by
paying
the
fee
of
$1
and
to
obtain
special
dona
tions
of
larger
proportions
from
persons
who
can
afford
to
give
and
feel
It
their
patriotic
duty
to
do
so
at
this
time.
The
city
Is
being
organized
into
districts
for
the
campaign
and
teams
will
conduct
the
canvass.
There
will
also
be-a
tag
day
November
18.
In.
connection
,
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afternoon
the
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Arnold'
....
of
,
.,c,
raking
funds
will
M.in'
Great
activity
at
Soviet
Kussiani--o
"
v"'
"
,
iof
social
affairs
for
the
Red
cross
.
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means
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nue
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House
suggesis
ioioioh
oe
aViuC
.wv.
Sneech
Was
Timed
To
Influence
A.
Tarr
as
secretary,
had
Its
lnltlali
expturcu.
H
y,nVB
iicaUJ
rtnlntP
and
launched
arrange-
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....
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bit
.
by
holding
un1H.nff
vnrion
various
kinds
kinds.
United
States
cause.
The
expectation
is
inai
m.uuuiu.ui.,
nuicmmi
.
Stephen
Early,
secretary
to
Presi-slnking
many
more
will
follow
suit,
some
their
normal
peacetime
dent
Franklin
D.
Roosevelt,
said
It
functions
for
this
purpose.
The
was
more
than
a
"coincidence-campaign
committee
will
hold
an-
that
Premier
-
Foreign
Secretary
M01"
f
ussa
crltlctaea
after-
other
meeting
on
Thursday
President
Roosevelt
at
time
when
a
noon
of
next
week
to
receive
final
frm
n.h.KnmmlUeu
be-
an
Important
vote
was
scheduled
,riv
mpnres.
'here
In
the
House-of
Representa-
lilt.
V.
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vw.
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n
y
ta
uii
luruwaiiiy
iruut
null.
,
Molotoff
had
said
on
Tuesday
that
C.
McNab,
who
ls
In
the
service
of
(the
President
mixed
In
Soviet
the
Canadian!
National
Railways
Finnish
negotiations
in
contradlc
here,
wilt
sail
tonight
on
the
Prince
tlon
of
United
States
nutrality
with
the
campaign,
.various
media.
Rupert
for
a
trip
to
Vancouver.
policy.
BY
GERMANS
Continue
Artillery
Bombardment
and
Infantry
Thrusts
Against
Maginot
Line
PARIS,
Noy.
2:
(CP)
Evidently
looking
for
weak
spots
in
the
French
defence
lines,
German
forces
continue
their
attacks.
Two
French
villages
have
been
subjected
to
attack
by
enemy
infantry
companies
while
German
heavy
artillery
continues
pounding
French
positions
on
the
western
front.
Military
reports
disclose
that
th
town
of
Forbach
was
shelled
yesterday
and
occupied
for
a
short
time
by
the
Germans
with
polios
later
regaining
possession.
Forbach
Is
believed
to
have
been
the
town
which
was
mentioned
by
the
French
as
having
been
attacked
unsuccessfully
Tuesday
by
a
thousand
Ger
man
raiders.
Dispatches
said
the
damage
to
the
town
was
slight.
Despite
artillery
acUvlty
and
extensive
raids
and
patrols
.In
the
Saar
region,
the
war
ministry
noted
a
general
lull
in
operations.
Military
commentators
predict
a
winter-long
waiting
war,
saying
that
tlement
along
far-reaching
lines
Hitler
had,
apparently,
decided
,
to
.
.
"
.
.
'
a
-
f
-
f
A
m
m
postpone
a
general
onensive
uniu
,
spring.
At
least
there
are
no
signs
yet
of
a
large
drive
starting.
Art
official
communique
early
today
said
that
"night
was
generally
I
quiet"
Two
villages
had
been
subjected
to
attack
by
enemy
companies
which
the
French
had
been
League
of
Nations,
it
is
reported,
j
successful
In
driving
back.
A
few
Great
Britain
and
France
would
'French
were
taken
prisoners
and
call
off
the
forthcoming
League
,
the
Germans
lost
a
number
of
men.
council
session
to
avoid
possible
embarrassment
through
Poland
-
holding
a
permanent
seat.
;
McGILL
PRESIDENT
.MONTREAL
Frank
Cyril
James,
36.
London-bom,
has
been
appointed
principal
of
McGill
Iversity.
Military
sources
had
reported
yesterday
that
the
French,
had
fought
off
a
German
forreoL
s
thousand'men
tryhTr
'"to'etlclrcle;5"
French
frontier
village
on
the
northern
flank
of
the
western
front.
Thej
Identity
of
the
threatened
vil-
lage
was
at
that
time
undisclosed.
The
Germans
were
said
to
have
attacked
along
an
area
extending
west
of
Saar
Louis
to
the
Blies
River
valley
east
of
Saarbruecken.
The
French
said
they
took
six
prisoners
at
that
time.
AUSTRALIA
ASSISTANCE
Will
Concentrate
Meantime
on
Helping
Empire
by
Improving
Its
Own
Defences
CANBERRA.
Australia,
Nov.
2:
CP
Premier
Menzles
feels
that
the
best
way
Australia
"can
help,
the
Empire
In
the
war
for
the
time
being
at
least
ls
by
strengthening
her
own
defences,
particularly
in
the
air.
The
Commonwealth
air
force
will
be
materially
bolstered
up
and
many
young
men
will
be
given
preliminary
training
before
being
sent
to
Canada
for
advanced
training.
An
air
force
will,
however,
be
sent
to
England
for
reconnaissance
and
;
other
duty.
MOLOTOFF
t
1
REACTION
Great
Britain
Alarmed
For
Poland
But
Relieved
at
Other
Aspects
Of
Speech
LONDON,
Nov.
2.
While
some
what
alarmed
at
the
threat
against
Poland,
officialdom
of
Oreat
Britain
expressed
relief
that
the
speech
of
Premier-Foreign
Commissar
Mo
lotoff
before
the
Soviet
Grand
Council
at
Moscow
Tuesday
had
given
assurance
that
the
Soviet
would
accord
no
military
aid
to
Germany
and
that
no
territorial
de
mands
had
been
made
upon
Rou-manla.
It
was
agreed,
however,
that
nothing
Molotoff
had
said
would
affect
the
Allies
determination
to
crush
Hltlerlsm.
'
The
Dally
Express
expressed
gratification
that
Russia
Had
decided
to
look
after
Itself
and
give
no
direct
assistance
to
Germany.
Any
economic
assistance
that
Russia
may
be
able
to
accord
to
Germany
has
always
bcen
dlscount-ed
here.