CIGARETTES AND CIGARS FOR VOTERS

Chronicle (Levin), 14 October 1946, Page 3

CIGARETTES AND CIGARS FOR VOTERS

Iloceived Suuday, 8.U0 p.m. LONJDON, Oct. 18. Brilaiii und liussiu liavc eiitered iuto a sLrange pro-ulcctiou competitioii iu Jierliu, says the Suuday Times. A struggle beUveeu wcsleru demoeraey aud a party 1'avouriug a corporative State, iuevilably drew iu Britaiu audi Kussia as the luost iuterested Powers. Kussia begau the race by auuouueing that 8(),UOO,UOO cigareltes •vvould be distributed iu Berliu duriug Oetober aud adde-d tlie promise of 2 owls, of coal for eaeh persoudn the Kussiau seetor of the city duriug the eomiug wiuter. The Britisli niihtary go\erumeut replied t\Tith tlie auuouueemeut that Britaiu was seudiug 8,(JOO,(JOO eigarettes, 500,000 eigars and 7,000,000 ozs. of tobaeeo ■ aud e.vplaiued that the Kulir output did uot permit of increaaed eoai ratious, The Russian3 eame baek on behalf of their Socialist L'nity Party and anuouueed that they were supphing (30,000 pairs of 3hoes for Berlin's barefoot children and threw in a consignment of sclmapps as makeweight. The voting, which is today, is expected to result in the Soeial Democrats winning most votes over the whole of Berlin. Other parties are the Christian Democrats and Liberal Deniocratic Union. The Soeial Democrat leader, Mr. Neumann, complained that the Busslaus at iirst gave him permission to priut electiou leaflets and fchen refused permission for their distrilpution. Mr. Neuinauu said this wasted his paper quota. Ile added: "I am uot entirely in agreemeut with the attitude of the Itussiau cominaudants. 5'