As the All-Union Congress of Soviets convened in Moscow last week this riddle appeared pertinent:
"Why is His Majesty George V like Comrade Vyacheslav Molotov, Prime Minister of the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics?"
Answer: "Comrade and King both do as they are told [by Josef Stalin and Ramsay MacDonald, respectively] and the biggest job of each is to open Parliament."
George V opens thus: "My relations with the foreign powers continue to be friendly."
Comrade Molotov, more specific, opened last week by stating that Russia's relations with Turkey are "most friendly"; with Japan,...