BELLICOSE.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 128, 2 June 1927, Page 7

BELLICOSE.

ANGRY SOVIET.

" Grapple With Imperialist

Cut-Throats."

SPLIT IN THE RANKS

(By Cable— Prose Association.—Copyright.)

LONDON, June 1. The Riga correspondent of the "Times" says the Soviet has issued a warlike manifesto appealing to "oppressed peoples ,, to "prepare for a furious and ruthless grapple with Imperialist cut-throate."

The correspondent also reports another Communist split.

Regarding the latter the writer saye that at a stormy session of the Third (Communist) International Trotsky openly assailed the leaders of the Communist party. He charged them with treachery and perfidy and demanded the reinstatement of the excluded German Communists.

Accor ding to other Riga correspondents the meeting passed a resolution giving Trotzky other leaders of the Opposition a final warning to cease sowing dieoord in the party or be expelled. The resolution set out that Trotft* t »_i_ rfcy's accusation, M. Trotsky. that p|wnt leaders of the party had frustrated the revolution in China and bungled the revolutionary work in Britain, was particularly unpardonable, because since the breach between Britain and the Soviet the revolutionary movement had stood at the cross-roads.—(A. and N.Z. and Sydney "Sun.")

EFFECTS OF BREAK. LORD BALFOUB'S VIEWS. • (British Official Wlrcle»e ) (Received 12.50 p.m.) RUGBY, June 1. Reviewing in the House of Lords the probable effects of the British breach with the Soviet, Lord Balfour said it was more serious to break off relations than not to enter into them, bat that having now been done, there wat no conceivable reason why London should not stand in the same relation as Washington. As to trade, if Russia followed her own interests the British trade lots would not be very serious. As to the general international effects, Lord Balfour said that recent efforts to create mutual international confidence and a feeling of security had created a changed situation in Europe. The diplomatic surprise which would have frightened all the world a year arid a-half ago had produced no serious consequences so far, nor did any seem probable. KNOWLEDGE CONFIRMED. MOSCOW AND PROPAGANDA. ( Received l.no p.m.i LONDON, .Tune 1. .Sir Win. Joynson-Hicks, replying lo questions in the House of Commons, said that the documents found in the Arcos, Ltd., raid confirmed information ho already had concerning Moscow's connection with British organisations engaged in subversive propaganda. Tho Speaker, replying to further questions concerning the luncheon to the departing Russians given by the Labour members in the House of Commons on May 24, said he had learned that the refreshment committee allotted rooms to memWrs for such functions without condition or inquiry.