SOVIET DREAM.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 255, 28 October 1929, Page 7

SOVIET DREAM.

REVOLUTION STILL

Stalin's Plan To Undermine

British Dominions.

LIGHT ON ZINOVIEFF LETTER.

(United P.A.-Electric Telegraph-Copyright)

i LONDON, October 27

The Russian writer, Bessedovsky, who recently wrote articles for the Paris "Matin," has an article in the "Daily Telegraph," in which he deals with the famous Zinovieff letter, which, it is generally admitted, brought down the first British Labour Government.' In this he says that when Zinovieff was summoned before the Political Bureau and questioned he appeared troubled. He declared that he did not remember dictating the missive, but he admitted that it was so cleverly drawn up, and so closely conformed to the usual line of the Third (Communist) International regarding England, that he would have signed it if he had been asked to do so. When the interrogation ended he said: "I did not sign it. That is all." In spite of his denial the Ogpu (secret police) executed three clerks of the Third International, one of whom was the girl who had presented the letter to Zinovieff for signature. Zinovieff made np effort to save her. Dzerjinsky knew the letter was "•enuine, but he would not admit that his chief could have signed it without reading it or being aware of its contents. So the three humble servants paid for their master's carelessness^ Bessedovsky affirms that the latest agreement between Britain and the Soviet in no way modifies Stalin's plan to undermine the British Dominions and colonies, in order to achieve a world revolution. Those who think that Moscow no. longer believes in the possibility of such a revolution arc mistaken. Many Communists "have turned sceptics, but Stalin preserves his faith of early days.

Grigori Zinqvieff, formerly head of the Third (Communist) International, became notorious in October, 1924, when the British Foreign Office, just before the general election, published the so-called "Zinovieff letter." This was addressed to the British Communists. Directions were given for. the bolshevising of the British army. The letter appeared, in the Press before the Labour Prime Minister, Mr. MaeDonald, had seen it, and the effect on Labour at the poll was disastrous. The Russian Government denied the genuineness of the letter, but it prevented the treaty concluded by Mr. MaeDonald with Moscow from coming into force, and produced strained relations with Russia. The succeeding Conservative Government after an inquiry pronounced the letter authentic.