EMBASSY RAID

Dominion, Volume 18, Issue 195, 13 May 1924, Page 7

EMBASSY RAID

BERLIN INCIDENT DEVELOPED BY SOVIET GERMAN COMMUNISTS CALLED TO BATTLE By Telegraph—Press Association. Copyright. London, May 11. The Riga correspondent of “ The Times” states that the Soviet Government has developed the Berlin incident of the searching by the German police of the Soviet Trade Delegation offices into a question of the first International magnitude. The “Izvestia” devoted a whole page to what it termed Germany’s insolent violation of the sovereign rights of the Soviet. Simultaneously M. Zinoyieff, totally ignoring Germany’s sovereign rights, telegraphically dispatched to the Central Committee of the German Comuisist Party a call to battle which the “Izvestia” prominently displays. M. Zinovieff declares that Parliamentary elections settle nothing civil war alone can end the struggle between capitalism and communism. The time is near when we must lead workmen to battle for the last decisive combat. The impending French elections show that communism in France is also becoming a formidable force.” The “Izvestia” editorially declares that Germany must make amends for her unspeakably shameless attitude towards the Soviet, and must guarantee never again to act in such a way.— “The Times.” NEW “LENIN” TRAIN WRECKED POLITICAL FOUL PLAY ALLEGED London, May 11. Political foul play is alleged in connection with the derailment near Odessa of a new train dedicated to Lenin, whose portrait adorned the locomotive while making its maiden run to Moscow Many were killed and injured, and the train was smashed. The rails had apparently been tom up. It is officially admitted that the disaster was deliberately engineered, and it is. believed that. it was intended to kill certain Soviet officers aboard the train. Their names are not stated, and the total number of casualties is not given.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.