TROTSKY EXPELLED

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 7, 3 October 1927, Page 9

TROTSKY EXPELLED

FROM COMMUNIST INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE CHARGED WITH OPPOSITION ACTIVITIES Trotsky has been expelled from the Communist Inter® national Executive, on the ground that he was continuing his opposition activities. He is charged with being the creator of a secret printing plant, which has been flooding Russia with opposition propaganda.

By Telegraph.—Press Association.—Copyright.

(Rec. October 2, 5.5 p.m.)

Moscow, October 1

Because they violated their undertakings in August to cease opposition activities, Trotsky and his boon companion Vuyovitch have been expelled from the Communist International E x e c utive. Trotsky defiantly told the executive that Communist discipline was not binding to him. A m o n g the charges against Trotsky was that he was the creator of a secret printing plant, which was flooding Russia with opposition propaganda. RISING IN AZERBAIJAN BOLSHEVIKS DEFEATED Geneva, September 30. The Georgian Press. Bureau declares that the rising in Azerbaijan, begun in August, continues. The insurgents defeated the Bolsheviks, who lost a field gun and several machine guns. The insurgents occupied Churux, which they are still holding, also maintaining their positions despite the Soviet’s Caspian Sea fleet’s bombardment. SOVIET’S NAVAL MANOEUVRES DISQUIETING TO RUMANIA London, September 30. The Riga correspondent of “The Times” says that the Soviet’s weeklong naval and military manoeuvres off

Odessa culminated in aerial and gas attacks Warships repeatedly manoeuvred off the Rumanian coast in a manner disquieting to Rumanians. Thereupon the Moscow politicians launched several canards referring to Anglo-Rumanian co-operation against the Soviet, particularly to the construction of a British base at Constantia, to enable an attack to be made on Soviet ports.— ‘‘The Times.” SOVIET AMBASSADOR IN PARIS CHANGE DESIRED (Rec. October 2, 5.5 p.m.) Paris, October L It is understood that Cabinet has decided that M. Herberte shall inform M. Tchitcherin that M Rakovsky has cessed to be persona grata, and should be replaced, tut France has no desire: to break off relations. M. Briand said that M. Tchitcherin was prepared to recall M. Rakovsky, but explained that de- , lay was necessary to prevent certain difficulties in Russia. ARREST OF AMERICAN RELIEF WORKERS Constantinople, September 80. The Bolsheviks arrested a number ctf • American relief workers at Amvan on a charge of teaching Armenian children ■> religion. SOVIET-PERSIAN PACT. (Rec. October 2, 5.5 Moscow, October 1.- I A Soviet-Persian guarantee of nea» . trality pact, also a trade agreement, hav« been signed.—A.P.A and “Sun.”