BANISHMENT OF TROTSKY

Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 133, 1 March 1929, Page 11

BANISHMENT OF TROTSKY

THE HAND OF STALIN ACCUSATION IN DECREE OF EXILE HOW SOVIET DEALS WITH OPPOSITION ( (United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) Australian Press Association. (Rec. February 28, 10.10 p.m.) Berlin, February 28. Trotsky’s German organ “Volkswille” has opened a vigorous campaign against Stalin. It draws atteutiou to the accusation embodied in the decree for his banishment to the effect that Trotsky was implicated in preparations for an armed struggle against the Soviet. The article declares that the contrary is the ease, and that it is Stalin who is trying to provoke an armed rising in order to have an excuse for exterminating it with the sword. The article says the opposition last year became a political factor in the life of the workers. Stalin’s supporters were being continually repelled, and commenced reprisals. Stalin’s extremity drove him to associate the opposition with outrages and preparations for rebellion, but first it was necessary for Stalin to expel the leader of the opposition, and thus free his hands for hangman’s work on the oppositionists. The article insists that Stalin’s sanguinary plot can only be countered by a campaign of exposure. SITUATION IN MOSCOW SAID TO BE CRITICAL TROTSKYISM MUST BE CRUSHED Australian Press Association. (Rec. February 28, 11.10 p.m.) Berlin, February 28. It is learned that the Moscow branch of the Communist Party has warned all workers that a deviation from the official policy will be drastically dealt with. It has reaffirmed its approval of the measures taken to crush Trotsky and his supporting oppositionists and has declared war against the supporters of the new Right opposition headed by Bukharin, Rykoff and Tomsky. The “Tageblatt” goes as far as to say that the situation in Moscow is critical. The above-named leaders have now come into the open and have sent letters to the political bureau demanding the resignation of Stalin.