IRONY FOR PRISONER

Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 62, 6 December 1930, Page 9

IRONY FOR PRISONER

Red Persecution THE MOSCOW TRIALS (Rec. December 5, 7 p.m.) Moscow, December 4. In ironical mood, the prosecutor, Krilenko, began his speech for the prosecution, in what is known as the professors’ trial. He ridiculed Ranizln as a dupe of the monarchists and capitalists. Addressing him directly, he exclaimed: “They have used you, then tell you to ‘get out, you serf!’” Luridly Krilenko pictured the recent White Russian demonstration in Paris, derisively reading the names of present and former grand dukes, generals, priests, and courtiers, which were received with paroxysms of laughter. He also violently attacked M. Poincare.

Later he declared: “We never, never interfered with France and Britain as they interfere with us.” He described accused as saboteurs of the five years’ plan, which despite the scepticism of the world Russia had successfully accomplished.

Accused were pale and showed signs of nervous strain.

FURTHER MASS TRIALS “White” Russians Arrested London, December 4. The Riga correspondent of “The Times” states that further mass trials are promised in Russia. Officials of the O.G.P.U. at Minsk arrested eighty former members of the “White” Russian Republic for allegedly plotting for financial assistance and military intervention by Britain, France, and Poland, and to arrange for “White” Russia’s secession. The O.G.P.U. is also preparing three trials of engineers and technicians, and the trial of officials in connection with the alleged anti-economic plots of the “White” Russians at Nijninovgorod in Siberia. The “White” Russian plot embraces official economic establishments. ...

Tbe accused persons at Nijniuovgorod are mostly electricians, and they are charged with sabotaging the power station and crippling local industry. The Siberians are charged with disorganising timber exports;