TROTSKY ATTACKED.
© SHARPSHOOTERS HID IN TREES. HIS COTTAGE BLOCKADED. . llmo-d Pre-u- Association—By Electric Telegraph Copyright.; —United Service). LONDON, Sept. 20. News has been received in London of several attempts recently to. kill Trotsky, who is exiled in Turkestan, say® the “Daily Mail.”, Trotsky revealed the plot in smuggled letters to friend® abroad, including Rakovsky; jin which 'he pleaded for help against the Soviet secret police, who he alleges are the instigators of the plots. Trotsky describes how his little cottage at Almnata, 350 miles from the nearest railway, was thrice attacked by sharpshooters hiding in trees, Trotsky and his son defending themselves with sporting rifles. The cottage was blockaded after that, and only local friends’ gifts of food averted starvation. Trotsky says he is denied lights, newspapers, and medical advice. Officials at Moscow disclaim knowledge of the plot, and have despatched an investigating commission. Meanwhile, adds the “Daily Mail,” 33 more Oppositionists, all. friend® of Trot-skv. have- been, arrested.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 21 September 1928, Page 5
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