The Red Crusade

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVI, Issue 12, 28 December 1925, Page 5

The Red Crusade

All-Russian Congress Split PEASANTS AND THE SOVIET. PLANS FOB. WORLD REVOLUTION. cable—Preen AflßOCiutlou--CopyrigtiL.j New York, Dec. 26. The “New York Innes s ' Moscow correspondent says a violent political and economic dispute, lasting several days, winch has divided rhe Ail itussiun Congress ot rue communist party, culminated in Joy vote in ravour oi lhe piatiorm adopted by the central executive committee. Aameneit headed the opposition, numbering 65. ihe adopted piatiorm censures the minority i action lor overstating Lhe danger from wealthy peasants, and under-estimating the importance of cooperation with middle-class peasants, and instructs the committee to take all the steps necessary to strengthen the Red army and tne sea ami air fleets, also to follow a reconstruction policy designed to industrialise Russia to an extent where the country would manufacture heavy machinery and equipment, thereby assuring independence of capitalist countries. The piatiorm further urges discounting the political stabilisation of Europe, and issses a warning of the growing American role in international affairs. It notes pacific manoeuvring for another world war by the Locarno conference and the League of Nations. It directs tho committee to consolidate by all means the Soviet Republic as the base for a future world revolution, while it simultaneously instructed the Soviet Government to pursue a peaceful foreign policy.—(A. and N.Z.) COMMUNISM IN GREECE. Athens, Dec. 25. A meeting of Cabinet discussed the result of the municipal elections in Salonika, where Patrikios was elected Mayor, although the Government annulled his previous election on the ground that ho is a Communist. The Cabinet resolved to combat. Communism, and decided that in view of the alleged electoral indifference of the public, voting should be compulsory in future.—(Reuter.) ORGANISATION DISCOVERED IN BULGARIA. Sofia, Dec. 24 It is reported that a powerful organisation of Communists has been discovered in Bor i sowgrad. The chief named Minkow fled to Greece. Eight other leaders were arrested.—(A. and N.Z.)