TROTSKY’S NEW BOOK

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 55, Issue 3929, 21 July 1937, Page 10

TROTSKY’S NEW BOOK

Leon Trotsky is at present working twelve hours a day on his new book, “The Crimes of Stalin,” which ho hopes to finish very shortly, writes the Mexico correspondent of the London “Observer,” He is now a voluntary prisoner, and lives like a recluse in the simply appointed house of the artist, Diego Rivera. This house is in Coyoacan, a picturesque local suburb. Since he came here Trotsky has only left the place three times, each time tor a brief outing, always in a motor ear, accompanied by either one or both of his male secretaries. He is always followed by an armed guard. Indeed, the house where he lives somewhat resembles a military police barracks. There are eight uniformed and heavily armed constables on constant duty at the door, while twelve plainclothes policemen, also heavily armed, are always in the neighbourhood of the house. Everybody and everything that approaches the establishment is scrutinised, and only those who are well known to the guards or members of the household or whose credentials are authentic are admitted. Very few of the limited number of callers are able to see Trotsky personally. He only sees a few visitors—mostly journalists and authors, and .practically all of them foreigners. Trotsky’s new book deals with the recent Moscow trials and will be about 100,000 words long. He is a rapid worker. He dictates everything first and then goes over it very carefully.