EXECUTIONS BY SOVIET.
Reply to British Labour Protest. United Press Assn.—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. (Received January 3,2 p.m.) LONDON, January 2. The Soviet Ambassador, M. Maisky, in replying to a Trades Union and Labour Party deputation, regretted that they had published the resolution protesting against the executions following the assassination of M. Kirov before ascertaining the facts. He explained that those executed Were guilty of terroristic acts. The majority of these people came from abroad, were possessed of bombs and weapons, and declared thmselves in the Court as enemies of the Soviet.. M. Kirov’s assassination demanded stronger measures of combating terrorism, and, as a result of investigations, the trials were expedited, especially since the White Guards had crossed unhindered into Russia in order to fulfil their terroristic designs. The deputation, in replying, said that nevertheless they felt that an open trial was best in the interests of all concerned.
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Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20503, 3 January 1935, Page 8
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