The Washington times., 1922-10-08

any m4Lefkal UxCcpt tu4r OoOu8s
ing to the court procedurs.
He said the trial was m episods
in the struggle Of the nsw popular
Russia against the countsr-rsvolu-
ton, but he also declared that the
tribunal would be guided only By
truth, and would be complstely I'm.
partial IN sstablishins the facts Of
Euiit, IN qualifying suflt. ana IN
mstins out punishnasnt according
to the iaw.
In no other country did accused
IN any trial enjoy such wide free
dom Of dsfsnse. They spoke with
the eSeatsst violsnce, attaching In
often, ana insulting the tribunal.
ana they ware stopped only when
speaking about sxtrsns0us mat
ters not relating 70 the trisi.
When vandsrvslds and his oom-
panions laid down the dsfenss.
their motive was ludicrous. They
wanted, besides the official stsno-
gram, to have their. 0Nn stsno-
sraphers. Piatakoff said that was
q private matter. not the courts
business. They must ask the com.
naandant Of the house. who would
probably give 9 permit.
Instead Of addressing them-
selves to the commandant. Van
dervslde and bis companions de-
parted. using their departure for
propaganda purposes. Previously
they had complained that the
tribunal refused to invite soms
supplementary defensors whom
accused desired: those whom the
accused desired to have a. supple
msntary defensors were not men,
bers Of the corporation Of Russian
barristers. -
i In al countries Il 10 the custom
that those who are admitted to
plead before the court should be
members Of the barristsr corpors-
tion: In Russia ssceptiens can be
made BY the tribunal. a. In the
case Of vandsrvside. but the ex.
ception 10 not the rule.
vandsrveids quoted the Berlin
agreement Of the three intsrna-
tionais.' but the delegates Of the,
Third International at Berlin did'
not represent the Russian govern
ment and stiil less the tribunal.
They could only promise TO maize
requests. but even such agree
ment was not In force. because
the Second international had re-
jectsd the proposal Of world
workers congress, 80 there was
no Berlin agreement. ..,.r
DEADLY ENEMIES." ~
In the whole procedure during
the trial the tribunal showed great
impartiaiity. Accused complained
of the press campaign. but the
most violent press campaign
against us in this matter had been
started long ago abroad. especially
by the Second international. Our
press could not remain indifferent,
and during the whole trial the
accused made . violent propaganda
against u.
Accused openly. they sid they
did not recognise the tribunal, ~
they did not recognise our govern
ment. Thus they remained rebels
to the end. Our duty before our
people 10 to defend It against un-
relehting, deadly enemies. Ny
conviction shat the tribunal was
most fair 10 based upon attentive
study.
Communism cannot be realised
In Russia alone when It does not
d exist In other countries. From tie
beginning Of our rule we sought to
carry out . mixed system Of war
measures. We think the prevent
mixed system best adapted to Rus
sia's needs. 5 II In false to speak
Of the collapse Of Communism. It
did not collapse. ~ we did not seek
to introduce It. - II $50
It Ia equally untrue to say that
Communism engendered famine.
The entents's rigid blockads. the
endless dsvastations wrought by
the Tsarist generals and officers
:, sent to Russia BY the entente are
more than enough to explain our
misery. These are the causes Of
the famine. Soviet rule. on, ths
contrary. saved Russia. To rut
the famine down to the account Of
Sovietism II the. greatest lie
imaginable. ~ .,.t.,#
Now everything in Russia 10
awakening to new life. All the
forces Of production are rising ana
swelling. A profound optimimn
pervades the whole. External cred
its are wanted to improve foreign
trade. and an influx Of capital and
technical help. Economic collabo-
ration with Germany win be most
useful, but we invite ell countries
TO the same end.
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