The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-07

IL DeIOre nand In the eyes OF the law
as "seditious conspiracy" and by pro-
scouting those champions of the ex-
plotted and downtrodden masses who
seek to point the way to their eman-
cipation.
Without any warning, and upon no
adequate legal grounds, the Director
Of the Intelligence Department of In
dia, Col, Kaye, has preferred charge
in the Magistrates court of Cawnpur,
U. p, against Manabendra Nath Roy
and seven other Indians, of "conspir-
acy against the sovereignty of the
King Emperor" for the crime of hav-
ing advocated the organization of a
mass-party Of workers and peasants
in Indial
The whole charge is frame-up to
declare the young Communist and
workings class movement Illegal, and
to crush it to the ground before it has
had time to root itself deeply in the
minds Of the exploited proletariat and
peasantry. The steadily growing spir-
it Of revolt that is present among the
Indian masses,-the deep interest that
is being taken among wider sections
Of the population in the ideas and
theories of scientific Socialism, above
all, the danger that the organization
of a class-conscious party of the In
dian working class would constitute
for British Imperialism, have driven
fear in the souls of the Anglo Indian
ruling class. They dread another Rus
sian Revolution repeated in India ON
larger scale. Hence the steady anti
Russian propaganda that has been
carried on in the Indian press, fed by
Reuter-. Hence also, the present trial.
The evidence, like the charge it
self, is trumped up to suit the oceas
sion. Out of eight accused, only two
are present to defend themselves
DANCE and Singaravelu Chettiar. One
is the editor of a theoretical weekly
paper called THE Socialist: the
other is editor of a small weekly
called the "Labour and Kishan Ga
zette. The other six are. already
under government ban, four being in
termed under an obsolete law known
as Regulation Ill of 1918" without
trial or due process of law on the I'M
proven charge of being "Bolshevik
Agents.; the other two, Manabendra
Nath Roy, an exile in Europe, and
Sharma, an exile in French India,
have not the least chance to appear in
their own defense.
It is alleged on behalf of the pro-
secution that intercepted letters, al
legged to have been written by the ac-
cused, call for the Complete separa-
ton of India from Imperialist Britain
by means of a violent revolution"
this end to be achieved by the organi-
cation Of a party Of workers and peas
ants. According to Col. Kaye, who
seems to be the chief witness as
we'll as prosecutor, IAN agreement
constituting conspiracy was arrived
at by means of letters written by the
accused to each other" This conspir-
acy, explains the Colonel was to be-
financed by the Third international,
without preferring any letters to sub
stantiate his claim.
1t appears that the six absent are to
be proclaimed guilty by default Of any
to defend themselves.
Four being informed. and 2 prohibited
entry into British India, there is little
chance to put up legal fight against
these Starr Chamber methods, even
did time and space permit them to
travel to the scene of their trial. 1t |
appears that the two accused who
will appear in their own defense have
been permitted the services of law
vera concession to British justice
and fair play" This gentleman re-
quested Col. Kaye to produce proofs
Of his allegations. The latter graci- /
ously complied and proceeded to exhi-
BIT series of documents which he
described as Correspond |