The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-04
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blood of the Bessarabian peasants
They have shot over 20 members Of
the Bessarabian Parliament, the So
called "Zfatul Zeria" in order to ar
range the voluntary" utilization of
Bessarabia to Rumania six years ago
the Rumanian bourgeoisie started the
first Bessarabian trial of the "1OS"
and thus tried to abolish the first mass
organization of the oppressed popula-
tion which refused to reconciliate it.
self with the rule OF the feudal ele-
ments of Rumania eo
Peasants Formed Revolutionary
Committees.
The first great trial was followed
three years ago by second one with
~ accused, proletarians of Rumanian
and Bessafabianatown who had joined
together for struggle against the rob
berry of the Rumanian capitalists
In the time between these two
trials theer took place that Of the
AT" in 1920, which was intended to
destroy the Rumaniali Communist
Party. After this short Survey Of the
past the present trial Of the 500 ap-
pears more Understandable.
What are the. characteristics Of this
trials there took place these two
draw from it? The trials which are
arranged periodically by the Ruman-
ian oppressors illustrate clearly the
development of the revolutionary
movement in Bessarabia. We expe-
rienced number of revolts which
ended with the defeat of the peasants,
because the latter did not yet suf1-
GENTLY understand the revolutionary
role of their class. A revolt Of work
| ers which is not at the same time sup
ported by the organized peasants, is
! doomed to failure from the beginning.
A quite different picture is offered
by the last revolt in Tartarbunar. We
must state here above all that it was
| specially the peasants movement
which undertook conscious attack,
the attack of politically mature peas
| antry. Tartarbunar has raised high
the revolutionary militant banner. It
has understood that the high taxes,
the suppressed economic life and the
arbitrary actions of the gendarms can
only be stopped by the peasants and
the workers. Therefore, the, rebels
have first of all endeavered. to form
a revolutionary committee
From this we see that the revolt of
the peasantry had an organized and
conscious character. This s0rgHniza-
ton was certainly not yetssoo perfect
that it could lead Immediately the
whole population to revolt and this
explains the defeat of the revolution
| airy peasants movement S. I'LL
Whole districts were surrounded by
Rumania gendarms and numerous viii
lagos have been wiped out Completely.
The unarmed population was massa-
cred by the hangmen of Bratianu.
More than 1000 people have paid with
their lives for the attempted liberia
ton of Bessarabia from the yoke of
the exploiters and hangmen of Ru-
mania, hundreds of innocent cpeople
were thrown into prison and subjected
to the most horrible fortunes.
The voices of the 500 peasants who
are today tried by the hangmeH's gov
eminent of Bratianu, call the Bessa-
rabian peasants for new struggles for
the liberation of the occupants. From
the bench of the accused comes the
powerful call:
Against the occupation! For free
Soviet Bessarabia!"
Hangnen Occupied Ressatabia.
Bessarabia, the south western cor
ner of the gigantic Russian Empire,
on account of its geographic situa
-