The daily worker., 1925-01-12

High Treason.
Thus we can see that the whole in
dictment is endeavoring to make out
that trade union, cooperative, sports
and youth organizations are under the
influence Of the Communist Party
(Which is "evident" from the respect
i've resolutions) and are carrying on
revolutionary activities. Can it be
otherwise? Seeing that none other
but workers organizations. ::
Persisted in telling the workers
that the only choice before the pro-
letariat was either to be exterminated
by exploitation under bourgeois dicta-
torship, or to come out openly into
the struggle against the bourgeoisie
(from the resolution of the Second
Trade Union Congress included into
the indictment.)"
"These crimes" are punished on the
strength of paragraph 102-actions
directed towards the overthrow of the
existing form of government, and on
the strength of paragraph 267. high
treason" The former is punished by
long term of Imprisonment up to 20
years penal servitude, and the latter,
even with the death sentence. With
regard to "high treason" this ignoble
and impudent accusation can be
traced back to events which took
place in the spring Of the current
year. After the closing down of all
the ~Esthonian trade unions, there
came wave of fierce attacks and ar
rests directed against Esthonian work
| ing class leaders, The growing eco
nomic crisis and the political bankrupt
cy of the Esthonian bourgeoisie, re-
suited in a whole series of brutal per
secutions directed against the Esthon-
ian labor movement. But Esthonian
revolutionary theology, which had been
driven underground, was growing in
strength and volume from day to day.
Resolutions were passed at numerous
workers meetings in April Of the cur
rent year, emphasizing the hopeless
position of the working class under
the dictatorship of the Esthonian
shopkeepers and spectators, and
pointing out that the only way out
of the impasse is the close union with
the U. S. S. R.-"high treason"
Jan Tomp has already died at his
post. Many Of the other defendants
stand in danger of death sentences,
especially as at the proposal of the
public prosecutor, the second part of
paragraph 102 has been added to the
indictment EARNED rising is punish.
able by death). This was also done
on the strength of the Identification of
the program Of the Esthonian Party
with the resolutions Of the Comintern,
Profintern and of the Esthonian Labor
Congresses.
Social Traitors in the Trial of the 149.
Esthonian social traitors have al
ready an unenviable reputation as
helpers of the Esthonian bourgeoisie
in the latter's brutal treatment of the
workers.
I 1t was none other but Gellat, the
social democratic minister of the in
terror in the coalition government of
1918, who drove rs arrested comrades
across the -Esthonian frontier to
certain death. 1t was none other but
Gellat who with the help of his body
guard, bratally murdered 26 of our
comrades in Izborsk.
None others but social democrats
championed the cause of the Esthon-
ian bourgeoisie at meetings, in the
press, at congresses and wherever
they had an opportunity to do so. Only
eight days ago the entire social dem
Iocratic fraction consisting of 20 mem
bers voted in the national assembly to-
gether with the bourgeois bloc in iav-
or Of handing over five working class
members of the assembly to the in
telligence department and to the
court.
Rey, Asst, Piskar and all the other
democratic scoundrels are carrying on
daily campaign of unashamed incite-
ment against the Esthonian labor
movement in the columns of the vel
low, Ekhendus. Naninson, the well
known renegade, traitor and agent
proyocateur has found worthy follow.
ers In Reys, Asts, Piskars, etc.
Theses for Reports.
1. The history of the seven years
independence" of bourgeois Esthon.
ia is history of ignoble brutalities
and insults on the part Of Esthonian
shopkeepers and spectators against
the workers.
/ 2. Esthonian justice is the old czar
list justice with all its sanguinary
methods and forms.
3. The trial Of the "149' in Reval is
an unprecedented act of class ven
geance on the part of the Esthonian
brougeoisie.
4. Esthonian social democrats, who
have been responsible more than once
for the shedding of blood of Esthonian
workers, are playing in the trial OF the
"l49" their usual ignoble role OF
traitors to the working class.