Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-08
ENGLAND BLAMED
IN ASSASSINATION
Of SOVETS' ENVOY
Moscow Declares Murder of
M. VOikoff in Warsaw Adds
to War Peril.
rs INJURED BY BOMBS
AT COMMUNIST MEETING
Leningrad Club Badly Damaged.
London Admits Danger of
Conflict Is Growing.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, Russia, June 8.-Blame
for the assassination of NJ. Voikoff
Soviet Minister ia Warsaw, Poland,
is placed upon England by the leading
Moscow newspapers.
Only incidentally is Poland charged
with responsibility through her al
legged failure to observe the clauses
of the Riga treaty of 1921 prohibit
ing the harboring of enemies of the
Soviet.
Both officials and the press appear
to see a direct connection with the
previous aggressions against the So
Wet which they have charged were
directed from London. An analogy is
drawn from the situation created by
the delivery of the Curzon note in the
Spring of 1923. followed by the as,
sassination in Switzerland of the So
Wet envoy, Vorovsky.
Called Spark of War.
pravda, organ of the central COM
mittees of the Communist party, calls
he assassination of NJ. Voiko1f a
new spark thrown into the charged
atmosphere of Europe, and adds:
1--WE cannot doubt the identity of
the hand of the assassin. The secret
murderer could not fail to have known
that his ignominious action may be-
come the last drop. overfilling the
cup of patience of the Soviet Union.
'.The Polish government knew that
the remainder of the White Guard
who we're given hospitality were our
enemies, yet it never took measures
to protect our diplomats, The workers
and peasants have the right to de.
mand satisfaction from Poland.
Izyestia. organ of the federal CEN
tral committee of the Soviets, says:
1.-THE disciples of CurZon. namely
Chamberlain, Joynson Hicks and
Churchill (the British foreign secre-
tary, home secretary and chancellor
of the exchequed. have succeeded in
rupturing relations with the Soviet
Union London now has become a
place where 1t is possible TO obtain in
aflya nee .disne fIanefpr any criminal
deed tiifected against the union.
Called Nest of Murderers.
"London is a nest of murderers. the
victim of which this time is Voikoff.
We were a thousand times right when
threat to European peace.
The Raboery Gazette likewise elab-
crates the idea that the assassin was
promised immunity by England.
Twenty-six persons were seriously
injured when two bombs were thrown
In a business club at Leningrad last
night while Il meeting of members of
the debating section of the Communist
party was in progress. it was learned
today The premises were badly dam
aged.
The bombs were thrown by two
strangers who entered the hall quickly
one after another. hurled the bombs
and then rushed out. firing revolvers
as they ran. The explosions took place
almost Immediately. The building was
surrounded by militia soon after. and
a resulting fire was extinguished.
In addition to the 26 seriously In
iured and taken to hospital. there
We're several others who suffered
slight injuries.
The Polish Minister at Moscow, M.
Patek, has called on Maxim Litvinoff,
pressed the profound condolences of
the Polish government for the murder
of NJ. Noikoff. He voiced condemna-
ton of this criminal act
Investigation Under Way.
M. Patek informed the foreign com
missar that vigorous police investl-
CATION would be carried out and the
guilty persons punished to the utmost
severity of the law.
At the same time NJ. Litvinoff hand
ed the minister a note for presentation
to his government protesting against
the assassination and saying that the
Polish government could not repudiate
responsibility for the outrage.
1t is emphasized by some that the
assa ssination is reminiscent of the as
sassination of the Archduke Franz
Ferdinand at Sarajevo. which brought
on the World War, and supports the
Russian contention that recent events
constitute a menace to European
peace.