The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-09-21
SOCIALISTS MAY HAND
Y ORKER TO FASCISTS.

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NR. PETER ISKROFF had fled
~ from Bulgaria to Vienna because
he was sentenced to death in Bull
garia for political offense. Iskroff
was a member of the executive
committee of the Bulgarian Young
Communist League and a popular
leader of the working class and
peasant youth movement. The au-
thorities in Bulgaria had been on the
lookout for him since 1925. He re-
manned eighteen months in the coun-
try, but was finally compelled to
flee. His trial took place in his alb
sence in 1926. The indictment was
based upon the notorious Law for
the Protection of the State" which
Furnishes membership of prohibited
organizations with death. Iskroff
was accused of meeting together
with other sympathizers in a cafe
to read the newspaper Radical"
and with having wanted to strength
en- the Young Communist League.
Iskroff was found guilty of these
horrible" crimes and sentenced to
death.
In Vienna Iskroff was arrested
by the Austrian police after having
conversed with foreigner known to
the police as a Communist. Iskroff
had a false pass and in his room the
police found, according to capital
list newspapers, "a bag full of Com
munist literature" Amongst other
things he is alleged to have pub
lished newspaper in a secret print
ing works, the newspaper aiming at
bringing about the overthrow of the
Bulgarian government.
His Grimes"
When the Grimes" of which Isk-
rolf is accused are examined, only
one thing remains-the pass matter.
This the Austrian police are per-
fectly used to with all political fugi-
tives. AS has been said, the usual
practice of the police was three
days Imprisonment and then per-
mission to stay. AS far as the print
ing of the journal Communist
Banner" is concerned, which is des-
cribed as a violation of Austrian
Press Law" it cannot be SO very
serious, for even the "Weiner Jour
nal" which strives to make the most
out of the matter, has to admit that
the publication was a theoretical
journal. All these things provide no
reason in Austrian law to detain
Iskroff.
The long detainment of Iskroff
can only have one meaning, and that
is that the Austrian authorities are
planning to hand him over to the
Bulgarian government, although the
Vienna police have officially an
nounced that the Bulgarian authori-
ties have not filed a request for
extradition. The official social
democratic party newspaper Gar
better Zeitung" makes no mention
whatever of the danger of the. extra
dition of Iskroff, but contents itself
with reporting his Grimes" in Aus
tria
Extradition Possible.
Had it not been for the Austrian
Red Aid the matter would not have
been brought before the public. Only
three weeks after Iskroff was ar
rested did the police consider it nee
essary to make any statement about
the affair, and only now after seven
weeks is the capitalist press trying
to make it state affair in order
to stir up public opinion against
him in Austria and pave the way
for his extradtion.
The case Of Burcul must serve as
warning. Burcul was handed over
in all secrecy to the Yugoslavian
authorities, net even his defending
lawyer being informed until after
it was an accomplished fact. The
Austrian government is preparing
to do the same with Iskroff, and
unless the workers of the world
take action one day we shall be
calmly informed that Iskroff has
been sent over the border in al
secrecy and haste.
The extradition of Iskroff to the
Bulgarian authorities would be moth
ing more than common murder, for
Iskroff is sentenced to death in Bull
garial
The workers and the Red Aid or
CARNATIONS in all countries must stir
up the world workers on behalf Of
Iskroff. Our task is to save his life.
ANOTHER /"BOMB PLOT"
LONDON, Sept. 90 W.D.-A
"bomb" mailed to the king of Swe-