New Britain herald., 1930-11-26
SOVIET ENGINEERS
 TELL 0F B|G PLOT
Claim French Took Lead in
 Intervention Scheme

Moscow, Nov o6 P-Millions of Russians, hardy Siberian peasants, bearded mountaineers of the Cau- casus. and urban dwellers of the so- viet cities, listened on the radio to soviet engineers talk away their lives before revolutionary tribunal in the House of Columns in Mos COW.
 The grim aspect Of the occasion apparently has been lost 10 most of the listeners. This has implicated Great Britain, France, Poland and Rumania in a plot to destroy the Moscow communist regime.
 Outside the House of Columns the snow covered streets echoed as the trial opened with the cries of more than half a million demonstrants who passed with banners flying, de- handing the death penalty for agents of imperialism, ''initiators Of intervention and agents of our class enemies" Other slogans were No mercy to class enemies and "Plotters against the government must be shot
 Pleads Guilty
 Inside the hall, Professor. Leonid Ramzin, the first of the eight de- fendants to take the stand, pleaded guilty yesterday 10 counter-revolu- tionary activities and a broad in dictment of plotting communism g overthrow. Figuratively barring his breast, he told his judges in a scholarly and dignified tone:
 "I wouldn't think of defending myself. My destructive efforts are evident. I hope by this trial and my admissions to nullify m-' counter revolutionary activities"
 For two hours and half, M. Ram gin, well dressed and apparently un- perturbed, confessed his guilt to the court. The essence of his testimony had been published in a written con- fession at the time of his indict- ment. He implicated without re- serve his seven co-defendants in the indictments: Xenephon Sitnin, Ser gei Kuprianov, Victor Larichev, Alexander Fedotov, Vladimir Och kin. Nikolai Charnovsky, Ivan Kal- anikov, all important figures in the Soviet industrial regime.
 Only Two Have Lawyers
 A picturesque audience of men, women, and some youths, both boys and girls. sat throughout the long proceeding, which will be continued through several days, and listened to his testimony. His co-defendants sat with nonchalance near him, smoking cigarettes and reading mag azines, unmo"ed at the virtual cer- tGinty of an eventual death sentence. Two of them have lawyers, appoint cd by the court, the remainder will defend themselves.
 According to Professor Ramzin's testimony representatives of the French and British general staffs conferred with the Russian counter revolutionaries and originally set q time in 1928 for intervention of the foreign powers. This date later was changed 10 the summer of 1880. At the time of leaving the stand he had not divulged the reasons for the non- development of the plot, but it was presumed disclosures by the Ogpu, or secret police, had thwarted it.
 French Evolve Plan
 The witness said the plan as orig inally developed emanated from France and Great Britain. and he former President Poin- care and Aristide Briand, foreign minister, in the plotting. He said the counter revolutionary committee met representative of NJ. Briand and Poincare several times in Paris for discussion of details. France and Great Britain were not to be drawn upon for man-power to make the in- tervention possible, he said. the plan being for Poland and Rumania, with such white Russians as were avail able, to furnish the invading armies
 NJ. Ramzin said NJ. Denissov, chair man of the industrial counter revolutionary committee, reported to the committee an alleged interview with M. Poincare in which the French statesman was represented as insisting on immediate intensified preparations for intervention and as telling Denissov that the French