Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-28
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81 Russian Charge of Plot
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establishing a social democracy In
Russia.
Then, according to Ramzin, the plan
suddenly provided for the complete dis
memberment Of Russia, with an appor-
tionment Of its territory among Eng
land, France and the other nations In
volved. Here the engineers, confessing
treason, explain that they had at first
been moved by patriotic motives, but
with this revelation Of the intended ruin
OF their country they were ready to
Sscant and expose the conspiracy to
40 world when they were gripped by
the iron hand of the secret police.
The of1cial Soviet newspaper presents
The story to its public in three sections
~-the history Of the beginning of the
Eot in 1876, the confessions and the
Culinary and Indictment by Krylenko
the prosecutor, now presiding over the
amazing trial amid the furnished splen-
doris OF the old czarist hall Of columns
Exfles Started Plot.
According to the historical narrative
It was exiled Russian industrialistS and
manufacturers, living In Paris, who in
itiated the plot, with, the formation OF
the Commercial Industrial Committee,
RaE11in, leader Of the engineers GEN.
ter, Joined the plot In 1927, according
to thu story. The first negotiations with
the Paris group were conducted by p.
A. Palchinsky, later shot when accused
OF sabotage In the gold and platinum,
mines. So
IN 1929" says the Prayda story.
dustrial Committee, Including Riabusf1-
insky, Tfetiakov and Lianosov, inter-
viewed Poincare, who expressed his
readiness seriously to consider inter.
vention. He turned it over to the
French general stan. The COMMITTEES
had direct contact with the French
star through Russian military emigTes.
They were informed there was no
doubt that the general staf would give
Poincsre . favorable reply. InterVen-
ton was proposed primarily through the
Latvia, with small participation by the
French Army and Navy. but under the
leadership Of the French general staff
and officers. At the same time, while
promising 20 develop plan for inter-
vention, Poincare insisted there should
% greater preparation for Intervention
Refers to BRAND.
The following u from the statement
Of Charnovsky. netallurgist:
'The hopes for intervention which
the Industrielists had, through Ria
buchinsky ana Kon0valov, were based
on their personal negotiations with
BRAND, the representative Of the French
government. and the French general
staff"
sItnin. one Of tias accused. is quoted
as follows:
"Poincare provided fun support for
the interventfonists and considered that
1890 or 1881 might bring full success
for the plan. He told members Of the
committee when they visited him that
the French general star had been in
stFucted to make preparations for inter-
>weption. A special committee had been
organized for Intervention. The head
Of tbs French Intervention Mission In
Russia In 1917. His. assistant was Col.
. Joinyille. The Russian general, Lukow-
sly, was the connecting link between
thD COMMITTEES. and the 4nterventio
There was also greeeef IN Intervention
Commission. under The cha1Tmaaaship Of
Gen Jauin With aIge1apta dives Of ing
land and Poland. a Ink was made be-
tween the Russian engineers and the
french and British through french and
British citizens IA Soviet Rlissfa."
Initials Only Used.
In the Pravda account th0se citiaens
are referred to only by initials, the IN.
ference being that mob attacks On these
persons might involve the Soviet ia Diff
neuities II the names were given.
A colby critical study OF the con-
LESSONS by those who ind the amazing
rnelodraina not altogether convincins
win disclose the fact that detailed de-
scription Of successful sabotage gives
the Soviets single sweeping expiana-
ton OF all the shortcomings Of the AVE.
year plan. The couspiratOrs tell Of the
slowing down Of production, the confu-
sion OF transportation, the damaging Of
food distribution, delays In the building
OF steel plants, interference with Oh
production by the damaging Of tanks,
the use Of the wrong fuel in loccmo-
ttves, the damaging Of oil refineries,
cracking plants and power plants. There
Is no economic failure or delay which
does not md complete Hcarious atone
nient IN the eight confessions Under
separate heading, cthe criminal ac-
tivit1eS OF the industrial party" heavy
emphasis Is given to this detail Of the
story.
Hostile opinion here, frankly skepti-
cal, and more lenient opinion, detached
but puzzled. are questioning profound
~ this sudden and opportune "out"
which the Soviets have microphoned to
the world. The first conclusion among
those who waste no love on the Soviets
WsS tnat It would have been quite pos
eible 70 induce eight fanatics TO face
imprisonment, or even death, with a
fake confession which would SQUARE
everything. The trouble with this
theory is that the accused engineers
are not Communists. They are intel
lectuals, survtvals OF the Czartsts'
regimes. paid as much Is 1000 rubles
2 month, and they are pariahs to the
Communists, surviving only because of
Their greatly needed technical equip
ment.
Motives Are Questioned.
Gould the soviets have seized eight
men, framed" them, and then prom
ased Immunity and rewards 70 their
wives and children IL they would MAKE
the confession deSired7 Could the &C.
cused have invented their confessions
- an alternative TO death?
Tnese conJectures are put forward
everywhere. But would the 6oyiets haye
Entrusted such q devious and elaborate
plot TO the yagaries Of q harassed man.
sanding before the microphone, talk
mg TO the world? No one short Of the
1otnor OF drug store gsction seems able
onef a theory In any degree plausi-
pie IS TO what lies behind quite the
most fantastic story Of modern times.
Ine Pravda account explains that
the failure OF the interventionist coup
N 1880 and its postponement until
1881 was due TO the world depression,
making the conspiratorS afraid to pro-
coed. Agronomists among the engi-
nsers had predicted a serious crop TAIL
ure In 1881, this being another reason
for postponement. The Chinese East
ern Railway incident, 1t Is stated, was
Drought about In order to bring o test
Of the temper and resources of the
rulers of the Red army. The result
was diSquieting
Intervention was to begin, saws the
PraVda with a frontier inciha,,t -, 4l,o