Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-26
RUSSIAN
PLOTTING
REVEALED
Witness Claims POincare
Interested In A n t l.
Soviet Conspiracy.
DETAILS RELATED
Trial Of COunter-RevOlu-
tionists Is Closely Fol-
lowed BY Nation.
BY EUGENE LYONS
United Press staff Correspondent

United Press Staii correspondent
MOSCOW. Nov. 20 U.P)-The de-
tails of q plot in which the Soviet
government has charged internally
known statesmen Of Europe schemed
for an intcrventionist war against
Moscow were given TO a tense and
crowded court today by Leonid
Ramin, one Of eight defendants
who have calmly accepted their
doom as counter rcvolutionarics.
Ramzin. continuing his testimony
before several thousand jammed in
TO the court and millions who were
reached through the radio and
press. named Raymond Poincare,
former premier OF France as one
of the chief European foes Of the
Soviet.
ny impression always vas that
Poincare was heart and soul for
the whole intervention schemes.
Ram2in said calmly as he continued
bis lecture before the court"
Ramzin said that he learned in
conferences in London that Sir
Henry Detcrding and Winston
Churchill supported the interven-
zionist movement against the So
wet. Churchill is one OF the lead
crs of the Conservative party and
former chancellor of the exchequer
Ramzin said the conspirators
were determined to avoid the mis-
takes of other years ard this time
make the intervention war success
ful
We agreed that iS3l~Swas the
latest possible for the interven-
ton" he said. otherwise the So
VETS would be too firmly IN
trenched and our cause helpless"
Speaking with the GOODNESS Of a
professor addressing class room
OF students rather than man dc
Tending his life. Ramzin recounted
meetings with representatives OF
France and Britain, including Col
onel T. f. Lawrence. the "uncrown-
cd king Of tse Arabs" and TWO
French cClonels 49, Jolnvil.e and
Richard He said these meetings
laid the plans for contact between
the foreign plot leaders and British
agents in Moscow.
Il attended series of confer
onceS IN London, some OF them at
the home Of A. A Simon Of Vic
kcrs, Ltd he said AT one OF
these conferences Colonel Lawrence,
Victor Lar.chCv conc of the defend
auts) and others were present. We
then established direct relations
with British agents il Moscow"
Germany Uncertain
One Of the difficulties OF the in
tcrvontioniSt plot, Ramzin said. was
to determine definitely whether
Germany would support the move
mcnt against the Soviet. The plot
tcrS counted on Britain, France. the
Baltic states, Poland. Roumania,
Bulgaria and Jugoslavia. although
not all of those countries had given
definite assurances Of financial,
military or naval aid as the Soviet
has charged were given by British
and French circles. The witness
Cmpkasi2cd however, that the lead
ing role in the plot was occupied
by France. with Poincare and For
cign Minister Aristidc Brian in
volvcd, with England, with Sir Hen
ri Deterding, and Poland next in
line.
The witness described how. last
year, he provided the French agent
in Moscow with a complete report
of the Soviet military aviation
plans. being able to get that report
through his own position as head
OF the All-Union Heating Union
and the aid Of other defendants
holding high positions in the gov
eminent.
Ramzin devoted the rest of his
speech to the court to details Of the
plot already published by the gov
ernment, charging that intervention
was planned for next year after
the Russian plotters had paved the
way by sabotage against the Soviet.
Meanwhile, tension in the capital
continued TO mount rs the trial was
dramatized for the public here and
in all other cities of the Soviet
union. In line with the vast par
AIDES and mass meetings held when
the trial opened yesterday, another
giant demonstration was called for
tonight in The snow covered streets
Of Moscow.