The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-28

industry was the result Of the planfu
Sabotaging Of work.
Professor KaInikov subs ,antiatec
all the statements of the preceding
defendants regarding conferences
with the commercial and industrial,
committee in Paris and the coopera-
ton with the French agents. The
central committee of the industrial
party" was steadily transformed into
an executive organ, fulfilling the in
structionS of the French General
Staff, transmitted through agents in
MOSCOW. The duty of Kalnikov, he
stated, was to gather and edit, with
Ochkin and Ramsin, the spying re-
ports on the economic situation in
the war industry. He developed the
plan of systematic acts of sabotage
in the war industry for the pre-
paration of war. He continued:
In spite four efforts the econo-
mis- situation steadily improved Our
efforts were illusory. We recognized
our defeat. However, it was impos-
sible to discontinue. Finally was
arrested. In prison I recognized the
criminal character of my actions"
The defendant here wept.
Under the proletarian dictator
ship" Professor Kalnikov continued,
Il could retain my leading place
only if I had personal connection
with the working class or with
MARKHAM education. I lacked both.
My loyalty and unpoitical attitude
we're only covers for my hatred. My
hatred finally absorbed me.
From this high tribune I appeal
to the engineers seeking their way
in the Soviet Union! My mistakes
are typical I want to save other
young engineers from the horros to
which my path leads"
The defendant here paused, chok-
ing with tears.
"a turn needed deeds not words"
continued Professor Kalnikov. "I ap-
peal to the engineers still hiding an
antagonistic attitude under an unpn-
litical cover openly and honestly to
go the path of conscious cooperation
with Socialism,
The session of the tribunal was
continued until II o'clock, when the
defendant Charnovsky was sched-
uled to speak.
MOSCOW, Nov. 27.-The defen-
dant Charnovsky followed Professor
Kalnikov's statement.
Charnovsky unreservedly admitted
participation in the activity of the
industrial party" The industrial
party developed systematic sabotag-
ing work, he said. 1t aimed at
crisis in Soviet economics. Promin-
ent engineers were grouped around
the center. The Moscow group con-
sisted of Sc me. Time actual leading
Khreniikov who distributed concrete
tasks of sabotaging.
The main task of sabotaging was
to Illustrate the economic plans.
Charnovsky described concretely the
sabotaging work. In the mining in
dustry the tendency was to induce
the government to spend tremendous
sums without productive results. 1--WE
were striving to cause financial diff
ficulties," sail Charnovsky, insisting
on the import of superflous equip
ment."
In the chemical industry numerous
improvements were deliberately kept
out. Likewise, we Systematically
prevented or opposed the building of
locomotives" Charnovsky stated.
eve sabotaged standard forms of
production"
Charnovsky confirmed Ramzin's
and Larichevs statements about a
conference with Poincare and BRAND
on intervention plans. He strived,
however, to present his own part in
a better light. The engineer center,
he said, aimed, among other things,
to prevent the construction of home
made drilling machines to cripple the
war industry in case of war. In spite
of the painful sabotaging work the
industrial party failed to prevent
the realization of the Five-Year
Plan.
1--WE were powerless against the
will of the massesI" Charnovsky said.
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Especial to the Daily Worker
BY A. b. MAGILL.
MOSCOW, Nov. 27.-At the trial
of the eight wreckers, Fyedotov's
statement followed that of the de-
PENDANT, Kuprianov. Fyedotov's state
ment was especially important be-
cause it Eliminates the role that the
ideas of the right opposition played