The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-01

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prisals, for instance, and the punt
tive expeditions would be in proper
ton to the resistance of the prole-
tariat. Finally Professor Ramsin adj
mitted he personally disbeheves the
historical possibility of the realiza-
ton of the bourgeois democracy.
The most reactionary monarchist
engineer, Meighes, would become an
instrument of the French imperialistS
after the overthrow.
The cleft wing" which aimed at
"only' military dictatorship and
the temporary retention of the eight
hour day, and great supply of mer-
chandise to pacify the masses, would
be pushed aside.
Thereupon the cross-examination
of Larichev continued.
Further cross-examination uncov-
cred still more the defendants under
standing of the significance of the
military dictatorship for the workers
Under the impression of Professor
Ramsin's involved statements, Lari-
chew admitted membership in the
industrial party" and stated that he
not only understood clearly the real
significance of the military dictator
ship but deliberately aimed at re-
prisals connected with it.
This was expressed still more
clearly by the next defendant, Kahn
ikov. Answering the question about
the personal---very. political atti-
tude he declared he was a cadet Ga
constitutional democrat). His atti-
tude after the introduction of the
NEP New Economic Policy was
that he hoped the pressure of the
dictatorship of the proletariat would
lessen.
The successful socialist construction
towards the end of the restoration
period strengthened his antagoniStic
attitude and prompted him to under
take wrecking work. Although the
defendant tried to lessen the signi-
f1cance of the military dictatorship
clause in the program he stated it
was suggested and forced from "out-
side" He admitted that the military
dictatorship was synonymous with
white terror.
Answering Kdylenkos question, he
admitted this result was logically
clear to him-"a man remote from
politics" He agreed with Krylenko,
when the latter characterized as
political hypocrisy, Ramsin's denial
of the clear understanding that the
military dictatorship was synonymous
with the most extreme white terror.
Answering the question of one of
the judges, Antonov, Ramsin, Lari-
chew and Kalinkov described the
methods of recruiting new members.
Recruiting was done through the help
OF making careers, through financial
support. intimidation that in case of
overthrowing of the SovietS "the
loyap' engineers would be punished
by the new government.
The defendants admitted the syste-
matte hindering of the rising young
Scientists in the State Planning
Commission, particularly Commu-
nists.
The progress of the trial. particu-
larly characteristic of the atmosphere
wherein it occurs. strikingly contra
diets the claims of the enemies press
that the trial is "a sham play" The
tone of the statements and attitude
of the defendants. likewise prove
that they are not petty" but big
calibre r-revolutionists.
Their attempts to pose as lost
sheep, in spite of all their admissions
made in the first statements, was
frustrated by cross-examinatton
The conscious, cynical speculation
on white terror and the greatest
bloodshed accompanying the over
throw under the leadership of the
French imperialists, through the
leaders of the industrial party"
clearly was established.
The session was adjourned with
the cross-examination of Kalinikov
y
MOSCOW, Nov. 30-Cross- exam
ination of the defendant Fyedotov
continued. Fydedotov personfies the
complete degeneration of certain
circles of the old Russian intellec-