The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-08
Krylenko Demands Death
Penalty For s Wreckers in
Final Speech at Trial

JeCJS OF Jne sabotage OF Jne various
spheres, the sabotagers concentrated
their activity in the Donbas fuel,
Moscow coal, and Kuzbas coal. Pro-
duction was retarded everywhere,
railway development was prevented.
All evidence combined with Stats
tics show the effects of the sabotage,
giving the uniform picture of the
systematic mischief done in the in
terests Of foreign powers.
Without the concrete intervention
plan such sabotage was senseless. A
similar picture was shown in the
metal industry, railways, and textile.
In the last two years the Soviets
have repaired the western railway
border railways damaged by the
wreckers. Comparatively, record OF
damage was done in the textile in
dustry. The textile sabotage was
begun early, hence a great variety OF
subtle methods of action and con-
ceslment were developed The court
even established the dirty personal
interests of receiving q commission
from English manufacturers covered
up by theoretical arguments OF the
honorable professors, and building
luxurious textile factories based upon
the demagogic pro-labor arguments.
Employment of such methods ex-
plains why the workers could 50 long
continue their sabotage unhampered.
Combining the various measures
caused defective the socialist con-
struction. The discovery of the cen
trail leadership in the Caspian en-
abled the revelation of al the crini-
nal measures,
Particularly slick methods were
used in a systematic public discus
sion accusing one another of "sabo-
tage" Investigation of the sabotage
methods Of the drainage revealed the
extraordinary crimes. expressed by
the preparation of the ground for
intervention.
Ranlsin received instructions from
r but concealed these. Eventually
Ramsin confessed, knowing that the
Soviet Government could bring Pris-
oners Riesenkampf, Koenig, Sparro,
and Michaelenko as witnesses. The
closed session definitely revealed the
military sabotage and the military
organization connected with French
agents. Living witnesses we're avail
able concerning the central instruc-
tons on this point also.
The mysterious gentlemen r and
K were identified as living persons.
Authenticity of the defendants tes-
timony in the role of these persons
and the French general staff connec-
tons were unquestionably estab-
lished.
After investigation of the interven-
ton menace under the French lead
ership it was absolutely certain.
Especial Cable 10 The Daily Worker)
MOSCOW, Dec. 5.-To define the
defendants activity I repeat their
aim: Intervention according to a
concrete plan. The leadership of the
intervention was in the hands of the
French general staff.
The statements of the defendants
show in detail the plan fully coin
cides with the actual preparatory
steps. Poincare wrote an article on
February 10 showing the great in
terest of the French in the Rouma-
Man and Polish Soviet border con-
flicts.
The western border preparations
were practically undertaken to pre-
pare the ground for military forces
to paralyze the local railways.
The establishment Of benzine
dumps, and airdromes under the RS
direct instructions proved this. The
witness Michaelenko exposed drain
age and plan landing the Krasenov'S
Cossacks in the Black Sea territory.
All the border activities were fixed
for 1880, proving the truth of the
testimony. The wreckers' picture is
quite clear now.
Professor Ramsin is typical in
tellectual exposed as the organizer
of the wreckers' center He perform
ed the most responsible task connect
ing the Torg Prom with the general
staff and the French agents. Ram
sin always was an irreconcilable en-
envy Of the Soviet Government and
a counter revolutionary His politi-
cal conceptions play not the most
important role. Ramsin is a typical,
practical organizer. He had practi-
cal ideas of substantial realization of
political aims through sabotage, ex-
pecting a ministerial post. Only one
judgment of the Soviet Government
was possible in regard to Ranlsin
as the leading wrecker, spy and or
ganizer Of terroristic acts and mill
tary work.
Charnovski is an outspoken czarist
seeking a cowardly exoneration. The
trial exposed his leading role in the
metal industry and the cold-blooded
preparations to explode the ammuni-
ton works. He supplied spy infor-
nation and had personal contact
with the agents. AS a Sleading fig
ure, spy, wrecker, and arch-reaction-
airy, Charnovsh deserves the punish
ment which the Soviet Government