The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-01
BLOODY BOSS TERROR
WASTOFOLLOW WAR ON
SOVIETS, TRIAL SHOWS
Krylenko Brings Out
More Facts From
Accused 81
Brides Given Freely
Tried Hard to Wreck
5-Year Plan

special Cable to the Daily WorkerC
MOSCOW, Nov. 29.-This evenings
session of the fourth day Of the trial
began with the cross-examination of
the defendants. The contention of
the Soviet prosecutor, Krylenko, Is
that the defendants, in their state
ments, kept back some things which
can be quickly substantiated.
The discrimination of the pros
ecutor and the court uncovered the
cynicism and full content of the re-
dictionary aims of the defendants
They cross-examined all the Defend
ants, particularly Professor Ramsin.
He admitted that he realized, not
only now "after meditation in prison"
but already for some time that carry
ing out the instructions of the I'M
perialist masters would be frought
with terrible consequences to the
aims of the workers and peasants.
The program of bourgeois democ-
racy and concessions to the work
ers and peasants after the overthrow
Of Soviet power was admitted to be
merely denagogic mask covering
the real content which was "the de-
struction of the vanguard of the
vanguard of the working-class," and
reprisals conducted by the French
generals and tfie reactionary wing of
the counter revolutionary engineers
and emigres.
The cross-exan1ination of Ransin
established that he steadily passed
from Bolshevism, in 1917, to Mershe-
vik conceptions Of Russian develop
ment. AS an adherent of the Mem
shevik ideas he opposed the October
revolution. A short period of pos
tive attitude toward the Soviet
power" in the beginning of the NEP
New Economic Policy, signified no.
change in his opinions. The NEP,
he understood, was starting point
to the restoration of capitalism.
In 1927, the beginning of intensi-
fed socialist advance, induced RAM
sin to resume his active antagonistic
attitude against the Soviet power,
and to join the wreckers' organiza-
ton. Henceforth, Ransin steadily
passed to the adoption of the worst
reactionary program of military
dictatorship"
The true meaning of a military
dictatorship" was revealed by Ram
sin, after he was especially recalled
to the stand during the examination
of Laritchev.
Larichev attempted to pose polit-
ical infant" not understanding Boil.
shevism nor the real plans of the
reactionary efnigres and the imper-
ialist statesmen. He evaded answers
to the direct questions put by Kry.
lenko Of what he understood con-
cretely by the military Dictatorship"
He evaded the irorical question by
the Soviet prosecutor, whether the
bloody General Lukomski, the great
iindustrialist Denissov and Nobel
promised to put through the program
of democracy with great concessions
to the workers and peasants.
Ramsin was here recalled to the
stand and became confused. contra
dicted himself under crosse xamina-
ton, Krylenko and the Judges, Wish
insky and Antonov finally forced him
to admit the terrible consequences of
the military dictatorship to the toll
ing masses Of the Soviet Union.
Answering one question, Ramsin
admitted that the military dictator
ship" aimed at the destruction, not
of the whole working-class, but only
its vanguard. The extent of the re-
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