Evening star., 1932-02-26
BY PRISCILLA RING,
Associated Press staf Correspondent

(Copyright 1882. by the Associated Press)
PRINKIPO, Princes Island, Turkey,
February 26.-The rule of Joseph Stain,
guiding spirit Of the Communist party
in Soviet Russia, is thoroughly shaken, y
Leon Trctzky told me he believes, and
he cites this as the reason for the
issuance of a decree at Moscow few
days ago formally confirming the exile
of himself and of nearly two-score other
lesser former Russian leaders.
Breaking his ban on interviews,
Trctzky. the former Bolshevik war lord,
made the most direct attack on Stain
he has made many of his rare talks
with press representatives during his
exile.
The personal situation Of Stain and
his limited group is tottering pre-
cariously," the former organizer Of the
Red army said. Il neither have the
| text of the decree of which you speak
nor official confirmation that such a
decision has been taken, but supposing
| the information is correct, which I be-
lieve highly probable, I can give the
| following explanation:
| The list of names in the decree is
wholly artificial. 1t is the famous
| 'Amalgam' system. They have COM
| bined a list of opponents and enemies
of the Soviet regime, expelled from
Soviet Russia since 1921, as a specific
encourage around my name. Stain S
need for resorting to such methods is
due 10 the fact that his personal sit
uation is thoroughly shaken and COM
promised.
Successes Pointed Out.
"Indisputable economic successes have
10 al "a
by the opposition while difficulties have
resulted from Stains purely bureaucratic
method. The working classes OF Russia
are clearly aware of this. After de-
claring us dead four years ago, Stain
found himself forced some months ago
to launch a desperate international
campaign against 'Trotskyism' and me
personally. The present decree is merely
the crown of this campaign, which IN
dicates the strength Of our tendency
in the Soviets." ~
Trotsky is camping out" on this
island and he gives the impression OF
a general marshaling an army OF WoroS
He is continuing his work on tne MS
tory which he has been writing; :,
I'VE have come again to PrlnKlpo,
he said. where. with my family, spent
the first two years of my exile unth
fire destroyed our dwelling and every
thing it contained, including my library
Here we are even more isolated from
: the outside world than at Moda. Al
present during stormy days in FEBRUARY
the most does not arrive for day or
two days at a time. All houses are
tightly closed. You can see there are
ideal conditions here for abstalning
from politics.
However, the world press does not
lon %
ago the news appeared in the news
| papers of several countries that was
manning to leave for Germany to take
i1non myself the defense Of the Bruening
government The Spanish press, basing
| its opinions partly on the theory OF
permanent revolution which l uphold
and partly on communications OF police,
accuses me of organizing recent move
ments against civil guards there.
AT the same time, at Moscow, the
| Stain faction decided during its last
conference that l was directing the
advance guard Of BourgeoiSe counter
revolution Again it must be remem-
bered that a few months ago there ap-
peared in the world press an announce
ment of my plot, co-jointly with the
former Emir of Afghanistan, TO free
India.
All False, He Says.
Which of these communications is
true and exact? l have to disappoint
| you. They are all false.
IF YOU ask me which of them pleases
me most my choice will fall on the
| plot with the Emir of Afghanistan
In this story there is at least the most
creative fantasy. l am only sorry we
weren't accorded as third ally Mr.
Ramsay Macdonald. 1t is true that
without officially taking part in plot
he does all in his power for the quickest
possible liberation of India from Eng
land To have introduced him officially
| into the conspiracy would have beer
tantamount to compromising him un'
necessarily.
when l was arrested at Madrid dur.
ing the war (in 1916 the director o.
police thus answered by questions a!
to the reasons for the arrest: You
ideas are too advanced for Spain.
Thereupon I was incarcerated in |
model prison at Madrid, which I con
fess did not appear especially mode
to me.
Since that time monarchy has giver
place in Spain to republic which
even in its constitution, is called Re
public of Labor. do not know to wha
, extent the police Of Madrid have beer
renovated, but apparently they have thu
same conviction that my ideas are to-
advanced for Spain.
Nevertheless they consider this yer,
brief formula sufficient to motiviate
-efusal of visa. Ever since the found
ing Of the Spanish Republic Trotsk!
has sought, but failed to obtain pass
port visa to visit SPAIN. Thence arise
| this version of my spiritist direction .
the recent popular movement in Spain
! How should the Stain factions new
campaign against me be explained
: There are two causes, one general, tn
= other personal.
TN spite Of eYerything that man,