The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-18
YISHINSKY ASKS VERDICT
OF GUILTY FOR BRITISH
WRECKERS AS TRIAL ENDS
Scores Imperialist's SANDERS Against U.S.SR.
Courts; Compares Soviet Justice With
British Meerut Case Scandal
(From Our MOSCOW Corresnondentl

From Our Moscow Correspondent
MOSCOW, April 17.-At yesterdays
evening session Of the trial of the
spies, sabotagers, and counter-revo-
lutionary plotters, the Prosecutor
Vishinsky began the final speech in
which the case of the U.SSR.
against these men is summarized. His
words were followed with the closest
attentidM by crowded court. "This
trial has extraordinary international
significance" began Vishinsky. 'The
whole world, the toilers of our coun-
try, of all countries, of all nation
and races, all of our friends-but also
all of our enemies who, blinded by
class hate, forgot the proprieties es-
tablished by international relations
all these people have their atten-
ton riveted on this trial. Our enc
mics tried Historically to bring moral
pressure to bear on this trial, but
of course they got the rebuff that
they deserved.
'TheSe people will likewise receive
in the future decided setback un-
less they bring themselves to under
stand that the land Of the Great Oc-
tober, the land of the triumphant
Five Year Plan-this greatest work
Of the creative forces of the toilers,
the land which fifteen years ago
overthrow the capitalists and the
landlords and now builds the New
Social Order, will take no account
of demands opposed to the interests
of the proletariat, the proletarian re-
volution, and the state of the pro-
letarian dictatorship.
Certain imperialist circles, dis
liking the fact that the Soviet Courts
protect the interests Of the workers
against their oppressors and exploit
ers, attempt from their narrow
minded, vulgar and inhuman view
points to SANDER the Soviet Courts,
alleging that there is no justice here"
Vishinsky then recited many quota
tons from different speeches in the
English House of Commons, and
many cases demonstrating how Jus
tice" is practised in capitalist oeun-,
tries. He referred to the Meerut
Trial: months of detention without
any charges presented; and quoted
British journal as saying that the
Meerut case was the greatest dis
grace in the history of trials through
out the whole world. This outrage
GUS case, Vishinsky pointed out. drag
ged on for four years. Capitalist So
called justice deals in third degree
questioning, inhuman treatment of
prisoners, and all manner of physical
and moral coercion. The defenders
of this kind of Justice" dare to level
accusations against the Soviet Union,
the only free country in the world,
and against the Soviet Courts, the
only courts in the world where the
desires Of the proletariat are carried
out.
Vishinsky then went on to sna1yze
the crimes committed which he di-
vides into three groups: wrecking
work, espionage, and the brlbing of
officials. With especial severity,
Vishinsky emphasized the guilt of
those employees Of the Soviet state
who, while they should have been dis
charging the duties Of Office entrust-
ed to them by the people, had COM
mitted treason.
Real War-Though Hidden.
vishinsSy brought his speech to an
end IN todsy's session, after telling
of the continuous accidents and dis