The Daily Worker Newspaper, June 23, 1927, Page 3

‘later the sentence was commuted to THE DAILY WORKER, 'W YORK, THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1927 vage Wnree HOUSE ASSASSINS OF COMMUNISTS IN SOVIET PRISONS Yet No Persecution Is In Evidence By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL. (Special to The Daily. Worker.) MOSCOW, U. S. S. R. (By Mail).— One must wonder at the extreme len- iency of the Soviet Power, in dealing with its worst enemies, as the facts pile up mountain high on a visit to the Lefortovsky Isolator here is Mos- cow, We visited the former counter-rev- olutiénary general, at one time the ezarist prince, Uchtomsky, in his cell. For a time he threw the support of some of the Don Cossacks to the ef- forts of Kolchak to overthrow the workers’ and peasants’ power in Si- beria. The blood of many are upon his hands. In another cell we found the pro- fessor, Kuzminsky, who openly boast- ed when questioned, “Why are you here?” that, “Oh, I killed some Com- monists.” The wolf thirst for blood, | fn this case human blood, the blood of workers and peasants, was still in his face, I have already told of the Czecho- Slovak spy, Hora, keeper of the pris- on co-operative store, but there was also the czarist agent provocateur, cog in the vast ezarist police system before the revolution, quite aged now. Here he was the leader in the radio circle, There were others of the same brand, bitter enemies of the Work- ers’ and Peasants’ Rule, constituting about four per cent of the 381 in- mates, while 70 per cent were held here for serious charges of robbery | or similar offenses, with 26 per cent under lighter charges of robbery and other crimes. Some were murderers. It is not stretching the facts to charge that Abraham Cahan, the edi- tor of the New York Jewish Daily (Socialist) Forward, hates and fights the Soviet Power more viciously than this general of the counter-revolu- tion, Uchtomsky, whose record is no- torious. Uchtomsky was taken pris- oner-in 1919, sentenced to death, but 10 years’ imprisonment. This case is not unusual, Uchtomsky was part of that vast power that the Versailles “peace” bandits sought to develop to overthrow the Soviet Power. Thou- sands, even tens of thousands of Communists and Communist sympa- thizers, were murdered by the forces led by such as Uchtomsky, not to mention the horrible deaths meted out to the’soldiers of the Red Army when taken prisoners. Yet here he was, one of the worst of the czarist foe, passing his time between the writing of his memoirs, without in- terference of any kind, and acting as the prison bookkeeper, probably the only useful work he has ever done in his life. Uchtomsky had a cell all to him- self. It is quite large, airy and com- fortable, in fact, thruout this whole “house of correction” there is none of that revolting prison odor that pervades every American prison and jail. He had a cot to sleep on, with plenty of pillows, according to the best Russian practices, symbols of past splendor. There was a picture on the wall—the picture of a cavalry charge. with sabers held high by hard riding horsemen. Yes, he could speak French. But he refused to utter a word in that language. He spoke German and Russian and the tenor of his remarks were that he was be- ing treated much better than he Special Summer Subscription Offer 2 MONTHS This offer is especially suited to those who wish to become acquainted with our paper. Ask your friends and fellow work- ers to try The DAILY WORKER. 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Seanvhile plese costed your economia @raie or, fatléng this, tho. vreind of oe galery ef sconcaio talent at the Eiesian and tel3 ce chet Qo tha seaning of the expre od bout ahich Reyntiner ~ ' Bpow the evensng tinsesf » use Ss in “fine chemicals” + eure Be 6980 HOT axes Bo to report. 2% 30 Bo easy anttor for @e % OdteID tasormec tion of the nature yoo rpquize as GF MussieD vires, qnon % gong an Jodo of thie sort, fun serious risk Sena) Bortram Jorres, Oritish Tiseion, poecoe. of being hanged end for cepsonene | Gt quartered By. the 6.7.0, Toure overs “enntinan The above facsimile of a letter sent from the British Commercial Mission at Leningrad to the British Mission at Moscow furnishes undis- putable proof of spying activities against the workers’ and peaSants’ gov- ernment of Russia. The letter reads as follows: “Dear Jerran:—I presume it is you whose hieroglyph appeafs as acting on behalf of Peters in a letter dated April 7th. n Meanwhile please search your economic brain out about you “Diagas.” I will try to find or, failing this, the brains of the galaxy of economic talent at the mission and tell me what is the meaning of the expression ‘fine chemicals’ about which Reyntiard—am sure he does not know the meaning himself—has asked me to report. “It is no easy matter for me ‘to obtain information of the nature you requife as my Russian birds (stoolpigeons) whom I send on jobs of this sort run serious risk of being hanged and quartered by the G. P. U. for espionage.” Yours ever, PRESTON. This letter was read by Comrade Rykoff before the Moscow Soviet and caused great indignation against the British conspirators who are guilty of the very acts they charged falsely against the Arcos mission in London. would treat his workingelass enemies if he were in power. As we talked to him prisoners dropped in from neighboring cells, | joining in the discussion, making “an evening” out of it. Kuzminsky, who had been with Wrangel and Denikin, was less com- municative. While the late czarist prince was aged and his hair and beard white, Kuzminsky was care- fully smooth shaven and he had not yet begun to gray. He had a radio, that seemed to be an excellent instru- ment, better than the many possessed by others. Kuzminsky’s radio, however, only brought him such programs as the Soviet State offered and he was reading, as we entered, the latest is- sue of the Isvestia, the offieial organ of the Soviet Government. Probably that is very disconcerting to him. Of this he would say nothing. Then we passed on among prison- ers, most of whom were to be found on this evening, as on nearly every evening, gathered in the various edu- eational and cultural activities being conducted within the prison. The story of these activities were told us by the educational director, a mem- ber of the Communist Party. Greater enthusiasm for music I have never seen displayed than that shown by the prison chorus. What! singing! The radio circle was in full session. The prison radio that pointed its) huge amplifier into the prison chapel (now called the prison theater or as- sembly hall) was turned on for our benefit. ‘ The dramatic circle gathered on was to be presented on some special occasion in the near future. I have already told of the Bee Cul- ants who had unluckily, or perhaps Law. “Luckily,” I say, beeause here in prison they were getting an edu- cation unknown to them under czar- ism. Peasants on good behavior are given three months off each year to return to their villages for the har- vest. Other prisoners are given a two weeks’ vacation each year. All serving of their various terms of im- prisonment. Another “Cirele” discusses” the History of the Communist Party and general political and scientifie sub- jects. The prison library contains 2,000 volumes. Every cell receives a copy of a daily newspaper. The prisoners can get other Soviet newspapers and magazines that they wish. All are to be had in the prison. The theater boasts an excellent moving picture machine, with which the best Soviet pictures, such as “Potemkin” and Gorky’s “Mother” have been shown. ,The moving pic- ture operator is a former member of the Communist Party, imprisoned for misuse of party funds. So we might have spent the night investigating and studying methods by which the Soviet Uniort is seeking to solve one of its big problems. But it was et ae gps ten o'clock & the eveni we must make the trip back to the city. ; All of these prison activities enu- merated, however, I might add, were carried on by the prisoners them- selves without the direction or super- vision of guards. At all timés we had a group of prisoners who fol- lowed us about, asking questions, and showing as great an interest in us, as we were showing in them. The freedom of the prison was theirs. ThuS we made our way back to the administration offices. Here we were urged to ask any other ques- tions that we desired. And we were also asked to write our impressions of the prison in a special book kept for that purpose. I wrote a message from our American class war prison- ers, especially mentioning Sacco and Vanzetti and* Mooney and Billings. Yes, they had all heard of Sacco and Vanzetti here, condemning the in- tended murder of these innocent workers and comparing the treat-| ment these workers were receiving | with the leniency shown the enem-| ies of the Workers’ Republic within | the borders of the Soviet Union. “We want the workers and farm- ers of America to get a clear under- standing of our treatment of the en- emies of the Soviet Power,” said the prison director. “We are sure that when this matter is properly present- ed to them they will understand.” Working class justice is a strong arm of the Soviet Power. ‘Enmity’ of Moros For Filipinas Is lnvention of U, S, WASHINGTON, (FP) June 22.— Prussian officers of pre-war vintage have nothing on American officers lording it over the Filipinos, accord- ing to disclosures by representatives in Washington of the Philippine in- dependence movement. Major Or- ville M. Johnson, American con- stabulary officer in a province of Mindanao is hailed as an example. Several months ago Major John- ion and other American officers sued the independence paper “La Revo- luccion” of Cébu for libel because of charges that the Americans were stirring up strife*between the Chris- tian Filipinos and the Mohammedan Moros. The Cebu paper presented proof that the much vaunted enmity between the two races, asserted to be the main reason why the Filipinos should not have freedom and why the Moros should be taken away from Philippine jurisdiction, was being in- tensified by American militarists themselves. Union Exposes Officers, Major Johnson, infuriated by the testimony of a Moro chieftain that his tribe had been stirred up by the Americans, insulted the old man publicly. The Moros threatened to lynch Johnson, who was rescued by a native policeman, arrested and irae with slander. His case is to Sacco and Vanzetti Shall, Not Die! ! EDITOR'S NOTE:—Upon the | first news of the assassination of | Comrade Voykoff in Warsaw, the French Communist daily “l!’Hu- manite,” published an article in a prominent position under the titfe “England’s Breach With the Soviet Union—-the Signal for Murderers and Assassins.” We herewith republish the translated article: So the assault against Moscow is started with the furor of despair. At | least the instigators of this bloody ad-| |venture should know that dirty work | has in itself the marks of certain) death. Not only the ignoble crimes} as those which have taken place in| Warsaw and Leningrad as well as the! frontier of White Russia will not| shake and destroy the dictatorship of | workers and peasants, but they will} strengthen the workers of the world} |in their determination not to let these! jeriminals go wmpunished. In the as-| |sassination of Comrade Woikoff we| | are witnessing the beginning of White | counter-rvolution, Our comrade has | occupied his post at Warsaw since| 1924, which he himself used to call a| | fighting post. He had replaced Com-| | vade Karkhan and a French journalist | | who interviewed Woikoff last summer | | was writing yesterday about the pre-| | cautions that the staff of the Russian| embassy at Poland had to take owing | to hostile manifestations of which} they were frequently the subject. The Poland of Sikorski and Pilsud- ski and of White terror, this Poland so dear to Mr. Boncour is the land of} | predilection. of Russian monarchists| and counter-revolutionists. | What | would, however, be the Polish state | without the English gold and the sub- |sidy of financiers of the City. How| many times in this paper we have dis-| closed the maneuvers of London ad-| vancing now and then the Polish! pawns on the anti-bolshevist checker |board. It was in Lausanne that Com- |rade Vorofsky was assassinated in | 1923, while defending the rights of |the peoples of the Orient against the |imperialist jingoes. It is in the cap- | ital of reactionary Poland, in the coun- {try which the Whites have chosen as | their advanced outpost against Soviet- m, that an assassin has killed Woi- | koff. | Yes, the instigators of this crime are in London and they know how to choose the place and the means of |their sinister designs. Yesterday it | was Conradi the mercenary of Wran- | gel and today it’s Boris Kowerda, the \trusted man of abhosred Czarism. | Kowerda belonged to that troublesome organization which is under the lead-| ership of Nicholas-Nicolaewitch and| jhas its ramifications in all the capi-| ‘tals of Europe. One of the chiefs of |these bands is the notorious Sablin, | the right hand of English Fascist and | their chief Locker-Lampson, who is a person always welcome at the home| 4on was expected by the conspirators|the big chain of reservoirs of New| office of Joynson-Hicks, THE ATTACK ON THE U.S. 5S. R. "SOVIET UNION (to the capitalist its of the world):—“I am busy recon-| PILSUDSKI AIDS TORIES IN FIGHT ON SOVIET UNION Supports White Bandits Sejm Member Charges WARSAW, June 9. (By Mail) — That Russian monarchist bandits are being subsidized in Poland by the British for the purpose of esplonage in the Soviet Union and for raids on the border districts of the US.S.Ry and that this campaign is carried on with the full consent of the Pilsudski dictatorship, pointed out in @ statement issued by a left wing mem- ber of the Sejm. The text of the statement follows: In order to fully grasp the signifi- cance of the assassination of the So- viet Ambassador by the Russian monarchists, one must take the fol- lowing circumstances into considera= tion: Finance Bandits. 1. A section of the Russian mon- General Bulak Bulakovitch is being financed in Poland with British money. This section is allegedly oc- cupied in administrating the Belovesh woods which the Polis leased to a British section is financed with the money }of the Polish General Staff, just as the Petlura band. As recently as |1924 and 1925, the Polish General | Staff utilized the second section for | raids on the border districts of Soviet | White Russia and the Soviet Ukraine, | 2. Sinee the coup d’Etat of Pilsud- |sky, the activity of the monarchist groups has noticeably increased. The | press of Pilsudsky has been in the habit of writing about the necessity © of the creation of an “independent” structing as you see; I don’t want a war, but look out if I do come down.”| Ukraine and an “independent” White tablished himself in Paris and from ;they are now fighting the country of | Russia, naturally upon the ruins of | the Soviet Ukraine and Soviet White the French capital he is subsidizing | the Revolution. It is with the aid of! Russia. and directing the movement of the | Terrorist organizations which are pre- | paring the assassination of workers|but the Revolutionists like Woikoff a di and peasants in U. S. S. R. | Eight days ago, Comrade Rykoff | murderers in white collars and as- sassins in evening dress. Let it be so, and like the Communists of Leningrad are not afraid of death. The revolu- Persecutes Communists, 8. Although the fascist regime of ictator Pilsudsky persecutes all propaganda and the whole press of the Communist Party, and not merely revealed this infamous conspiracy be-|tion, however, cannot sell so cheaply | that, but even the radical “Indepen- fore 2 Moseow Soviet. He was de-|the lives of its champions. It has the} gent Peasants Party” and the radical nouncing particularly the action of|right to defend itself and ask for the| nationdl White Russian organization the British Consul Preston. He read | aid of the exploited over the whole| “Hromada.” a letter of this party whfth we are|world. It is they who to the fire of| Parties which |the reactionary attack must Oppose | w, \the proletarian force which is the safe- publishing in this issue. It is impos- sible not to establish a co-relation be- tween the criminal activity of counter- revolution, the murder of Woikoff, the terrorist attack of Leningrad and the attack on Comrade Opanski and his companions. Downing Street has created an at- mosphere of murder around the Soviet Union and has launched against it its| paid gangsters. The rupture of Lon-| guard of the future. It is they who must organize Although these two until quite recently ere perfectly legal, are now illegal | and persecuted, just as the Commu- |nist Party and their members of par- liament are persecuted and flung into around their Russian Revolution first! prison, and even quite bourgeois Po- the proletarian defense and then the| lish papers continually suffer from victorious attack against imperialism. | the confiscation of their issues by the Overflow Ends. |Censor, it is noteworthy that the propaganda and the press of the | Russian white guardist groups enjoy CROTON, N. Y., June 22.—While | absolute freedom. 4. With regard to the breach be- Another| 48 a word of command: “Assail the} York City waterworks are filled to|tween Great Britain and the Soviet |pawn of this company is General) Communists, kill as many of them as/the very top of the wide spillway at| Union, the Polish press wrote that |Koutepov, less known but equally} | harmful. Koutepov has recently es-! | RELL LIL RIEL OLS EIT IORI! BESICL LIRIAS LOI EE REG, } i | | | | Six 41 Union Square, The above picture is the which possible.” It is not with regular armies that | Sailing for Leningrad July 14th for a Weeks’ Trip to Russia A party of Americans is setting out for a sight-seeing tour in the first Workers’ Republic, visiting Leningrad, Moscow and near-by points. $575 COVERS ALL EXPENSES for steamship tickets, rail fares, rooms,, meals, and excursions to such places as Tsarskoye Selo, Peterhof, the mammoth power center at Volkhoy-Stroi, museums, art galleries—and the best theatres and concerts, too. WANT TO COME? The time is short. The party is limited. Write immedi- ately for booklet and further information. WORLD TOURISTS, INC. Room 803 Stuy. 7251 will carry the party to Lent New York, N. Y. motorship “Gripsholm” of the Swedish American line nerad. to have ceased for the season. | Croton Dam, the overflow is believed | Poland would remain neutral. But | since then, the Pilsudsky organs have | begun to write that the Soviet Union is not keeping its undertakings under the Treaty Riga. The fact is of course, that the Polish anti-soviet |front has been strengthened by the recent loan of 65 million dollars | negotiated with Great Britain. This }loan is to be followed by further in- vestments chiefly in the war indus- {tries and for the extension of the strategic lines. 5. As soon as Pilsudsky seized |power he began to reorganize the |army in order to make it ready for | war in the least possible space of |time. To-day, the army in Poland is regarded as on a war footing or very |nearly so. Pilsudsky also furthered | the development of the war industry. | Following upon the renewal of the | Anglo-French Entente Cordiale, the | Polish anti-soviet front has become | stronger and more stable than ever, | All talk of the readiness of Poland to |conclude a treaty of neutrality and |non-aggression with the Seviet | Union, cannot conceal the fact that | ander the leadership of Great Britain, | Pilsudsky is working together, with | the Rumanian General Staff for war |against the Soviet Union. All such | talle is solely intended to mantle the |feverish preparations for war, | Polish Army Aids Murder, | 6. When all these facts are taken |into consideration coupled with the {hostile agitation of the hs |guardists and the Polish su; ers |of Pilsudsky against the Soviet | Union, then one can see that the bul- lets which killed the Soviet Ambassa- dor to Poland, comrade Voikoy, were — \ aimed by Great Britain with the $ port of the Second Division of General Staff of the Polish Army, This murder is the opening aceord to the war which is in In all probability it will be followed by armed raids of the Balachoy and Petlura bands under the direction ¢ the Polish General Staff upon territory, or even direct military | operations against the Soviet Union, The danger of war is drawing closer and closer. P U. S. Drunk, Says King’s M. D, LONDON, June 22—“I have seen in recent years drunkenness a such a terrible character as in Amer- ica,” declared Lord Dawson of Penn, the king’s physician, in a speech the house of lords attac! hibition measure introduced by bishop of Liverpool. eh “You will see far less drun! in this country than m Amen Lord Dawson, “It is really an rags to call this country no archist bandits under the infamous © # j