Soviet Charges in Defence of Recent Executions Dubbed Amazing London, June 10.
"Amazing" is the expression apnied in responsible circles in Lon-den to the Soviet charges that cer-tin Russians who were executed at Moscow carried on espionage _on Mission. It is emphatically denied|order to afford that the British representatives had] young "Red'" any such relations, On the other hand it is stated that owing to the Soviet Government's suspicions, iaembers of the British Mission at Moscow had been quite unable to have any relations with Russians. Outside the sphere of their official duties they had ne tually been afraid to be seen in the company of Rustians, This is contrasted by the freedom enjoyed by Comrade Rosenolz, formerly Soviet Charge d'affaires in London, and" the members of the Russian Delegation to An Authoritative Denial June 11.
'A detailed denial of the Soviet! allegations of illicit practices by: members of the British Mission has Leen issued by Sir Robert Hodgson, formerly British Charge d'Affaires at Moscow, Interviewed by Reuter to-day, Sir Robert declared that nothing was known of the several persons named the Soviet. He termed the charges that others had been enaged in espionage for the British Mirsion as "absolutely unfounded" ud said that the allegations that Vice-Conaul White had been involved plots to blow up the Kremlin were grotesquely absurd.'
The former Charge d'Attaires ointed out that the so-called confess tions of the persons arrested by the wiet State Political Department must. be treated with the gravest risteust wince the political police habitually endeavour to wring admissions by means of threats, and by means of promises to use abominable methods of compulsion they induce persons. to act as agents." He cited ax-an instance (he case of inlaid-servant of the British Mission, wi, on the premises of the Foreign Gemmissariat, was threatened with Jife imprisonment unless she acted us an informer on him (Six Robert) and with death if she revealed the fact that she had been approached.
The executions in Russia are condemned by the whole the French, German and min newspapers alike speaking "blood bath" and "incredible massacre" and expressing—the opinion that the Soviets have thereby sacrificed whatever prestige they may have gained since the fortier reign of terror. The British newspapers comment in similar strain—Reuter, Death Sentence Penalty for Espionage Odessa, June 13, leven more Russians have been nenteneed to death by an Extra. ordinary Session of the Court, th have been sentenced to ten yern imprisonment and two have been!
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