The Archive · 1926

Brethren of the

BLACK STAR

Romantic Organization to Fight Communists An interesting article appeared on Wednesday it the Shanghai "Zarya,""

Russian independent newspaper, regarding the formation of a new society in Moscow, known as the "Brethren of the Black Star," which has been established for the pur pose of eradicating Communist off cials from off The article states that of late hundreds of mysterious letters signed by the organization, and bearing: 'a black star on the letter-head, have been received by practically all of the prominent Communist officials. The letters, it is said, threatens the receiver with murder if he does not, ina specified time, resign from office and hand over a certain amount of money.

It is further stated that the ciety has carried out its threats in many instances and that already several high Communist officials have been found, murdered in var= ious parts of Moscow. In each instances a black star has been stuck on the forehead of the murdered official.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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