Moscow, Aug. 23.
A military tribunal 10-day found the sixteen defendants, accused of complicity in a plot to assassinate high Soviet "officials," guilty of] counter-revolutionary activities, and sentenced them to death before a fung squad, Among the defen tants were Gregory Zinovielf "and. Leo Kamenev.
During the nal sessions, the presiding judge banned all references to Germany and Nazi leaders, apparent.
effort to avoid international complications following the testimony of Moses "Lurlie, a" German, that German Communists had allegedly remarked that Mi. Josef" Sialln, secretary-general of the Communist Party into USSR, might have prevented Herr Hitler's rise to power! Several years ago.
None of the defendants had made any effort during the trial to defend his sations, but had pleaded guilty to attempts. at assassination. Zinovief and 'Kamenev boldly admitted. parti cipation in the assassination in' 1894 of M. Sergei Kirov, lieutenant of M. Stalin, and to plots to kill M. Stalin himseit'and other high Soviet oft-dals last May. 'They. testified that [personal hatred for Stalin and a lust for rower urged. them' into their 1M. Leon Trotsk and his son, Sedoff, were convicted by default during the early days of the trial and are now subject (9 immediate arrest and trial by the high military tribunal i¢ teand on Soviet territory.
The time and place of the executions remains a secret, "Kameney, in 4 ial sateen, reviewed his lever Dut refused to ask for mercy. Samitting the char Zinovieft repented. "L hope somewhere it will be said that 'Zinovieft died as a former, nota. present, enemy of the state" he said, want my example to serve as a lesson all who continue to. follow the} path laid' down by "Trotskl. 'The! death penalty is entirely justlied, fand doubtes wilt be fully supported by tellers at home and abroad, including' the embattled workers of Spain"—United Press.
Tomsky Commits Sulcide Moscow, Aug. 22.
Mikhail Tomsky, a' Director of the " State Publishing Ca. and Feserve member of the Central Executive Committee of the Communist Party, committed suicide here to: day. M. Tomsky had been implicated in the terroristic plot for" which former, high officials are now being! tried. The evidence of Gregory Zin vie and Leo Kamenev, defendants charged with counter-revolutionary Activities, asserted that Tomsky hed participated in a plot to assassinate 'M, Josef Stalin.
Although Tomsky had not been brought to trial, Soviet agents were investigating his activities when he took his life. Tomsky was 56 years of age—United Press.
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