An Old Old Story To they Editor of the "Norni-Ciixa Dany News"
Sm—The Reuter's message from Moscow, published in your today's. issue, reports that the Soviet Government intends to stage another sensaional "trial" of "traitors, spies, plotters" ete, AN that we have heard before, Considering the fact that all messages from Russia are subject to a imation be safely taken as an strictest censorship, the above infor
ment of the Soviet Government itself, Surely these "trials" are becoming litle too monotonous, are they not? The least that one could say about them is that the Soviet officials show jo deplorable lack of imagination beside a total want of sense of humour, The only variety introduced into the forthcoming "trial" is that they will charge....the dead people! /Menjinsky and Kuibyshet, whose names I found among those to be tried, both have already died several years ago, So probably it will be post mortem trial so to speak. Quite jo new departure from the established capitalistic common sense law. 'This probably in accordance with the new [Soviet "democratic" constitution, might happen, therefore, that before long we shall probably' see Lenin's mummy dragged out of its "mane jsoleum" into the court to give account {for his past shortcomings. Why then not Karl Marx, well-known spy and traitor, too?
Shanghai, Mar, 1, Maintenance of Unity To the Editor of the "Nomi-Cinxa Dany News"
Sin—Mr. Braiwovsxy in your Issue Jot March 2, calls the attention of the public to the fact that the present purge in Soviet Russia has gone to the extent of "prosecuting the dead," Menjinsky and Kulbyshemt, he Jasserts, are charged, and the uncomplimentary tirade against the "projsecuting tyrants" follows, with rather hastily made arguments.
The fallacious comment of the Jauthor of the letter is obvious, He simply did not read his morning paper in full or probably he was oe excited when he saw the head-Ing "New Purges in USSR"
'There are no charges against the lecceased, Mr. Bratkovsxy, on the Jcontrary' the charges are made against' the men, "and apparent foppositionists, who have caused the ire death of the three: Menjinsky, Kuibysheil and Maxin Gorki, who all happened to be real trusted men of the masses, have always been above a shade of suspicion as regards their party merit, and their Jachievements In the Revolutionary days have always been an example for the party masses.
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