ALLEGATIONS AT MOSCOW.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20097, 28 November 1930, Page 13

ALLEGATIONS AT MOSCOW.

NO BRITISH PROTEST. COMMENT BY " THE TIMES." (UIfITXB PHEaa ASSOCIATION—BT ELBCTBIC telegraph—copyright.) (Received November 28th, 12.17 a.m.) LONDON, November 27. "The Times" regrets that the Government has not protested against the fcllegations against Great Britain at the Moscow trial. The reason why the protest should be made forcibly without delay is that the Soviet Government, for the purposes of internal politics, is stirring up the passions of Russit, which will only too easily become a danger to peace. When that propaganda resorts to false accusations against foreign Governments it is high time that those Governments should uss every possible means to put a stop to RAMZIN'S ALLEGATIONS. DENIALS ISSUED. (Received November 27th, 7.30 p.m.) LONDON, November 26. Vickers' disclaim any knowledge ot Professor Ramzin's allegations. Mr A. Simon, M. Poincare. and M. Briand have also issued denials of tho statements, which have not the slightest foundation in fact. ANOTHER DENIAL. (Received November 28th, 12.15 a.m.)

LONDON, November 27. M. Briand and M. Poincare state that the evidencj concerning them is absolutely without foundation. M. POINCARE DENOUNCED. (Received November 28th, 12.15 a.m.) LONDON, November 27. The "Pravda" publishes a statement that M. Poincare will not always escape the clutches of proletarian justice. It paints a picture of a second, Paris commune in which the Communists of France will bring the vipers to book.

LONG CONFESSION MADE. ALLEGATIONS OF INTERVENTION PLOT. MOSCOW, November 26. Dramatically winding up his sevenhours' confession from the dock Professor Rnmisin admitted that he realised too late his activities were distinctly anti-Soviet, and would, if successful, have irretrievably injured tiie Fatherland. Professor Ramzin referred to a mysterious Colonel Lawrence, presumably of Arabian fame, as the go-between, establishing British agents in Moscow. It was agreed that intervention must not be later than 1931, otherwise the Soviet would he tmpregnably entrenched. There was a sensation when Professor Ramzin declared that ho was so convinced of French participation under M. Poincare's direction that he gave the French agent at Moscow a secret report on the Soviet's aviation organisation. Laric-hev (one of the engineers) followed with a similar confession in greater detail. The case was then adjourned One hundred thousand workers are demonstrating against the accused tonight under military guidance. Professor Rauirin. continuing his evidence, described the meetings in T-ondon at which he was assured England would Dartifipate in the organisation for intervention in Russia, the Sir Henry Deterding and Urquhart groups and Conservatives, particularly Mr Winston Churchill, being especially interested. In company with M. Larichev, another of the accused, he met Colonel Lawrence, in the presence of Mr A. Simon, a director of Vickers' After France had obtained a leading nart in the interventionist plans England's interest declined. France's participation was the dominating factor from beginning to end. M. Poinoare was the soul of the intervention movement and was actively supported by M. Briand Intervention was originally timed for 1928 and then 1030, which was regarded as the most difficult year of the Five-Year Plan. Owin?? to the incompleteness of the diplomatic prenarntion and the unpreparedness ot the industrial partv. intervention was postponed until 1931. when it was proposed. as n preliminary to intervention. to organise an economic blockade of Russia Controversies broke out among the interventionist Powers regarding territorial acquisitions. The Deterding group and France sought concessions in the Caucasian oilfields tantamount to annexation. Tt was proposed to utilise the Separatist tendencies in the Ukraine and Georgia. "Therefore despite the painfulness of confession, I admit that, by agreeing to intervention, we were headed for n division of the country," he declared T?nm7.in wound iip his confession by saying: "I an guilty. Shoot me."

ALLEGATIONS AGAINST BRITAIN. REFERENCE IN HOUSE OF COMMONS. LONDON, November 26. In the House of Commons MajorGeneral Sir Alfred Knox (Conservative, Wvcombe) and Sir Rennell Rodd (Conservative, St. Marylebone) drew attention to the Soviet prosecutor's allegations in the course of the current trial in Russia that England and France ivere plotting to invade Russia in 1931The Foreign Secretary (Mr Arthur Henderson), in replv. said that the documents • printed in the Russian Press were unfounded accusations against British subjects and the Government. The majority related to 1927 and 1928 Some of the charges involved France, but not Britain. At present he did not see anything justifying a protest to fhe Soviet. He would consider the question of action relating to farther allegations against Great Britain which his questioners cited from the Russian Press.