RADEK TAUNTED
Betrayal Must be Plinished With Death MOSCOW, Jnu. 33. Applause greeted the pfosecuter, M. Vishinsky, when, at the ebhClusibn of a flve-hohfs' addfess, he demaiided that all the accused be shct. The prisbnCfs heard the demand with emotibh. M. Vishinsky, whb described Tfbtsky 'S followets US a gahg of highwaymeU, CdhCehtfated hils • attack 5n Piatakdv, Sokblhikov and Radek, whbni he described as "a gang or bandits, ihcehdiafies, spies and fetgets." He declared that the •entirg histofy ef Tfotskyist political activity consisted ef foul deeds against • the wbfking class. M» Vishinsky taunted Radek as he quoted ffom a lettef written by Radek dufihg the Kamenev and Zinoviev tfial. "Radek," he said, "you exciaimed that people Who bettayed theif cdtihtfy Must pay with their heads— do yoti femember that, Radek ? " ' "You are tright,\" Radek (t'epHed, and M. Vishinsky retorted: "The law knows how to deal with traitors like you." It is oifieially announced that Trotsky 's son is accused of industrial wteckingj which is a capit&l BffeiiCC, but offioials are still unwilling to con(irm his affest.
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 13, 30 January 1937, Page 5
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