SOVIET ARRESTS

Hokitika Guardian, 27 March 1933, Page 6

SOVIET ARRESTS

MONKHOUSE IS SUMMONED BY VISHINSKY.

(United Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.)

(Received this day at 11.20 a.m.) MOSCOW, March 26.

• Mr Monkhouse eras summoned this afternoon by telephone to appear a’; the Lubyanka prison this evening, for examination by Vishinsky. • When Monkhouse attempted to see Vishinsky to obtain bail for the Vickers employees, he was told that he must see Litvinoff, but a visit to the Foreign Office resulted in the information that Vishinsky alone was authorised to deal with the matter.

TRIAL TO BE PROCEEDED WITH

SOVIET’S BOLB ATTITUDE.

(Received March 27 at noon.) LONDON, March 26

The., “Times’ •” Riga correspondent states that the Soviet lias ordered industrial centres to psychologically pre-pare-the pc-pulace for tho Vickers’ engineers trial, declaring that the Government will not brook foreign interference. All ■ discovered wreckers will be tried regardless of nationality before a.class tribunal. ' The statement attacks the British dieha.rds, particularly the press as mobilised, by shareholders and rubber companies to .slander the Soviet, and help the culprits evade the court's pronouncement shoulcl_Ji£-_the. awaited proof. . -v SUD iA The charges against the engineers entails death or banishment, confiscation of belongings, or solitary confinement. Forced labour for three years’ accompanied tho confiscation.