SABOTAGE CHARGE

Hokitika Guardian, 29 March 1933, Page 6

SABOTAGE CHARGE

COMMENT ON MOSCOW TRIALS

GERMAN STEEL FIRMS CHARGED

(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright/

RIGA, March 28

In addition to the allegations as to the Metro-Yickers “plot,” the Soviet is employing various devices to circumvent foreign liabilities. The Commissariat or Heavy industry has publicly charged nine.' German steel firms with do.'», ering defective goods costing £4,500,000 in 1932, for which therefor e, they must not expect full payment. Similar claims are also indicated against American and Italian firms.

Communist leaders have had quarrels, which resulted in the Stalinists declaring that their opponents were fomenting sabotage so as to undermine the Staiin. system. The newspapers, in inspired articles, demand . that wreckers shall be mercilessly brought to justice, thus forecasting a heresy hunt.

EMBARGO ON RUSSIAN GOODS.

LONDON, March 28

The “Morning Post’s” political correspondent, interprets Captain Eden’s answer, as wirelessed, to mean that unless Britain receives satisfactory assurances from Moscow in regard to the arrested engineers within a week, powers will be taken to impose an embargo on the importation of Russian goods. The Government intends to be ready with these powers on April 17th, when •the present Anglo-Itussian trade agreement expires.