Trotsky's Telephone Cut
Could Not Deliver Speech SUGGESTS TRIAL IN AMERICA. United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. Received Wednesday, 10.35 p.m. NEW YORK, Feb. 10. The scheduled speech by Trotsky by telephone to an audience of 6500 here was prevented by the cutting of the wire somewhere between here and South Monterey in Mexico. Trotsky denounced the action as sabotage on the part of the Stalinite communists in Mexico. The audience remained in the auditorium which was equipped with loudspeakers, hoping the wire would be repaired. Copies of the speech were distributed in advance to the meeting. Trotsky asserted he was ready to surrender to the Soviet if an imparlial court found him guilty of the charges of terrorism, conspiracy and treason upon which h.o was tried recently in his absence at Moscow. It is learned that several prominent American lawyers, judges and educators were consulted concerning the proposal to hold such a trial here if Washington would consent to Trotsky entering the United States in order to testify. TROTSKY'S SEARCH FOR TELEPHONE GREAT EXCITEMENT • WHILE HE WAS MISSING Received Wednesday, 11 p.m. MEXICO CITY, Feb. 10. There was great excitement in Mexico City when his followers were unable to locate Trotsky at his home in Viera. Fears were expressed that he was kidnapped by Stalinites. An hour later, however, Trotsky returned and explained that when he found the telephone was dead he rushed from the house and motored to various telephone booths attempting vainly to be connected with New York. The employees of the Mexican Telephone Company who are aligned with the National Labour Federation which opposed Trotsky’s entry to Mexico gave the excuse that a fuse had blown out, etc.
While he was missing a cordon of policemen surrounded his home. The servants denied knowledge of his whereabouts.
Ironically it was learned that another telephone company had a line prepared but was unable to find Trotsky.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 35, 11 February 1937, Page 7
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