MOSCOW'S WAYS

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 83, 29 June 1927, Page 15

MOSCOW'S WAYS

DEATH WITHOUT TRIAL LEFT TO OWN DEVICES LORD GREY’S ADVICE British Wireless. — Copyright. Reed. 11.10 a.m. RUGBY, Tuesday. JN the House of Commons to-day Mr. G. Locker-Lampson, Under-Secre-tary for Foreign Affairs, stated that such information as was discovered during the search at Arcos aud the offices of the Russian Trade Delegation relating to Russian interference in domestic affairs in foreign countries, has been communicated to the Governments of the countries concerned.

Replying to a further question on the death sentences without trial in Russia Mr. Locker-Lampson said that although the Soviet criminal code lay down that punishment is to be determined by judicial bodies, in accordance with their Socialistic conception of the law, it was obvious that persons were put to death without what would be termed a trial in this count . He was not aware of more than one British subject, Mr. Davison, who has suffered the death penalty, and according to the Soviet Government, he had a trial.

Regarding the suggestion that' persons desiring passports to Russia should be warned, he said that the risks were so well ventilated in the Press that he thought a special warning i necessary. Reference to the British Government’s break with Russia was made by Lord Grey, ex-Liberal Foreign Secretary, in a speech to-day emphasising that the policy of the Soviet Government was not a Russian national policy, but one of world revolution. “British policy,” he said, “should be, as far as the internal affairs of Russia are concerned, to leave them absolutely alone. Everything in Russia is so against human nature that the system will brea.k down under its own weight. I hope no 1 British Government will resume relations with Moscow on any footing which is not genuine and sincere.” —A. and N.Z.

RUSSIA’S BLOOD FEUD PERSISTS

ANOTHER EXECUTION ONE OF KOLTCHAK’S OFFICERS By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright Reed. 9.58 a.m. MOSCOW, Tuesday, A tribunal passed a sentence of death on Lieutenant Malfin, one of Koltchak’s officers accused of ordering the shooting of 80 persons.—A. and N.Z.