1937-02-02 — Page 9

CRISIS "PURGE"

Revengers of Tomorrow!"

Soviet Capital Alive With Rumour And Alarm EVEN RED ARMY NOW UNDER SUSPICION

With the work of one firing squad only just completed, another drive has been started against those suspected of anti-Stalin activities.

This time not only civilians will be affected for the Soviet Die- tator himself has ordered a relentless purge of the Red Army.

ALL OFFICERS WHO ARE "UNDEPENDABLE FROM A POLITICAL VIEWPOINT” ARE TO HAVE THEIR NAMES SUB- MITTED EITHER TO HIM OB TO THE COMMISSAR FOR WAR, M. VOROSHILOFF.

Moscow is buzzing with rumours and it is reported that several thou- sand officers will be relieved of their posts as a result of this latest in- ternal scare.

The "purge" of the Red Army will be carried out under the War the Commissar and the chief of G. P. U., the Soviet secret police.

- PARTY “ELIMENATION” Meanwhile, action is also `con- templated within the ranks of the Communist Party, the Central Com- mittee of which yesterday planned to eliminate all anti-Soviet ele- ments.

In a statement issued yesterday the Committee stated that the drive would be more ruthless and would be carried out with greater sever- ity than any other in the past

All those who have been expell- ed from the Party, only to be re- admitted later following “repen- tance," are to be again expelled, this time for good.

MANY ARRESTS

Princess Juliana At Krynica

Warsaw, To-day. Princess Juliana and Prince Bernhard, after spending Sun- day in Cracono, returned to Kry- nica in the evening.

They intend staying there for another ten days, after which, according to the news- papers, they will make a trip to Budapest and points further south-Trans-Ocean.

FRANCO-TURKISH SETTLEMENT

Tribute Paid To Mr.

Sandler

London, To-day. Settlement of the dispute between The police machinery has already France and Turkey, regarding Al- been put in motion and several arexannretta reathed at the reient rests made. In addition to Billo-League meeting, was commended by borodov, who gained notoriety for the Foreign Secretary in the House

of Commons yesterday.

ordering the execution of the Tsar and his farmily, a member of the former Right Wing opposition, is in custody.

He is Uglanov, who, with Bu- charin and Rykoff, led the opposi

tion to Lenin.

Both Billoborodov and Uglanov were mentioned in the Moscow trial as accomplices in the conspiracy against Stalin, and the Soviet press yesterday published violent articles demanding the death penalty for

the two men.

FRANCE OVER AGAIN? In Warsaw, a newspaper wonders whether history is repeating him self. Attention is called to the re- markable similarity between the

After paying tribute to the skill and energy of the rapporteur, the Swedish Foreign Minister, who had spared no effort to bring about an agreement, Mr. Eden added: “In view of the difficult nature of the questions involved I think it is a matter from which we can take much encouragement that under the aus- pices of the League in the spirit of the Covenant and with the help of the League it has been possible to reach a solution which both par- ties can find acceptable."-British Wireless

PRIVATE ARMS

developments in the Soviet during MANUFACTURE

the past few weeks and those in France during the critical perioc of the French volution.

After having mored one after another of his opponents, as well as his former collaborators, Robes pierre finally went to the guillotine himself.

Stalin has removed Kamenei, Zinovieff, Piafakoff, Radek, Bykoff and Bucharin and, asks the paper, may not he himself be the next to

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London, To-day.

The Prime Minister stated in the House of Commons, in answer to

estion; that a departmental ex- nation

report of Royal Commission on the private maAK-

ments had been com the whole matter would der the direct considera-

*See the widows carrying the children. These little ones will be the revengers of tomorrow,” is the message sent out of Madrid under this striking picture. The photograph, in poster size, is being used by the Communist government of Catalonia as propaganda,

SANDJAK DEMONSTRATION

Ankara, To-day.

The China National Aviation Corporation moved into their new offices yesterday, where they will also represent the Pan-American The “liberation of the Sandjak” Airways Corporation. The new of- was celebrated in towns and vill-fice is situated in King's Building ages throughout Turkey yesterday, on the second floor, above the En- no less than 2,000,000 attending de-gineers' Institute. monstrations and parades.

Kemal Ataturk was the recipient The weekly Whist Drive and of hundreds of telegrams of con-Tombola of the Craigengower Cricket gratulation from all over Turkey.Club will be held at the club house

Trans-Ocean.“

to-night, commencing at 9.15 p.m.

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