THE November issue of De Waarheid (The Truth), paper of the Dutch Communist carried a major article challenging the official Soviet version of Trotsky's role in the revolution.
For the first time, the Communist Party dally gives a fundamentally accurate account of lrotsky's role in the kevolution civil war period. On the question of the social ascist policy pursued bs Stalin from 1929 to 1933 and Trotsky's call for a united front in opposition to the view Communist Party of the time, De Waarheid sides with Trotsky.
Trotsky's analysis of the character of the Soviet Union, in Revolution Betrayed, was also fundamentally correct, according to the Dutch The final section of the article dealt with the Moscow trials. 'Trotsky other accused, says De Waarheid, 'were said to have worked with Hitler and the Japanese Mikado in organising industrial sabolage poisoning Russian workers.
'An impressive list of left wing writers, politicians, such threnburg Khruchov, Feuchtwanger the Ghandi-admirer RoRolland, issued Halli public variations on the theme Shoot the Mad Dogs!
'Trotsky submitted himself in Mexico to a public trial - and was found innocent. But this fact received no internanona recognition to this day Trotsky has not been rehabilitated or given his due honour in the Soviet Union.
are still HIS DOOKS forbidden. not West huropear Communist has protested against this' De Waarheid concluded.