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Last January the Bolshevik Triumvirate-Stalin, Zinoviev, Kemenev-triumphed over him, ousted him as Chairman of the War Council, disciplined him for alleged party insubordination, and sent him to the Caucasus "for his health." It was recognized that the excuse was a trumped up one. By May the star of Trotzky was again waxing portentously. He returned to Moscow, and has labored unceasingly for the economic aggrandizement of the Soviets* ever since. At present he is thought to be on exceedingly good terms with the Communist leaders, and can count on the powerful influence of Lenin's widow. Hence...
...indictment was the more remarkable since Comrade Eastman defends Trotzky in his book against the Zinoviev-Stalin-Kamenev triumvirate, which he labels cowardly, weak...
...that any rearrangement of the Council would be interpreted abroad as a symptom of weakness. The election of Trotzky referred to last week was to the Federal Congress of Soviets. A report from Moscow, via Berlin, stated that Ivan Stalin was using Trotzky as a lever to oust Grigori Zinoviev, chief of the Third Internationale. Stalin and Zinoviev were formerly fast friends and led the recent attacks against Trotzky that led to his political fall (TIME, Jan. 26). It now appears that Stalin (backed by Alexei Rykov, Chairman of the Council,* Karl Radek, notorious Bolshevik propagandist, and some others...
...elections to the Presidium or Standing Committee of the Congress, which, while the Congress is not in session, is the highest authority in the Union. Elections began. "Stalin," sounded a voice. Stalin stood up (cheers) and took his place at a long table on a platform. Kalinin, Kamenev, Rykov, Zinoviev were similarly elected. "Trotzky," boomed a voice and up jumped the ex-War Lord. A tremendous ovation greeted him. Cheer upon cheer shook the walls of the Opera House and made the plaudits for the other leaders seem like the crack of a rifle to the boom of a howitzer...
...Trotzky took his place at the table, it was noticed that he did not sit next to Grigori Zinoviev, his arch enemy, who, apparently, did not leave Moscow, as reliably reported last week...