,/AL9'S ,FRAME-,UP ,SY/EM & ! ,MOSC[ ,TRIALS 7,REVIEW7 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,PAUL ,MATTICK 

,TEXT 3 

,S\RCE3 ,WE/]N ,SOCIALI/1 ,BO/ON1 ,U,S,A1 ,JANU>Y-,FEBRU>Y1 #a#i#e#a2 
,TRANSCRIB$3 BY ,ADAM ,BUICK4 
,/AL9'S ,FRAME-,UP ,SY/EM & ! ,MOSC[ ,TRIALS4 ,BY ,LEON ,TROTSKY4 ,) A ,=EWORD BY ,JOSEPH ,HANS54 ,PIONE] ,PUBLI%]S1 ,NEW ,YORK1 #a#i#e4 7#a#d#d PP41 @s#a474 

,?IS BOOKLET1 PUBLI%$ ON ! T5? ANNIV]S>Y ( 
,TROTSKY'S ASSASS9ATION1 CONTA9S ,TROTSKY'S CLOS+ SPEE* AT ! 
,HE>+ ( ! ,DEWEY ,COMMISSION ( ,9QUIRY FIR/ PR9T$ BY ,H>P] @& 
,BRO!RS 9 #a#i#c#g4 ,9 HIS =EWORD1 ,JOSEPH ,HANS5 F9DS ?IS REM9D] ( ! 
,MOSC[ ,TRIALS P>TICUL>LY APT BECAUSE ( ! S]IES ( TRIALS ( PROM95T 
,COMMUNI/S1 SU* AS ,RAJK & ,KO/OV1 S9CE ! 5D ( ! SECOND WORLD W>4 
0,)\T KN[+ ! TRU? AB\T ! ,MOSC[ TRIALS10 HE ASS]TS1 
0IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PROP]LY UND]/& ! *>ACT] ( ! ,/AL9I/ 
REGIME40 ,& HE ?9KS ?AT ! ,DEWEY ,COMMISSION & ,TROTSKY'S [N 
DEF5SE REVEAL$ ! TRU?4 ,TOGE!R ) ?IS1 ,HANS5 ATTACKS ! CURR5T 
REPETITION ( ! ,MOSC[ LIES 9 SU* PROPAG&A MA*9ATIONS AS ,! 
,GREAT ,CONSPIRACY BY ,SAY]S & ,KAHN4 

,TROTSKY'S ANALYSIS & REFUTATION ( ! ,MOSC[ ,FRAME-,UP1 DESPITE ITS 
SPECIAL IMPORTANCE TO ! ,TROTSKYITES1 N[ ILLU/RATES M]ELY AN 9CID5T 9 A 
G5]AL POLITICAL TR5D ACCOMPANY+ ! *ANGE TO ! PRES5T PHASE ( 
T]RORI/IC REPRESSION4 ,! POLITICAL ,FRAME-,UP1 :I* IS ALWAYS 9 USE1 BUT WAS 
EMPLOY$ BY ! BOL%EVIKS ON A SCALE PREVI\SLY UNKN[N1 LO/ ITS P>TICUL>LY 
0,/AL9I/0 FLAVOR ) ! COM+ ( ! FASCI/ GOV]NM5TS1 & 
) ! ADOPTION ( FASCI/ ME?ODS ( CONTROL BY ! ,DEMOCRACIES4 ,9 
PR9CIPLE1 !RE IS NOT EV5 A DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ! ,MOSC[ ,TRIALS & ?OSE 
( ,NURNB]G2 9 EA* CASE 0RI<T0 WAS ) ! VICTORS 9 A P[] 
/RUGGLE :I*1 9 ! ONE CASE1 WAS F\<T )9 A NATION1 & 9 ! O!R1 
BETWE5 V>I\S NATIONS4 

,! FACT ?AT ! JUDICIAL ,FRAME-,UP = ! LIQUIDATION ( POLITICAL 
COMPETITORS BECAME ! COMMON POLICY ( ! MAJORITY ( GOV]NM5TS DOES NOT ( 
C\RSE1 SPEAK AGA9/ A C>EFUL 9VE/IGATION ( ?IS \T/&+ ,MOSC[ 
EXAMPLE4 ,& 9 ?IS RESPECT1 BO? ! ,DEWEY ,COMMISSION & ,TROTSKY HIMSELF 
HAVE FULLY SUCCE$$ 9 PROV+ ! ,MOSC[ ,TRIALS A ,FRAME-,UP4 ,IF !IR EF=TS 
W]E L>GELY WANT$1 BO? G5]ALLY & ON !MSELVES1 IT IS BECAUSE ! 
0TRU?0 AS WELL AS ! 0LIE0 >E EQUALLY SUBORD9AT$ 
TO ! COMPETITIVE NE$S1 & >E EX*ANG$ 9 ACCORDANCE ) ! *ANG+ 
PROPAG&A REQUIREM5TS ( ! PREVAIL+ P[] /RUGGLES4 ,:ILE ! ,MOSC[ 
,TRIALS AFFECT$ NONE BUT ,/AL9'S OPPON5TS 9 ! BOL%EVIK MOVEM5T & 
! ,RUSSIAN /ATE1 !Y W]E NEV]!LESS US$ TO DISCR$IT ! :OLE ( ! 
RADICAL LABOR MOVEM5T4 ,BUT ?IS WAS ONLY SO LONG AS CIRCUM/ANCES SET ! 
,/AL9I/ REGIME 9 OPPOSITION TO SOME ( ! O!R CAPITALI/ NATIONS4 ,AS SOON 
AS ,AM]ICA BECAME ,RUSSIA'S ALLY1 = 9/ANCE1 ! ,MOSC[ ,FRAME-,UP F\ND 
FAVORABLE RECONSID]ATIONS1 & WAS !N CELEBRAT$ AS A SIGN ( ,RUSSIAN 
VIGILANCY AGA9/ AN 9T]NAL FOE ?AT MI<T HAVE SABOTAG$ ! COMMON /RUGGLE 
AGA9/ ! FASCI/ BEA/S4 ,BUT N[ ?AT ,MOSC[ & ,WA%+TON >E ONCE AGA9 
9 DEADLY 5MITY1 ALL ,/AL9'S =GOTT5 & ONCE =GIV5 S9S >E NEWLY 
UTILIZ$4 ,?IS IS DONE1 H[EV]1 NOT SO MU* TO WEAK5 ! ,/AL9I/ REGIME AS 
TO EXCUSE & JU/IFY ! GR[+ T]RORISM AT HOME4 

,& H]E IT IS P>TICUL>LY ! B\RGEOIS 9TELLIG5TSIA :I* LOSES ITS 
9DIGNATION OV] ! OPPRESSIVE ,AM]ICAN ME?ODS ( CONTROL AS RAPIDLY AS ITS 
9DIGNATION OV] ! ,RUSSIAN T]ROR SY/EM M\NTS4 ,JAMES ,BURNHAM F9DS ! 
,AM]ICAN ATOM-BOMB AS MORAL AS HE F9DS ! ,RUSSIAN BOMB CRIM9AL1 ,KOE/L] 
WANTS TO OPPOSE ,/AL9'S =EIGN LEGIONS ) A =EIGN LEGION ( HIS 
[N1 9 DEF5SE ( ! LIB]ALI/IC ASPECTS ( ! FRE$OM-LOV+ CAPITALISM4 
,SIDNEY ,HOOK DI/+UI%ES BETWE5 0H]ESY0 & 
0CONSPIRACY10 & DEF9ES 0H]ESY0 9 T]MS ( HIS [N 
P]SONALITY1 :I* !N /&S REVEAL$ AS TRULY ,AM]ICAN2 :]EAS ALL ELSE IS 
0CONSPIRATORIAL10 UN-,AM]ICAN OR ,RUSSIAN1 & !RE=E LOGICALLY A 
MATT] = ! POLICE4 ,& ,TROTSKY'S ILLU/RI\S DEF5D] AGA9/ ! 
,G4,P4,U41 ,JOHN ,DEWEY1 WRIT+ 9 ,! ,NEW ,YORK ,TIMES ( ,NOVEMB] #a#i1 
#a#i#e1 F9DS ?AT ,COMMUNI/ ACTIVITY 9 ,AM]ICA IS 0M]ELY A MATT] ( 
VIGILANCY ON ! P>T ( CITIZ5S & P>TICUL>LY = CONT9U$ ATT5TION ON 
! P>T ( ! ,F4,B4,I40 

,! LIB]ALS' 9DIGNATION OV] ! ,MOSC[ ,TRIALS1 SO ?ANKFULLY 
ACCEPT$ BY ,TROTSKY & HIS FOLL[]S1 REVEAL$ ITS 9S9C]ITY QUITE E>LY 9 
A SELF-9FLICT$ C5SOR%IP DUR+ ! W> YE>S1 :5 !Y DEVOT$ !MSELVES 
EXCLUSIVELY TO ! FI<T AGA9/ FASCISM4 ,BUT 9 ! CURR5T ,AM]ICAN-,RUSSIAN 
P[] /RUGGLE = WORLD CONTROL1 ! 0TRU?0 AB\T ,RUSSIA IS ONCE 
AGA9 TRIUMPHANT & GOOD BUS9ESS4 ,! ,MOSC[ ,TRIALS1 ! =C$-LABOR CAMPS1 
! ,KATYN MASSACRE1 9 FACT1 ! :OLE B>B>ISM ( ! ,RUSSIAN T]ROR SY/EM 
MAKES EXCELL5T COPY -- P>TICUL>LY IF COMB9$ ) A GREAT CONC]N = 
0SECURITY0 -- = ! PROTECTION ( ! DEMOCRATIC VALUES 
:I* ALONE MAKE LIFE WOR? LIV+4 

,H[EV]1 BY CALL+ SO L\DLY = ! POLICE1 ! JUDGE1 ! VIGILANCE ( 
! MOB1 & A FACULTY-5=C$ ?\<T CONTROL1 ! LIB]ALS ( TODAY -- 
COMRADES & FELL[-TRAVEL]S ( ONLY YE/]DAY -- >E 9 ALL PROBABILITY 
B\ND TO MEET !IR ,/AL9I/ ADV]S>IES 9 ! SAME CONC5TRATION CAMPS !Y 
>E N[ HELP+ TO PREP>E4 ,!IR PA/ KEEPS !M SUSPECT2 !IR 
0SELL\T0 F9DS NO LA/+ REW>D1 AS !Y /& CONVICT$ =EV] 
TO EXCUSE !IR PRES5T ATTITUDES 9 LI<T ( !IR PA/1 & !IR PA/ 
ATTITUDES 9 LI<T ( ! PRES5T4 ,9 CONTRA/1 ?OSE :O >E UNHAMP]$ BY 
SU* AN UNCOM=TABLE PA/1 & :O DON'T HAVE ! NE$ TO EXPLA9 ANY 
*>ACT] *ANGES = LACK ( ANY *>ACT]1 >E ! ONES :O >E DE/9$ TO 
SUCCE$1 AS ! PR9CIPLE ( 0SECURITY10 EMPLOY$ 9 TOTALIT>IAN 
FA%ION1 DEM&S AN ALWAYS GREAT] SECURITY4 ,?AT IS1 IT (F]S ALWAYS NEW 
OPPORTUNITIES = ! DE/RUCTION ( WEAK] COMPETITORS 9 ! UNCEAS+ 
/RUGGLE = P[] & PRIVILEGES )9 ! TOTALIT>IAN SOCIETY4 ,! WILL+ 
*ANGE ( ALLEGIANCE FROM 0,M>XISM0 TO ,HITL]ISM DID NOT KEEP ! 
,G]MAN ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATS \T ( ! CONC5TRATION CAMPS4 ,ALL ! P>TIAL & 
TOTAL CAPITULATIONS ( ! BOL%EVIK OPPOSITIONI/S TO ,/AL9'S 
AU?ORIT>IAN RULE DID NOT SAVE !M FROM ! EXECUTION]S' BULLETS 9 
! CELL>S ( ! ,G4,P4,U4 ,& ,TROTSKY'S PATRIOTIC RALLY TO ! DEF5SE ( 
,/AL9'S ,RUSSIA 9 ! SECOND WORLD W> DID NOT PREV5T HIS [N 
ASSASS9ATION4 

,TROTSKY'S [N 9DIGNATION OV] ! ,MOSC[ ,TRIALS1 AL?\< 
UND]/&ABLE S9CE !Y W]E DIRECT$ AGA9/ HIS FOLL[]S & 
FELL[-OPPOSITIONI/S1 WAS NEV]!LESS 9CONSI/5T ) HIS [N POLITICAL 
\TLOOK & CONCEPTION ( DICTATOR%IP4 ,! T]RORI/IC SY/EM HE CAME TO 
BEWAIL WAS AFT] ALL ORIG9ALLY HEAD$ BY ,L59 & ,TROTSKY1 & WAS PR\DLY 
DEF5D$ BY ! LATT] 9 HIS BOOK ,T]RORISM & ,COMMUNISM4 ,?AT 
! T]ROR REA*$ ITS CLIMAX ONLY UND] ,/AL91 & FROM !REON 9VOLV$ ! 
BOL%EVIK MOVEM5T ITSELF1 CANNOT EXCUSE ,TROTSKY'S [N PREP>ATORY ROLE1 
& HE TOO US$ T]RORI/IC ME?ODS AGA9/ ALL OPPOSITION1 :E!R FROM ! 
RI<T OR FROM ! LEFT1 AS 9 ,KROND/ADT & ?R\<\T ! CIVIL W>4 

,TROTSKY PO9TS \T1 ?AT ! :OLE SY/EM ( ,/AL9ISM IS NOT A 
0QUE/ION SIMPLY ( ! 9DIVIDUAL DEPRAVITY ( ?IS OR ?AT P]SON1 BUT 
( ! CORRUPTION LODG$ 9 ! POSITION ( A :OLE SOCIAL GR\P = :OM LY+ 
HAS BECOME A VITAL POLITICAL NECESSITY40 ,& HE ID5TIFIES ?IS 
,/AL9-L$ GR\P AS A 0NEW PRIVILEG$ /RATUM GRE$Y = P[]1 GRE$Y 
= MAT]IAL COM=T1 APPREH5SIVE = ITS POSITION1 FE>+ ! MASSES1 & 
MORTALLY HAT+ ALL OPPOSITION40 ,HE OV]LOOKS1 H[EV]1 ! FACT ?AT ! 
POLITICAL SY/EM :I* ELEVAT$ ?IS /RATUM 9TO ITS PRES5T P[] POSITION1 
WAS ?AT ( ! BOL%EVIK P>TY-CAPITALISM1 :I* HE HELP$ SO GREATLY 9 
BR++ AB\T4 ,& 9 ?IS P>TY-CAPITALISM1 OR /ATE-CAPITALISM :]E ! 
P>TY =MS ! /ATE1 ! HI!RTO EXI/+ ORD9>Y =MS ( COMPETITION VIA 
! M>KET SY/EM >E REPLAC$ BY A MORE DIRECT POLITICAL COMPETITION = ! 
PRIVILEG$ POSITIONS )9 ! SOCIAL HI]>*Y4 ,! ,MOSC[ ,TRIALS REFLECT$ 
! :OLE VICI\SNESS ( ?IS NEW TYPE ( COMPETITION1 BUT ! C\NT]-TRIAL1 
AS DIRECT$ BY ,TROTSKY & HIS LIB]AL FRI5DS1 WAS NO LESS A P>T ( ! 
0TRU?40 ,! /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! SY/EM ( ,/AL9ISM1 TO BE 
MEAN+FUL1 MU/ 9CLUDE ALSO OPPOSITION TO A M]E 0ANTI-,/AL9ISM0 
9 :I* ! ,TROTSKY MOVEM5T EXHAU/S ITSELF1 & BY :I* IT IS REVEAL$ AS 
NOT A LABOR MOVEM5T BUT AS A GR\P ( ACTUAL OR W\LD-BE PR(ESSIONAL 
POLITICIANS HOP+ & FI<T+ = ! SEATS ( P[] & PRIVILEGE N[ 
OCCUPI$ BY O!R PR(ESSIONALS4 ,A SOCIALI/ MOVEM5T WILL /& 9 OPPOSITION 
TO ALL BRAN*ES ( BOL%EVISM BY VIRTUE ( A CONSI/5T ANTI-CAPITALI/ 
/RUGGLE4 

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