The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-07-22
MAXINE CALLED AN lNp0STOR
DIDN'T LEAD BALTIC REBELLION,
SAYS ode WARHEIT."
Gorky. Dkin't Know tho Man who's Been
Collecting 'Fupais for the Revolution
and, Doubt Has Grown. About Him,
Though Many Bdndlsts Are Leysl to Him

Though Many Bdndlsts Are Lsysl to Hin
The Russian revolutionist- calling himself
Gregory Maxime. swho came togthis city
from Russia in. April and WIS proclaimed "a
the man who conducted the Baltic. rebellion
of,last autumn. is now denounced as an i'm
poster in the Yiddish daily. Die :Warhet,
he is accused OF impetsonating the real
leader, for the purpose OF raising contribu-
tons from the. jews Of this city.
There has been no accusation that Maxine
has misappropriated the funds so raised or
otherwise behaved disloyaify to the cause.
1t Is simply asserted that he has permitted
himself to be represented incorrectly as
the Baltic leader, when IN reality he was
nothing Of the sort. The Wdrheit Is indie
pendent in it's Russian views and Is con-
sidered unfriendly to the Bund the defensive
organization of the Russian Jews. The
organization Of the Bund in New York Is
standing by Maxine, while the Vorudrs,
the Bund daily paper, is defending him act
lively.
Ever since Maxim Gorky, on seeing
Gregory Maxine in this city, said that he
did not recognize him, though we'll 40
quainted with the revolutionary leaders
in general, there has been a growing doubt
about him among the Jews. A week ago
an article printed in the anti Bund paper
was Interpreted by the Bundists as q slur
upon Maxine.
DR.. Frank Fornberg, one OF the. papers
stall, was also treasurer OF the Central
Federation of the Bund In America. He
was looked to to defend the Bundist hero
from attack. On the oontr airy he kept
silence, but in answe to criticism Of his
attitude by the Bundists he resigned the
treasureship.
Then came an article in the Vorrdrts
accusing him Of ~treacherous conduct. The
rejoinder to this came. last Wednesday in
the shape Of a long and bitter attack on
Maxine in the Warheit. Repeated instances
were cited in which Matimers accounts of
events in Russia were so much at variance
with the facts a~sappaTent fromthe despatch
e as to cause suspicion that be could not
nave been directing. The reSolutionists at
the time. t-.s. ~.
Maxime's reply on the day following con-
tanned a denial that he had ever asserted
that he was President Of the Baltic Repub-
lie. The Wdrheit faction consider that be
has thus announced himself an impostor.
He permitted. they say, repeated use Of his
name coupled with that title. though be
may not ave used the title himself. Further
than this, they say that hi 8 explanation
amounts to q recsntatlon OF his position as
revolutionary leader.
Maximes statements included q personal
L. Miller Of the Warheti. He minated that
Miller was a paid agent OF the Russian
bureaucracy, engaged to discredit the
revolution. This step Of Maxime's, how
ever, lost him the support of his warmest
partisans. Some three dozen Of the most
prominent New York members Of the Bund
Immediately drew up a protest against
the accusation laid upon Miller, whose
honesty Of purpose ia admitted even by his
opponents, who have known of him for
some fifteen years.
This protest was signed, ar others.
by DR.. Abraham Caspe, p. k.p Ill, Philip
Krantz. Or. Mintz, DR.. Solotaroff, Messrs.
Mich and Budin and finally by DR.. Ortman,
long Miller's bitter personal opponent. 1t
was published in both the yiddish papers.
that the protest meant that the Bundists
did not approve Of MaIime's attack on
Miller, but did not mean that they lacked
confidence In Maxine as a leader. They |
continue to believe, he said that he Is the
nan who led the Baltic rebellion. His denial
that he was president meant only that no |
Baltic republic, strictly speaking, was &C.
tablished.
Ma xime's title, he said, was chairman Of
the federative committee Of Ria, the centre
of the movement. Ma kline did not deny, |
said Caspe, that he held that office, and no
true member Of the Bund doubted it. For
two months Ma kline had been the nea rest
approach to a leader to what was at it's
best but a very imperfeotly orga niZed
movement. As far as the activities Of the
revolutionists were coordinated at all in
the closing months of 1905 they were under
Ma xime's direction. He stood by the cause
as long as opposition was possible and
finally left Russia with a price on his head.
Indignant Bundists have been making
trouble for Editor Miller. On Friday night
he was attacked by an opponent In Vein
cafe, on East Broadway, and q fist
fight resulted. He has also been alta cked