New-York tribune., 1918-04-29

aboard ship for more than eight hours,
while his baggage, his clothes and ali
ms personal possessions were sub
Jected to a most thorough search by
Federal agents.
Need was stripped, an official said
and his clothing searched for docu-
ments which might be of interest to
the Federal government. Papers and
pieces OF baggage brought in by the in
dlcted writer were held up by the
searchers, but most of his belongings
were finally passed and taken off tt the
pier.
Reed was permitted to leave the pier
without guard after special arrange
ments for his appearance in court were
made between Earl B. Barnes, Assist
ant United States Attorney. prosecut-
ing The Masses" editors, and Morris
Hillquit. their attorney.
Will Plead To-day
Hillquit promised to produce Reed at
the Federal Building in New York CITY
at 10:15 tomorrow morning, at which
time ne will be allowed to plead to the
Indictment against him. Articles and
cartoons he contributed to "The
Masses are the basis of his indict-
ment.
When the liner docked at 8 O'Clock
this morning and large part of the
SIX hundred passengers came off to the
pier Tor examination of their baggape
and papers Reed did ..ot put in an an
pearance. A glance at the first class
passenger list failed to reveal his nan,e
and 1T was thought for time he had
not come on the boat until it was fonnd
that he had shipped second class
Mrs. Reed, the writer's wife. who is .
1}ournallst. was on the pier when the
boat docked, but her long vigil was not
rewarded until after O'Clock Reed
then was allowed off, saw his bapcace
passed and went off in taxicab w;fh
ms wife and friend.
unt'l ind out what nv status is
III tnis country l can make no state
i. meht: ne said to Tribune reporter.
le1t Russia on February 6 and don't
know a thing about what happened in
anything else" "
Reed appeared to be in the host &c
health and showed a deal of cheorf,,1
ness at reaching once more a LAND of
plehly and comparative security. For
"na' is mere indictment comnared
win practical starvation and q yooJ
chance OF merry Bolshcvik bullet ~,
the back? IN "u'ieV IN
Ran Out of Funds
According to one of the nassanoor,
on the ship, Reed was for threc weoi..'
celorc ne sailed, out of funds in Christ,
'anIa. rms passenger said that H.,
writer finally appealed to the Amcr;cs,n @
consul there for temporary aid
According to other passenrars Roo,
orought over with him a number Of
vaIuaoie state documents, which came
lhto ms possession through his close
connection with the Bolshevik regime
now on the brink of downfall These
papers, said to be of international i'm
portance, were to have been used hv
Reed IN book, but it is believed thev
were among the effects seized hv tho
naval intelligence officers.
Gable dispatches from Russia sov-
efal months ago stated that Reed had
peen named ambassador to America Of
the bolshevik government hut the
writer told some Of the passengers ves-
terday that he had no official connec.
tion with any Russian party
How can | be Bolsheviki ." bo !,
said to have replied to ouestions "pn,
not member of the Social Revolution.
ary party, nor am | n representative of
me boishevik government"
Rced's baggage was marked for for
wardlng to the Harvard Club, in New
YORK City, but the editor would not
say where he was going to stay.