New-York tribune., 1919-07-26
Woman Agent
OF Trotzky i'm
U. S. Sought
Lusk Committee Operatives
Are Instructed to Find
Nine. Sarah ". Ravvich.
Hiding in This Country

Nine. Sarah Nauovna Ravvich. said
to have been sent to this country by
Leon Trotzky to organize the forces of
unrest and revolution, with a view of
seizing the government, is nov being
sought by operatives of the Lusk Joint
Committee on Bolshevism. Nine. Raw
vich, described to the committee as the
one who directed the betrayal of Rus
sia, arrived in this country some time
ago under an assumed name. Accord
ing to the information of the commit
tee she is said to have served Germany
we'll in the late war. She was one of
those allowed to pass through Ger
many in sealed cars from Switzerland
to Russia just prior to the overthrow
of the Constituent Assembly by the
Bolsheviki.
Immediately after evidence had been
presented to the committee yesterday
that Nine. Ravvich and others who were
active in the Bolshevik revolution
were in America, Senator Clayton R.
Lusk sent for immigration Inspector
A. B. Schell, who has been assigned
to the committee. When Schell ar
rived the meeting was adjourned, and
the committee went into secret con-
ference with the immigration officer.
Schell was requested to ascertain just
how many of the agents of Trotzky
had entered through Ellis Island in
the last three years. The immigra.
ton officials on the Pacific Coast and
on the Mexican borders also have been
requested to aid in checking up on the
Soviet agents sent here.
Lists of Red Agents
Ven Svarc. the Cleveland attorney
who was on the witness stand Thurs
day, continued his testimony yester-
day and gave the committee list of
179 names. of persons who travelled
on the "Hohenzollern Special" that car
ried leaders Of Bolshevlsm from Switz-
erland to Russia. He furnished list
of more than two hundred trusted
propagandsts of Trotzky and Lenine
who prepared the way for the revo-
luton. Both these lists will be invest-
gated in all parts of the country.
Nine. Rawichs name appears on one
of the lists. 1t is alleged she is the
mysterious woman who left Russia
with the wife of Trotzky for Norway
when the Russian director sent 100000,
600 rubles out of the country. IL i.
known most of this money was intend
ed for the dissemination Of Red propa-
ganda, but the committee has been IN
able to ascertain how much she brought
tives abroad report that part OF the
fund was intended for the l. ". W.
now openly cooperating with the Bo.
sheviki.
Mr.. svarc told Deputy Attorney
General Berger that the methods en-
ployed by the Bolsncvik propagandists
here now are identical with those used
in Russia just before the revolution
Mr.. Berger showed that some Ct the
men sent out 20 engineer the over
throw Of the Russian government now
are active in the United States.
Aim to Ruin Industry
The witness testified the Bolsheviki
work toward the disintegration ani
ruin Of industry as a means of forcing
the masses to join them, with
promise Of better conditions.
He said the Bolsheviki tea work
prses and should have the fruits of
all products. Under these conditions,
ne explained, the workmcn took much
of the product Of the factories home
with them, but still demanded wages
at the end Of the week Mr.. Svarc
said that only about 80 per cent
Of the produc. was sent through Boil
shcvik channels for distribution.
Much of the material read into the
record yesterday consisted Of transla-
tions from Russian papers, conducted
under the rule Of Trotzky.
The comrnit itteo adjourned until
Wednesday al 2 p. M. when it 10 ex-
pected detectives investigating Trotzkv
agents In this country will mako their
reports. 1t Ia expected that before
machinery Is put In motion for the de-
portation Of these aliens they will bo
called before the committee.