Arizona republican., 1919-12-24
CONGRESS PLANS WIDE PROBE IF
 RED TW|T|ES
Radicalism in United States to Be Thoroughly Inves- tigated Immediately Fol- lowing Holidays Is State ment-Expect Many De- portations to Follow
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-Institu- ton early next month of a general congressional inquiry into radical ac- tivity in the United States was an- nounced by leaders ln both the senate and house.
 Chairman Johnson of the house i'm migration committee, returning from New York, where he saw the first boat load of undesirables leave American shores for soviet Russia said that his committee planned to resume its hearings on radicalism soon after the holidays at eastern ports and that in the meantime members Of the commit tee would review the larAe mass of seditious documents seized in recent department of justice raids. Represen- tative Johnson incidentally gave out the information that there were many radicals, anarchists and communists in western jafls who would follow Alex ander Berkman and Emma Goldman and PAT others from this country.
 Appoints Sub-Prove Committee
 To conduct the investigation of the activities of Ludwig c. A. K- Martens, ambassador to the United States from soviet Russia" and of Russian propa- ganda in general, ordered by the sen- ate just before the holiday recess be- gan, Chairman Ledge of the foreign relations committee. today appointed a
 
 Senators Moses. New Hampshire: Borah. Idaho. and Knox, Pennsyl- vania, republicans, and Pomerene, Ohio. and Shields, Tennessee. demo- crats. Hearings are to be started by the committee soon after the senate reassembles January 5.
 Officials of the foreign governments have been notified of the action of the United States in deporting Berkman. Goldman and many or their associates, the state department today making public a message sent to various foreign capitals.
 The Departments Notice
 The departments message follows:
 There are being deported from the United States to sovlet Russia. about 250 citizens of Russia, who are unde- sirable here. These persons, while en- toying the hospitality of this country, have conducted themselves in a most obnoxious manner and while enjoying the benefits and living under the pro- lection of this government, have plotted its overthrow. The are a menace to law and order. They hold theories which are antagonistic to the orderly processes of modern civilization. They have indulged in practices which tend to subvert the rights which the con- stitution of the United States guaran- tees to it's citizens. They are arrayed
 
 cency. to justice. They plan to apply their destrcutive theories by violence in derogation of law.
 They are anarchists. They are pey- sons of such character as to be unde- sirable in the United States and are being sent whence they came. The de- portation is in accordance within the law.
 Provide Safe Conduct
 Precaution has been taken to request for them safe conduct and humane treatment at the hands of the author ities under whose Jurisdiction they will pass en route to soviet Russia"
 While explaining that the ultimate destination of the transport Buford and her cargo of undesirables was soviet Russia, Anthony Caminettf, commissioner general of immigration said today that the exact landing place of the radicals aboard wouh be de- cided by conditions prevailing when the vessels reached Europe and on fu- ture orders transmitted to the agents of the immigration service en route.