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%certalu people here were engaged in
AnEopaGatinE Rolshevlst ideas.

ctrtain people here were engaged in
nESR eS HSlsh S dd Ideas :,as b..n
3ng t. for twenty years"
AS H4ngreply to questions, Mr.. Robins said
~ did not know whether Bclshevist
81 S$ent5 were being sent intQ South
a. AMerica. but he agreed with Senator
1nE OF Utah. IL was quite probable
= s Russian Reds would nndsrIahe eco TO
turning to Ambassador Eranc' ST., ,e 'sd
ke Bolshevists in petrograd. asked
fseout their principles and IL. indsaii ed
that he had ever pretended to repre-
Ss ssnt the American government /" RUS
Ambassador Francis told the COM
uEpittee he had heard Mr.. Robins was
~tSoken OF In Moscow as the mouth
ssbiece OF tho American government,
aRad AS a consequence the ambassador
3 ,.hhought it wise to make public an
that statements coming
sffpm sources other than the American
SeWbaSSy were not authorized
49, ' TowERs BY FRANCIS
III Dir. Robins submitted TO the. com
smttec copies OF cableErams when ne
ssafd passed between Ambassador Fran
ceis and tho State Department and tele,
SNEams and letters which he asserted
were sent him by the ambassador. Ihe
- Witness explained his purpose IN ouer
{ 04mE these documents was TO SHOW at
= all times his relations with the am,
fEassador were valued and cordial and
lie was authorized by Ambassador
Francis to maintain contact with the
nBofshevists.
One of the letters was given him by
sAmbassador Francs' Mr. Ron,nn sai Ia
ato provide against the possibility OF
error in statement and subsequent re-
E5utation OF my authorization to repre-
sen the an nis !" ne
4 ~ This was at time when, according
.so' the correspondence, Mr.. Robins was
yHe conference with Lenlne and Irot.
,Eky and other officers OF the Soviet
'tEovernment, seeking TO prevent the
zsiEning OF the treaty of Brest Litovsk,
&ffAnother letter which Mr.; Robins
,seaid was written by Ambassador Fran
els contained statements as TO what
the United States might do in case the
treaty was not signed. Mr.. Robins
told the committee the letter was Civ
--En him to be used at his discretion as
10 70 ss.evidcnce TO Lenine and the officials of
4 the fourth All-Russian Soviet at Mos
COW to aid in the prevention of the
ratification of the treaty and as evil
dence of the Willingness OF the ambas-
sador to urge against intervention in
: Siberia by the Japanese"
PRESENTS DOCUMENTS
TO SHOW STANDING
/ Others of the documents were creden-
:ials. They were presented by Mr..
Robins as indicating the specific char
4 acter Of his unofficial relationship as
I special representative of the ambas-
7 Sador with the Soviet government"
& One letter mentioned the ambassadors
: efforts Ito bring railroad men to the
5 assistance Of the Sovie, government"
! and bring about the aid of the mill
tary missions toward organizing an
! army for. the government and of the
failure of his efforts due % the nom
compliance with his recommendations
I by the government at Washington.
/ Members OF the committee told Mr..
I Robins Ambassador Francis had not
: intimated in his testimony Mr. Robins
:, recall had been brought about by any
I thing else except the regular routine
/ business of tho Red Cross They also
: pointed out to him Ambassador Fran
! els had been particular TO say Mr. Rob-
( ms had rendered valuable services in
maintaining contact with the Bolshe-
{ visits.