Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-11-18
Admits He Directed Cam
paign From Berlin-Par-
ents Were Germans.
Now Held In N. Y. On
Contempt Charges
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NEW YORK, Nov. 17-Ludwig c. |
A. K. Martens today testified that he |
was one of the leaders in the over
throw of the Russian imperial govern
ment through propaganda directed
from Berlin and that he had been
exiled for revolutionary activities in
Russia in 1915 and 1916. Martens and
Lenine were members of the same stu
dent body at the chronological institute
in ST. Petersburg and both suffered i'm
prisonment. Martens being deported
to Germany. This testimony from the
self-styled Ambassador of the Russian
soviet republic" was ELECTED In an ef-
fort TO show that the collapse of the
Russian government was the result of
German plot.
The Russian revolution was my
life" Martens declared in telling the
joint legislative committee investigat-
ing radical activities in this state, the
story of his relations with the Russian
bolsheviki. He appeared before the
committee under arrest for contempt
of court after having refused Saturday
to submit to examination or to supply
correspondence with his government
He maintained that his person and his
papers were entitled to diplomatic i'm
munity.
Plot Covered Many Years
The story of the plot against the
Romanoffs, which covered many years,
was brought out by questions put to
Martens by Deputy Attorney General
Berger.
Martens stated that upon his ar
rival in Berlin he was pressed into
the German military service and served
in barracks.
"On what theory did the German
military authorities press you into the
army?'' he was asked.
Because my father and mother were
German citizens" he replied.
| On leaving the army he entered
Charlottenburg Polytechnical institute
| in Germany, he said, and later became
an engineer in the employ Of a Ham
burg firm. For II years he was en-
gagged in propaganda work plotting the
overthrow of the Russian government
from Russia, he said During this
period he testified he conferred with
Lenine and Trotzky in 1901, in Swift
zerland, and in 1903 in Berlin. Part of
the propaganda was Matched in France
and Switzerland he added.
He was organizer of the Russian
workmen in the revolution in Russia
in 1905, ne said, and added that his
activities were not interfered with in
Germany.
Were you under pay when you were
in Switzerland consulting with Le-
nine?" Martens was asked.
Il was working as an engineer" he
answered.
Planned Revolution
His conference with Lenine was for
the purpose of bringing together the
bolsheviki for concerted action against
the cars government, he said.
Martens told the committee he came
to this country In 1916. Asked what
citizenship he claimed, he said:
81 claimed German citizenship.
was forced to-
He explained that the British au.
thorities, despite the fact that hi
kclaimed Russian citizenship, made hin
register as a citizen of Germany. Hs
was classified as a Russian, he said
but was technically a German. H,
; failed to register as an enemy alien, h,
testified. He formally acquired Rus
sian citizenship in May or June 1917
when he was informed of his new allie
glance by a relative in Russia. H.
originally applied for citizenship as
refused.
, Mr.. Berger inquired if under thi
/ procedure any former Russian who de
sired could be alienated from Ameri
| can citizenship and made citizen o
the soviet republic.
How many persons that you know
have become citizens Of soviet Russii
by this method?" Martens was asked.
The Ambassador" said he knew O
no others.
Admits He Is Communist
: Archibald e. Stevenson, associat
counsel for the committee. read cop,
of the communist manifesto whicl
appealed to all workers to rise in socia
+. revolution against capitalist govern
ments, Martens admitted that he wa
member of the communist party.
Mr.. Stevenson called the attention O
the witness to the fact that the mani
: festo called for reign of terror an
violence" and asked him if he sub
scribed to it.
Martens replied that the soviet gov
ernment only advocated that policy a
a defensive measure.