New-York tribune., 1919-03-28
BoIshevik Envoy Told by
''Volkszcitung" Executive
That This Country Will
Have Revolt Like Russia
Men and Women in Red
Capacity Audience Kisses
Senate, Supreme Court
and ''Capitalistic" Press

a pledge was made to l.. c. Martens
the Bolshevik commercial representa-
tive to this country, last night, at the
Central Opera House. by Ludwig Lore,
GATOR of the "Volkszeitung," that the
Socialists in the United States are pre-
paring to take over the government in
this country as the Bolsheviki did in
Russia
''We are here to say to Comrade
Martens he said, that we intend to
prepare ourselves to take over this
country as the working class of Russia
has done"
Despite the rain. at least $500 peo-
pie, the police estimated, clamored to
get in Only $500 of these were sue
cessful. The gathering was in the
nature of a reception to Martens and
given under the auspices of the
Socialist party.
Spectators stood on the stairs, the
platform and in the aisles. The men
wore large red carnations in their coat
.apes. The women were clad in Grim
son waists and smocks.
Every utterance praising Bolshevi SIN
was greeted with cheers that at times
lasted several minutes. Sarcastic ref
crenccs to the Senate, the Supreme
Court and the "capitalistic" newspa-
pcrs were received with Kisses and
loud "boos."
Lore Denounces Bakhmcteff
Lore was the first speaker and be-
gan with denunciation Of Boris Bakh-
mcteff the Russian Ambassador to this
country. saying that while the govern
ment at Washington still adheres to
tho lo1- l. oS,T Il
of this country receive Comrade Mar
tens as the real representative OF free
Russia"
II wonder" he asked. chow many
people would be out to meet Bakhme-
tef on night like this. Comrade
Martens is here to represent the work
ers of Russia. While we are cheering
the Soviets of Hungary and Russia
we do not know whether the third,
may have been formed in Europe"
"We are here comrades" Lose de-
clared at another point, "to pledge the
support of the working class Of Amer
ica to the Soviet Republic of Russia.
We promise to do everything in our
power to see that Russia is not men
aced with any external intervention.
Soon we will send a real working class
representative to Russia
Attacks Supreme Court
In referring to the spread of Boil
shevsm in Europe, S. ohm Block said
that "Bolshevism spread from Russia
to Hungary. Italy is not far from
Hungary. Already we know that Ger
many is on it's way and that the work
ing people of France are not far away
from Germany. 1t Is short distance
from France to England, and as the
poet has said, westward the course of
empires GO
The empire now taking it's course
westward, he asserted is the empire
of Socialism of the working people of
the world. Block then referred to the
Overman Committee in Washington
sarcastically and said 1--WE have had an
unofficial propaganda committee in
Washington, the Supreme Court"
When Martens arose to speak the
cheering lasted five minutes. Cheers
for Soviet Russia. Big Bill" Haywood
and Eugene V. Debs were given stimuli
taeously.
Martens read his speech 1t was mild
in comparison to the remarks of the
other speakers. He tried to explain
the work the Soviet government in
Russia is doing and to answer attacks
by "villifiers.' He said no large ele-
ments could be found in Russia to
support intervention.