The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-05
SENATE PROBES
THE BOLSHEV!K|
Action Taken by Senator
Overman's Committee
After Discussion.

WASHINGTON, Feb. f.-SWcep'he
investigation OF Bolshcvik. |. W. w.
ana other propag;.ndsts was ordcrca
today by the senate after two. lhours
of tcmpcstunus division in which scf-
cral senators declared that orG7niza-
;lons were plotting to overthrow INC
American government by violence.
The senate judiciary Subcommittee
v h!rh for moro than year mas bGen
investigating prp-Gcrman and brewers
propa ga nda, w;-s authorized by the sen
ate resolution 10 conduct inc nc" ~,
.nuirv. The committee will begin Work
rr,hably ncx, Friday. Chairman Over
man announced tonight after an cNccu-
i,iy. meeting Of the committees to con.
slider procedure. Senator Orcrman said
i,hc new investigation would cover d
wide range and would continue prooaoly
even after congress adiourns.
The resolution offered BY Senator
fN-alsh. Of Montana, Democrat. ana
adopted without a roll call or dissent
ing voice. extended the. committee
rowcr ito inquire concerning any ci
forts being made TO propagate IN th's
country the principles Of any party
cxcrcIs!ng ur claiming to exercise
authority in Russia. whether such CT
forts urisinat" in this country or are
ircitcd or financed from abroad. ana
further. 10 inquire into any effort to
Inrite tho overthrow of the EoyerpWTrt
Of this country "r all government nN
force OF by the destruction of nc or
property. or the general cessation ol
industry.
When The subcommittee met a heated
discussion was star,cd by the announce
.mcnt Ivy Chairman Orcrman that Secre-
tory Baker had refused to give .Ahc' COM
4nittcc information concerning an lnFes-
tig4tion By the war department OF al
legged proGcrmnn sentiments OF +. J. n.
.ynn EnEcikcn, former president or the
Federal Farm Loan Bank at Column
LILA, s. G..
Senator lvcrnan said Secretary Baker
In declining the furnish the information
had written him that the department
! conducted an inquiry and believed th'.
disclosed that thc chairman mauc tnT
request after Governor Manning. OF
South Carolina. and Former Scntor Ben
not had asked that the charges be IN
vcstigatcd by the committee. -.
Senator W0lcott. of Delaware. crlti-
cizcd the sccrclary's action saying
while the committee had obtained al OF
the information from the military INTEL
lircncc that would be vital to the pres
ont inquiry, he would protest aGalnft
setting n precedent for future commit
tCr action. HnG insisted that they make a
tcst case nf the Won Engclkcn matter
and SEQ whether Secretary Bakers posi-
ton could he sustained.
senator Nelson. of Minnesota. declared
h., wanted the public to know that thn
secretary of war was "put'lnE Ec'" '''
MS and hndcrinS this investigations.
, "Dncs th,, secretary of war take inc
nosifion that We cannot call any one
! From any department and have him trli
us from his own memory what nc
knows. even If he does not or'hs pa
prrxo" asked Senator Wolcntt:
NO. he realizes that VIC can 90 tha''
Senator Ovrrman said. ,-,,,e 3
w, would call the secretary hlnscli
before any investigation or congress-
continued Senator W0lcott.
Senator Thomas. OF CotnrSao' IoIu
theatre Sunday. in which inc husS,aI
1,o,shcvik government was reported
nraisrd and which was attended oy sew
cral members of the house ,,i,. .
Thomas Interrupted Senator kciioeE
sacrament 10 name the Industrial NoTH.
o-s ~ tho World nS an active law organ
izoti0n. Senator Kellogg SAID thc L.; w
". included foreign anarchists ann ocn.
atnr Bnrah. nr Idaho. observed thht !.
had "thc same element to. when we sci''
s1un n6n. 600 the other day. go :. .
senator Kellogg read from VIVA. ~;
soid anparrnlly was n paid ADVERTISE
, mrn1 in ihc St Louis Post pisratcn OF
: January o3. entitled "Lrninr's appEal ~
Tho Bnlshcvik ot America" as elleseo
evidence "f an active nr"pa Ghnaa,', do-
. Senator Weeks. 81 MaSsachuscttS., &c,
! cInrrd that the people of tho thitc1
! Staics do no, understand that tho real
purpost nt the propaganda was 20 oEcr-
throw the government and untl' 'h"I
was m und"rs;""d 1t could not BE- S,amp:n h,In &c;
! on, To hav" the meetings hs!u ~
W:nshinrtDn ''in p building owned by tHc
: ,,oyrrnn,nni" Senator Weeks adoeo'
! made II NOR" serious. ,....
! A resolution calling upon tho Attorney
! General L. inform tho senate rrgarnihs
; whether he was making an !nve$tiGauon
NJ m, circumstances surrounding the
, meeting and what steps wcrH neinE
,nI;cn relative In tho enforcement or
in,r IN thr Dis:ric, Of Columbia. was in
trndurrd in the senate b. PnindcNtcr' OF
Washington. IT,,
Senator I5or4h said it was only 'a'r 70
SAY. that nj that meeting IN" overthrow
nf tho government was not rFcach'S
. hut that tn" speakers did defend the
Russian Soviet government.