Arizona republican., 1919-02-18
TELLS SENATORS. GERMANY FATHER. 1T BOLSHEvISM
Saws Imperial Chancellor Offered Five Million Marks To Russian Radi- calls To Spread Doctrines Also Urges Retention Of American Army In North.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 17-Roger r.. Simmons. who recently returned from a. mission Co Russia for the bureau of commerce.. told the senate committee Investigating agitation in this country today. that if the American and allied forces were withdrawn from northern Russia tho bolshevlN would engage in one of thc -bloodiest massacres the world had ever seen.
 The witness said he was surprised at tho demands being made for the with drawai of the American forces, and told the committee tuat every time the American and allied soldiers had found it necessary 10 give up ground in northern Russia, the bolshcviki had swCut and inaugurated an orgy ot murder of peaceful citizens. He said that before leaving Archangel last No- Vemhcr. where he had found that the American troops were well supplied and had performed great acts of hero ism. which vet remain Co be told. an of Che Russians in the northern district were sympathetic with the allied forces and were praying that they would not he removed. Evidence which, he said showed that Germany was responsible for Che outbreak of bolshevism in Rus sin. was presented to the committed hv Mir. simmons It included a swOrr statement of % Russian that just be- fore the cZars government was over thrown. Inc was sent by the German Imperial chancellor Co Switzerland tC determine which of the Russian social fst schools thcrc was the most radical md to offer the leader 5,000,000 marks v he would send his men into Russia Co spread their propaganda. After wis ftiuc Switzerland. the Russian reported that the school headed by Lenine wa' Inc most radical but he recommended that thc services of Benine be not en- gagged as the result. if successful. would mean a terrible catastrophe for Russia
 Hun Caused Red Terror
 This evidence. Mr. Simmons said coupled with tho facts that Lenin' passed through Germany on his wal from Switzerland to Russia; tha members of the red guard were givel iron crosses, and that German soldier and officers were used Co put down al anti i-bolsheviH mutiny, proved beyon' doubt where the responsibility Ia, for Inc reign of terror in Russia
 The witness read to the committe tho text of a number of decree through which the bolsheviki secure tho naturalization of women.
 "These need no comment" he sai,
 This is the thing that is being fos tered and upheld by the propagand now being circulated in the Unite States, in an effort to justify bolshe vism. Tho creed Of the bolshevil does not aid. and in fact discourage and in many cases. even prohibit women from being virtuous. It is tf same with religion. The bolshevil favor no religion of any sort
 Full publicity of the acts and beliei of the bolsheviki Mir. Simmons sai would be sufficient Co kill the idea the minds of any Americans who misl have become sympathetic.
 What do you think of men like A bert R. Williams. who come over hel and uphold holshevism?" asked
 member of the committee.
 "I think" replied the witness, "th Williams left Russia before the te rorlsm began: Williams now is goir upon a theory. and is not taking in consideration the practice of th theory"