The evening world., 1919-06-18
BUREAU
ACTIVE IN POLITICS,
!: .:DOCUMENTSHOWS
Asked to Get Release Of Men
From Prison, Evidence at
Inquiry Discloses.

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work of the Russian Soviet Govern
ment Bureau. No. 110 West 10th
street, showed its activity in politics.
Evidence presented also showed II
had been asked to obtain the freedom
through writs Of habeas' corpus. of
mon held on charges Of unlawfully
holding May Day meetings: and that
the bureau was asked for aid in hav-
ing It's government have military and
!. w. w. prisoners in Fort Leaven-
worth deported. ..-.'.-.... .-. ...
Following the reading OF letters and
confidential reports made by the
Soviet Bureaus attorney. Charles
Recht. which indicated the scope OF
the bureaus activities. Senator Lusk
made public the testimony of l. A..
Martens, head OF the bureau, which
was given behind closed doors last
week. Martens at this hearing de-
MED that his bureau had any object
or had taken any part in any affairs
save the upbuildine Of Russian indus
tries.
/ Chairman LuSk gave out a letter
no addressed TO Mayor Hylan, in
which he stated that the purpose Of
the committee was TO seek iegis-
lative remedy for what may be
wrong with the industrial and home
conditions Of the people, as well as
roofing out the seditious activity
within the state. Whatever Is neces-
sary to DO done will be done under
the American flag and accomplish
ment Of II will not be permitted
through violence and revolution un-
der the red nag. the Senator said.
A confidential report made by
Charles -Recht attorney for the
Soviet. according TO the evidence,
showed that the Russian Soviet had
interested itself by retaining Recht to
investigate the arrest and imprison-
ment and to plead for writs Of
habeas corpus for twenty men held
in Chester. Pa. for holding an un-
lawful May Day meeting.
| A Lossleff OF Philadelphia, accord
ing 10 the evidence, wrote TO- s.
NuOrteva, Secretary OF the bureau on
March IL at the former address Of
the Martens bureau. No. 800 Broad
way, as follows:
My son, Vladimir Lossieff, one OF
the 1. w. w. men, was convicted In
the famous I. w. W. Chicago trial
and sentenced TO twenty years in
Leavenworth Prison He has been
there since August. 1 would like TO
get in touch with you and nee II there
is a way to send a wire to the Rus
sian Soviet Republic and request It
to ask the United States Government
TO deport him.
Only reporters and George Gordon
Battle, counsel for the Soviet Bu-
reau, were admitted to the hearing
Chairman Lusl5 said Mr.. Battle was
admitted because he was his personal
friend and not in the capacity Of ar
attorney.
A copy OF the Berlin Tageblatt ,oi
April 4. 1919, which was found In on,
OF the filing cases and which had beer
marked with a red pencil, was idenu
ned and translated by Henry W
Grunewald, a private detective. TIL,
particular article offered quoted I
despatch from The Hague trans
mitting a story published in tn
Daily News.
This article said that In New Yorl
and America systematic Bolshevis
agitation existed and that the ON
0ial representative Of the .Bolshevik
: was Mr.. Martens, who had 10000 90
r pounds sterling TO spend anon
e American industries.
The article went on TO say that
= welcome in which 5000 persons too
part, tho women wearing red dresses
had been provided for Martens. A
4 this meeting the actual America
n Government was hissed and soviI
: American republic demanded, n
y article said.
is sergt. Walter Brey, member Of n
-. | Otule lIoOpot VINO Idl0ou the bONlt
" headquarters last Thursday, identlfie
two letters and answers. These can
!, from the Socialistic Party, Eighth Al
"A sembly District, 122d Avenue, and q
Young Peoples Socialistic Leagu
20 Circle No. 6, OF New York. In eaC
lg the Socialists congratulated MarteI
M on the establishment OF his ONCE
or this country and pledges were ma,
TO work for the proletaI1at Of Il
whole world,
) City Magistrate Brough to-day d
D. MED n motion to vacate the scar,
warrant on which the headquarte
st OF the Soviet" Bureau was raide
A. Another motion was then argued
~ George Gordon Battle, counsel for Il
4 bureau. providing for the return
~ the documents seized in the raid. tn
- motion was settled by an agreemer
e Papers not germane TO \the prese
~ investigation are to be returned
n the bureau as soon as an invento
d, can be made--probably to-morro'
Documents considered pertinent W
. be placed in the custody OF the coul
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