The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-26
SWEEPING INQUIRY
INTO RED ACTIVITY
SOON TO Be STARTED

,crr1EGTON. Dec. 25.--A confer
.,,.o hold in the office of Senator hen-
Won Gal developed that state and fed
eral authorities arc about :" launch OH
= comprehensive investigation oil All
radical propa Eanda IN this country. f"F
example. il WAS stated to-day that tn"Fe
arc rorty-two newspapers IN NC" lo'N
advocating scdilion and the overthrow
of the nrcscnt government The recent
raidS Cf radical headquarters IN New
York were described, wherein IONS W
The most vicious radical literature "e''
found. ,-,,, CO
,.,,r,,J nJsSa "a Of his resolution direct
,r,, The foreign relations committee /"
,uIrstir.lr Russian propaganda. l'oi-
shry:K and otherwise. III inns 'oui''iG'
Just b"tur" II passed Senator HHFan
GdahnJ insisted on 'h" adoption o, a.. a.,
oInnrdmcut which greatly hr"ad"urd IN"
inuu.rv. making il Iu"lud" not only Dol
shcy.k activities. hut thos" Of other
Russian elements.
Thu. rorfcr"uc" Included senators
Eruvon and Knox CI'aD. Assistant At
.nrrny ,;rn.r., Becker Of New York.
and Attorney Stephenson OF New YORK.
,.n;Insrl Of the luSk "ommiit"" inGulf-
ing into BolShrv!k activities IN tn3t
state. also som" NrIvai" CItlArnS az Nc"
York who have been Interested IN inc
work hu, have insisted that their names
should NOT at present be mad" public.
Tho Forthcoming investigation by the
foreign relations committee has been
turned ny"r L. a subcommittee c"mnr'S-
ING Senators Moses N. IL, Knox (Pa) }.
EGrah Idahn). Pom"ren" 'Ohio). and
Shields ,Tcunl. The discussion. ron
crrn"d preliminary arranSrmcnts Tor
the hearing and f"r C0-OUeta ton WIN
Tho stat" authorities. II WAS agreed
,hyt The work Of the I.Usk committee
and of IN" Ov,rmau investigation on
h"half If tho senate ought not TO he
DUPLICATED and that Their" wa" p!"ntY
Of work fur III" now inquiry without
overlapping other investigations.
Senator Rorah's amendment 70 the
resolution. il is learned. is designed 20
bring out tho facts surrounding the
anomalous position Of Boris Rakhme-
,efr. Russian ambassador sent here by
the Republican government of Russia
which overthrow the car. Later n"
represented Kcrnrsky's development Of
The original revolution. II" Is still pre-
sumcd 70 bn recognized as Of amhaSsa-
dOyial status. The COMMITTEES will I'M
drrctake 10 ascertain precisely tao rcia-
! iions between him and the Washington
government and the Ent"ntc-Aliicd ma
tons.
TIL" original rurpos" Of IN" Kenyon
resolution was 10 get "a the inwardnesa
az the mission Of Ludwig G. A. X. Mar
tens BOlshcTIk ambassador In the conn-
,rv. Martens refusal 10 answer qu"S-
lions before tho Lusk committee in New
| York and disappearance Of papers con-
| corning his mission made it desirable to
| bring federal authority int" ac'ion. SEN
a'or Kenyon went 10 New York and
| sncnt a long day studying the testimony
! taken by the Lusk committee. That
committee. Il is explained. will report
about February | and its disclosures
arc expected to produce considerable
sensation.
at is a contest to determine what
| sort OF government will rule tho world"
| said Senator Kenyon. and VIC must
recognizes just that"