Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-10-21
SENATOR SEEKS
PROBE OF REDS
IN GOVERNMENT

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.-Sensa-
tiohaI charges that Socialists, reds
and other radicals "are intrenched"
in the government departments, and
particularly that the investigating
forces Of the federal trade commits
sion contain men hostile to the gov
eminent and American institutions
were made in the senate today by
Senator Watson, Republican, who in
troduced a resolution for an investi-
cation by t. interstate commerce
committee.
Disclaiming any defense of the
great meat packers, Senator Watson
declared that the open records of
some of the commissions employees
on that invl -tigation showed them to
be respectively, outspoken anarch-
lists, participants in red parades, pro-
Germans, admirers of Lenine and
Trotzky and avowed opponents of
soviet government.
"Chase SociaHstic Exponent"
Of Stuart Chase, who had gem
eraI charge Of the investigation OF
the meat-pacEing industry, Sena-
tor Watson charged, that besides
being a well-knoWn exponent Of So
ciali5tic doctrines. Chase was pres
ident and organizer of the Fabian
club of Chicago, "a society founded
for the express purpose of fur
thering the doctrines Of socialism"
Grouped about him in his Of
fees at Federal Trade commission
headquarters" declared Senator
Watson, were Victor Berger, r.
vim st. John Tucker and many
4fE
became the rendezvous of men de-
voted to the destruction Of prop
erty, the overthrow of government
and contamination of the ideals of
socialism,
Chase, Senator Watson charged,
helped organize a Chicago meeting
at which Berger and other radi-
calls made infIammatory speeches"
and also organized a meeting at
which Lincoln Steffens spoke.
THAT anarchist" said Senator
Watson referring to Steffens, had
just returned from Russia and his
address was to aid in the recogpi-
ton of Lenine and Trotsky by our
government"
Chase later wrote a magazine ar
ticle, Senator aWtson said, assail-
ing the United States government
for not recognizing the Russian
reds" On Chase's specific instruc-
tons. Senator Watson further
charged, the commissions account
tants inflated the showing of
profits of the packing companies.
Samuel W. Tator, who, with Chase
had general charge of the investi-
cation, Senator Watson charged,
was IAN avowed admirer of Lenine
and Trotsky and frequently ex-
pressed his admiration of the So
Wet government Of Russia"
"He was pronouneedly against
the allies in the world war;" con-
tinued the senator, land frequent
Iy made the statement that all big
business should be conf1scated by
the government"
A. S. Kravtiz credited IN the
commissions report with "impor-
tant aid" in the investigation, Sen
q tor Watson charged. was "a Rus
sian from Riga, an intellectual so
cialist of the most pronounced
type and throughout the war in
tensely German"
He has always expressed him
self as an ardent admirer CT
Lenine and Trtosky and claims to
be a personal friend Of Lenine. Ere
quently he has stated he was heart
and soul for the German cause, "
said. the senator.
Raphael Mal1en, statistician,
Senator Watson charged, was a for
mer preached ousted from his church,
for socialistic tendencies, and also
had been confined to a military
prison in 1917, as a conscientious
objector."
HE frequently waved a red flag
at the meetings of his co-employes
of the federal trade commission"
declared the senator land always
carried the red emblem in his pocket.
He openly stated his home had been
raided. He stored his socialistic
writings in Chase's office, and boast
ed that the packages holding them
contained government dynamite
r. n. Buck, credited in the COM
missions report with valuable as
sistance." Senator Watson charged,
was the author of attacks on the
rights of property and American in
situations, and Basil Manly, who as
sisted in the Investigations, the sem
ator described as one who was a
member of the Fabian club and a
conferee wit bother socialists at
Chase's Office.