New-York tribune., 1919-05-20
Defence Society Official
Believes. Forces of Dis.
order Here are Planu;n,
to Overthrow Covernn,en.,
Martens Denies PLOTTING
Bolshevik Ambassador Saws
Conference of Russians
Is Not Part of Project

Charles Stewart DAWSON. Intern,
tionaI lawyer and chairman Of ,l.
board of trustees of the American n.
fence Society, said yesterday If W..
his understanding that general mo,.
ment was under way among "all III.
elements of disorder in this coun+rS
with view to attempting geneva,
uprising with the ultimate purnose ~
overthrowing the present form Of on,
ernment Of the United States an Tu,.
4, and 6 next.
Mr.. Dawson made this statemor. :,
commenting on the recently announces
plan of Ludwig c. A. X. Martens nm
recognized Bolshevik ambassador :.
the United States to call conference
of Russians in this city on those date
to discuss the extending of aid tn tbs
Lenine Trotzky government. The bs.a
Of the American Defence Society ssiS
the proposed conference here couls bo
regarded as part Of the movement fo,
the general uprising.
Mr.. Martens characterized these
statements as "absurd.' Likelihood of
any revolution in this country, in july
1919, was "preposterous,' he declared
The Bolsheviki government. he added
has no desire to bring about "any reyO.
luton in the United States"
No Connection, Says Martens
The Russian conference here. Mr..
Martens said, has no connection with
any political movement and is solely
for the purpose of organizing Russians
here and sending them back to Their
native land so that they might aid in
the industrial and economic rehablita
ton of Soviet Russia
The first of series Of three FIVE
day national strike periods in protes
against the imprisonment Of Thomas
J. Mooney, voted at a labor celebration
in Madison Square Garden on the righ
of May /, has been set to start on
July 4. Socialists, and BolsheviL
circles all over the country from tina
20 time have thrown out vague hints
Of demonstrations o. Indepen1ence
Day.
Mr. Davison's statement follows:
"l have read the memorandum in
relation 20 the meeting which Mr.
Martens proposes holding in New York
City. from July to for conference
Of the friends Of the Russian Boshe-
wiki.
My understanding is that there is
d general movement cn the part Of all
the elements Of disorder iii this coun-
try, with view to attempting gen.
eral uprising with the ultimate pur.
pose of overthrowing the present form
of government Of the United States
on those dates.
81 think we would be entirely just-
fed in regarding this proposal Of Mr..
Martens as a part thereof.
"Whether the attempt to overthrow
the government viii succeed depends
upon the viii Of the people and the
tirmness with which the admnistra
tion deals with the situation. Any
further comment is unnecessarv.'
Hundreds of Russians all over this
country had written me- said Martens
in explanation Of his denial. express
ing cagerness to go back and help re-
construct economic and industrial life
of the country They offered their
services and asked 10 be organized 50
they couid one my government The
greatest amount G. help
Delegates representing thousands Of
Russians scattered all over the United
States will attend Martens declared
Definite plans for the organization will
be completed by July T.. he said.
At least 10000 or 10000 Russians
will have been sent back 10 Their
native land by the end OF this coming
summer, Martens continued. The
large sums of money required to or
ganize and furnish transportation for
them will be provided by the Sovie'
according TO the am
bassador," who remarked when he was
asked how the money was going 70
reach his office in ll0 West Fortleth
Street:
That's a puzzle lots Of people here
would like to solve"