The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-21
STATE WILL ATTACK
REDS PLOTS HERE
Albany Senate Votes 100000
for Inquiry Into "Sedi-
tious Activities"
Special DsspotcA TO TIE Sun.

ALRANr. March 20. - The Senate
passed to-day a resolution providing for
an Investigation Of Bolshevism in New
York city and New York State by n
committee Of four Senators and hve
Assemblymen. with an appropriation OF
$50, 900 for expenses The investigation
will start as soon as the present session
OF the Legislature Is ended. The reso-
luton gives the committee authority
to investigate the scope, tendencies and
ramihcations of seditious activities and
report the result to the Legislature" 1t
wifi have broad powers to subpoena wit
nesses and compel their attendance and
to engage counsel TO handle the examin-
atoms.
TT is the duty Of the Legislature" the
resolution says ITO learn the whole
truth regarding these seditious activities
and when such truth Is ascertained to
pass such legislation as may be nee
essary."
Legislators. particularly the Republi-
can majority. consider tho Bolshevist
situation so acute and important in this
State that Senator ]. Henry Walters.
Republican leader of the Senate, and
Speaker Thaddeus C. Sweet of tho As
sembly are to be ex-officio members of
the investigating committee. Both de-
clared tonight that they intend to 60
just as far as possible in the inyesti-
CATION
Reds Get Drafts for 100000.
1t Is understood that Senator Walters
has received Information that Federal
agents have intercepted drafts for nearly
half a million dollars which 1t is be-
lieved were intended to help spread Boil
shevist propaganda in this country.
They say also that much Russian money
Is being used. and probably German
money also.
we are more certain of Russian In
nuenoe than German" said Senator
Walters, but we do know that head
quarters for the propaganda seems to be
in New York city. I think there Is
grave danger to the country in the fact
that the Bolsheviki and the l. w. W.,
once enemies. are now in perfect accord.
with the same aims and ideas.
81 hope the committee will not stop
anywhere or with anybody in its efforts
| to trace the movement to its source.
We have received Information from Sc
cret sources that leads US to believe that
there Is a concerted. organized move
ment we'll under way in this State. and
that It's ramihcations and actions may
not be confined to New York.
Hundreds Of thousands Of dollars are
| being received in New York to enc)ur-
age this movement This money was TO
have been used to encourage the Boil
sheviki movement and to promote Boil
ghevist doctrines
| states Duty to Take Action.
| Congress 10 adjourned and there is no
telling when It will be convened. SO 1t is
up to the State to take immediate Lotion
| for the protection of government Am r.
lean institutions and ideals. We ought
| to disclose the sources OF this propa-
ganda and the societies concerned in
this organized movement"
Senator John ]. Boylan. acting Demo
cratic leader. chided the Republicans for
being willing to spend money on this in.
yestigation and refusing to give $4,000
to Gov. Smiths reconstruction commits
sion, However,. che Democrats voted
for the resolution and 1t was passed
unanimously. There Is considerable
speculation as TO the attitude the Social
list members OF the Assembly will take
toward the measure when II comes VI
for passage in the lower house Mond .
night.
Senator Walters said tonight that he
and Speaker Sweet would choose the
members of the investigating committee
next week.