New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-21
Weeping Inquiry Into Prop
.eauda Is Authorized:
n$stic Deportation Bill
t.',Passed by the House
Soviet Letters Demanded
uAr,bassador'' To Be Com.
: nelled to Answer Lusk
committee QUESTION:
Men York Tribxns
KaShin oton iSuredu

Washington Etredu
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2o.-Ludwig c.
! < Martens, self-styled Ambassador
..,r the Russian Soviet government
.hs United States. will be summoned
,.s,r. the Foreign Relations Commit
~ the Senate and forced to answer
=, questions to which he refused to
u,,v when before the Lusk Investigate
h, Committee in New York.
The Senate to-day authorized the
.,rmittee to make thorough investi-
,,tOn Of all forms of Russian propa-
auda being conducted in the United
sutes, and specifically directed the
nnmittee to force Martens to appear
md to produce the papers and docu-
rents which the soviet ambassador"
suoved from the Jurisdiction Of the
sate Of New York in order to keep
them from the Lusk Committee.
. Drastic action against revolutionary
,sdcaIs also was taken to-day by the
House, which passed the DILL providing
OR the deportation of all aliens affii-
s.ed with anarchistic organizations.
While the Senate was preparing to
adjourn for the holidays, Senator
| Lodge, chairman Of the Foreign Rela-
IONS Committee, reported the Kenyon
resolution authorizing an investigation
into Martens's activities and asked for
It's immediate adoption. The commit
tee at its meeting day had ordered q
favorable report on the resolution.
Democrats Oppose Investigation
Senator Borah. of Idaho, who has
sought in various ways to obtain a list
Of the holders Of Rus ian securities in
the United States. offered an amend
nent broadening the scope of the in
curry so as to include all forms of Rus
san propaganda. He said he wanted to
ave the pro- Bolshevik and anti-Bol-
e. .hevlk propaganda investigated at the
same time.
The amendment finally was adopted
| II to 80, by straight party vote, after
| the Democrats had opposed it on the
ground that it would permit the Foreign
| relations Committee to make a general
rvestigation OF the whole Russian stu.
| stion.
The resolution as it was adopted au-
,hOrizes the committee to compel the ap-
pearance OF Martens and force him te
produce the documents and papers he
COX with him when he disappeared from
New York and to summon any other
Witnesses it desires.
Senator Williams opened the fight on
the Borah amendment by insisting that
any investigation of the propaganda
for Russian sovietism in American opens
swsy wide field"
down the bars for an Investigation OF
The whole Russian situation," Senate,
Williams said.
Borah for Sweeping Inquiry
An investigation of only Martens
vii throw no light at all on the actual
Ntuation," Senator Borah said. This
resolution simply authorizes the For
ssn Relations Committee to investi-
gate and find out whether Martens
represents some government or other
IN this country. If we are going into
the question at all, the resolution
ought to DE made broad enough tc
cover all of the Russian activities in
the United States, soviet and other.
wise"
Senator Williams protested that the
Kenyon resolution WAS introduced foI
ne purpose of "spotting this man out
But II we spread the investigate
a ALL" he added, "Iet us go into al
iorms of |. ". W, radical anc
Sosheyik propaganda in the United
States"
II the resolution is broadened," in
sisted Senator Borah, we will expose
Martens, if the facts are as they have
been presented, but we also will ex-
iose some other gentle who are
Just as bad as Martens. Why not
slean up the whole stable while we
are about it,"
senator Kenyon, author Of the origi-
nal resolution. said that he did not
O0ect to the Borah amendment.
Martens Called Extreme Radical"
i offered the resolution" Senator
Aenyon said. because Martens, wher
Placed or the stand before the Lusl
committee ia New York, answered
'Nbh w SlOW lndJ lie II
10 extreme radical, that he served il
ne German army and that he neve
'Nsgstered as an alien in this country
ne carried on a large propagand;
against this government.
introduced the resolution to ge
al OF the facts about him. | now un
yvefstand that Martens has left New
sork, taking with him papers wanted
W the Lusk committee. 1t is a proper
matter matter for the Federal government t.
senator Williams said he was op
posed to the Borah amendment because
a ~ oidn't want the Senate to lose the
uea that 1t was investigating Mar
9; Senator Borah declared that the &C
n mv1lies OF Martens were interlockee
WIZ. .'sn other propaganda activities which
,i ss not be touched unless the reso
'us s0i were broadened.
D. lsese other activities" Senate,
s. SAID, will be found to be jus
astounding as those of Martens"
os 'e CIis King, Utah and Thomas
r. colorado, Democrats. opposed tn,
.,. amendment. Senator Thomas de
~, Va'ea that since Martens had removed
; ms papers and documents from tn,
;;SS s of the State of New Yorl
VIC senate should obtain them.