The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-27

Mr.. Ford was addressed to the Henry
Ford publication" Detroit, on January
Is. This is what II said:
"Our office has regularly and system
| atically been informing the press and
various weeklies about the Russian sit
uation. We have a great deal of inter-
esting and valuable Information on the
Russian situation, Information based on
TRANSACTIONS Of documents Of the Soviet
Government, which have come over to
| America, and / am enclosing a COPY of
the fundamental law of the Socialist for
| all OF Russia issued by the All Russian
Executive Council OF Petrograd In 1918.
We have other similar documents. VIII
| you please inform us whether or not you
| are interested In receiving such material
| as we get out, 30 that we may place
your name on our regular mailing list"
Clark's Memorandum shown.
Testimony showing how keen the
Soviet Bureau was to get in touch with
the financial interests was then placed
J In the record. First came this memo
randum signed by Mr.. Clark and ad-
| dressed to another employee:
1T Will be useful In our conversations
with business men to quote from such
men as Robins. Thatcher. Thompson, &C.,
In SUPPORT Of the Soviet regime. Can
YOU prepare for this department a coll
lection of a few quotations best adapted
to our purpose. with citation as to where
and when they originated?"
Then came this memorandum, ad-
Addressed to Prof. Lomonossoff and dated
| May 20:
| II see by this mornings paper that
| Mr.. Vanderlip has arrived from Europe.
II Is of greatest Importance that we get
In touch with him before the organiza-
lions which are fighting us. Can you not
get letter of introduction for me from
Mrs. Lomonossoft by tomorrow morn
ing? II that will not be possible, please
let me know and will try to get at
him In some other way"
Then Mr.. Stevenson offered the fol-
lowing memorandum from Mr.. Clark to
Mr.. Heller, his chief in the commercial
department, headed Campaign Among
Big Bankers:
4 Manufacturers are eager to do busi-
ness with Russia. but the bankers are
hostile to us. There is great need OF
reaching personally and making as good
an effect as possible upon the biggest
figures in American finance, 4. e., J. p.
Morgan & Co.. National City Bank, First
National Bank. Kidder, Peabody and
others. I am trying to establish a con-
nection with the Morgan firm through
Dwight Morrow through pr. Kirchwey.
II am arranging a conference with
Vanderlip through Mrs Lomonossoff. and
/ am writing letters to several others
asking for personal interviews"
This was followed by a memorandum
signed by Mr.. Clark dated May 20 and
reading:
During the past week I have held
| RAV1f x.-lN
rails: Frank A. Vanderlip. Dudley Field
Malone, Amos Pinchot, Judah L. Mag
mes. Gilbert e. Rose, Lincoln Colcord
The Vanderlip conference was reported
verbally to MIR. Martens and Mr.. Heller
The other conferences. that Is
namely, with Dudley Field Malone, Amos
Pinchot. Judah Magnes Gilbert Roe and
Lincoln Colcord. were preparatory to a
trip to Washington to make as many
personal connections as possible and to
give certain Senators information rela-
tive to the desire of manufacturers to
export to Russia. and other matters oil
concern to the bureau. A large number
OF letters of introduction and other facil.
tiles for making these connections were
obtained as a result of these confer.
ences."
Mr.. Stevenson interrupted his readinJ
of this memorandum to say that he die
not wish the newspapers to get the i'm
preston there was any reflection on Mr.
vanderlip In reading his name into tn,
record.
There was nothing to Indicate wha
the other matters were. Mr.. Stevenson
said. 1t was interesting TO note, h,
added. that Mr.. Malone was one OF tn,
speakers at the meeting OF protes
against the raid on the Soviet Bureau b,
the Lusk committee. and that Mr.
Pinchot and Mr.. Magnes nad been activ,
In various pacifist organizations durini