The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-10-21
Charge Is Made by Senator Wat
SON That Radical Reds Are
Internched in Federal Trade
Commission.
RECORD CITED TO
SHOW UP ANARCHISTS
Resolution Proposes Thorough
Intrenched in Federal Trade
by Interstate Commerce Com
nilsson.

washington, OCT. ZU.-SenSatlOnal
charges that socialists. Reds and
other radicals are "intrenched," in the
government departments and particu-
larly that the investigation forces of
the federal trade commission contain
men hostile to the government and
American institutions were made in
the senate today by Senator Watson
republican of Indiana, who introduced
resolution for an Investigation by
the interstate commerce committee.
Disclaiming any defense of the great
meat packers. Senator Watson declar-
ed that the open records of some of
the commissions employees on that
investigation showed them to be out
spoken. anarchists. participants in red
parades, pro-Germans, admirers of
Lenine and Trotzky and avowed ex-
ponents of Soviet government.
OF Stuart Chase. who had general
charge of the investigation of the
meat packing Industry. Senator Wat
son charged, that besides being well
known exponent of sociahstic doc
trines, Chase was president and or
ganizer of the Fabian Club Of Chica-
go. "a society founded for the ex-
press purpose of furthering the doc
trines of socialism"
Grouped about him in his offices
at federal trade commission head
quarters" declared Senator Watson,
were Victor Berger, Irwin st. John
Tucker, and many other extreme So
cialists. His office became the rem
devious of men devoted to the de-
struction of property, the overthrow
of government and consummation of
the ideals of socialism,"
"yo% ,f,o
helped organize a Chicago meeting at
which Berger and other radicals
made inflamatory speeches and also
organized a meeting at which Lincoln
Steffens spoke.
That anarchist" said Senator Wat
son, referring TO Steffens, had just
returned from Russia and his address
was to aid in the recognition of Le-
nine and Trotzky by our government"
Chase later wrote a magazine arti-
Gle, Senator Watson said, assailing the
United States government for not rec
ognizing the Russian Reds
On Chase's specific instructions.
Senator Watson further charged, the
committee inflated the reports show
ing profits of the packers companies.
Samuel w. Tator, who with Chase
had general charge of the investiga-
tion, Senator Watson charged, was
IAN avowed admirer of Lenine and
Trotzky, and frequently expressed his
admiration of the Soviet government
of Russia"
He was pronouncedly against the
allies in the world war;" continued the
and frequently made the
statement that all big business should
be confiscated by the government"
A. S. Kravitz, credited in the COM
missions report with important aid."
in the investigation, Senator Watson
charged. was a Russian from Riga,
pronounced type and throughout the
war intensely pro-German.
He has always expressed himself
rs an ardent admirer of Lenine and
Trotsky and claims to be a personal
friend of Lenine. Frequently he has
stated he was heart and soul for the
German cause said the senator.
Raphael Mallen a statistician, Sena-
TOR Watson charged, was a former
preacher ousted from his church for |
socialistic tendencies, and also had |
oeen confined to a military prison in |
1917, as conscientious objector.'
He frequently waved a red flag at |
he meetings of his co-employees of |
he federal trade commission" declar- |
ID the senator, and always carried |
he red emblem in his pocket. He |
openly stated his home had been raid |
ID. He stored his socialistic writings |
n Chase's office and boasted that the |
,ackages holding them contained gov |
,rnment dynamite"
r. N. Buck, credited in the commits |
IONS report with valuable assis- |
tance.'' Senator Watson charged, was
the author of attacks on the rights |
of property and American insi-I
tutions. and Basil Manly, who /
assisted in the Investigations. the |
senator described as member