New-York tribune., 1919-06-27
Appointment Made With
NuOrteva to Talk About
Regeneration of Rus
sia Citedin Lusk Inquiry
Plan to Interest
Bankers Revealed
Evans Note to DIR. Kirch.
wev Recommends 'SDis-
illusioned American

The outstanding revelations at yes
terdays session of the Lusk joint leg
islative committee investigating Boil
shevism were:
IA successful effort on the part of
Santeri Nuorteva, secretary of the
Russian Soviet agency in this city, to
lay before the general secretary of
Henry Ford in Detroit not only the
business aims of the LenineTrotzky
government in Russia, but their cas-
pirations," something that Mr.. Nuor-
teva did not wish to write in his let
ters to Nr. Ford.
"a studied effort on the part of the
commercial bureau of the soviet
agency under the direction of Abra-
ham A. Heller, to reach, through Dwight
Morrow and George w. Kirchwey, the
Wall Street moneyed interests.
Bankers Declared Hostile
The scheme of~the soviet paonlessto
reach the Wall Street interests is re-
vca!ed in memorandum read into
the record by Archibald E. Stevenson,
counsel to the committee, the memo
randrm being for A. A. Heller, with the
initials of Evans Clark, assistant di-
rector of the bureau, and a sonin-law
of DR.. Kirchwey. The memorandum is
headed Campaign Among Big Bank
ers," and reads as follows:
Manufacturers are eager to do bust
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;
/. e., j. P. Morgan & Co., National City
Bank, First National Bank, Kidder,
Peabody & Co., and others. | am try
ing to establish connection with the
Morgan firm through Dwight Morrow
through DIR. Kirchwey. l am arrang-
through Mrs. Lomonosoff (wife of
professor and engineer allied with the
soviet interests), and l am writing let
ters to several others asking for per-
sonal interviews"
Vanderlip's Name Mentioned
In another memorandum by Evans
Clark the progress of the plan is de-
scribed as follows:
During the last week l have held
conferences with the following indi-
viduais: Frank A. Vanderlip, Dudley
Field Malone, Amos Pinchot, Judah L.
Masncs, Gilbert Roe and Lincoln Col
cord. The Vanderlip conference was re-
ported verbally to Mr.. Martens and
Mr.. Heller"
Mr.. Stevenson paused in his testi-
mony at this point to say: II do not
wish the newspapers to get the impress
sion that there is any reflection on
Mr.. Vanderlip in reading his name into
the record here" Continuing from
the Evans Clark memorandum, he
read: "The other conference.-the that
is, namely, with Dudley Field Malone,
Amos Pinchot, Judah Magnes, Gilbert
Roe and Lincoln Colcord--wcre pre-
paratory to q trip to Washington to
make az many personal connections
as possible and to give certain Sena-
tors information relative to the de-
sire OF manufacturers to export to
Russia, and other matters of conce rr
to the bureau A large number of let
ters Of introduction and other facili-
ties for making these connections were
obtained as a result Of these confer
cnces."
Producers Meetings Urged
Mr. Stevenson followed with another
memorandum for Mr.. Heller, initiated
oy Evans Clark, relative to conferences
OF manufacturers. 1t says:
Our campaign for the opening OF
export trade would be greatly en-.
hanced BY arranging directly or indi.
fectly Tor meetings Of manufacturers
IN several large centres OF production
+. e., New York, Boston, Philadelphia
sittsbnrgh, Chicago, etc. These meet
,ngs car be arranged with best. eHcc'
oy seeking out come one or two mer
o. Prominence and influence in ths
nusiness life Of each city, by having
psrgonal conference with them, in
tsresting them in the proposition oil
trads With Russia, and Suggesting that
tasy get together group Of manu-
'setvrcrs TO listen 70 discussion o1