The sun., 1919-02-13
DR.. Simon Says Jews Here
Fostered 1t and Directed
Russian Reds.
GERMANS ADVISE SOvIETS
Asserts petrograd Commune
Includes 265 New Workers.
and Only 16 Russians.
Special Despatch 10 THE STU.


the Senate committee Investigating tho
Bolshevik movement.
DR.. Simon was the third witness. He
was preceded yesterday by Or. Hunting
ton of the War Trade Board and Prof
Harper OF the University OF Chicago.
who had outlined and defined the prin-
ciples and policies Of the .Bolsheviki. DR..
simon dealt with their ethnology and
methods
The witness told the committee the
Bolshevik movement had been from its
inception distinctly Jewish movement.
He said he hoped not to be suspected Of
anti-Semitic sympathies but that In tell
ing the truth about the movement II was
necessary to make plain that the real
movers, both In Russia and In the sup
porting communities throughout the
world, had been members OF the Jewish
race.
Got Fins ncinI support Here.
The predominating influence on Boil
shsvik propag anda In the United States
sprang from among the Jews of the East
Side In New York. The agitation, he
said, came from the Jews and was fos-
tered and financially supported right in
New York.
81 do not believe the Bolshevik move
mont In Russia could have been success
full In reaching It's present dominance in
the affairs OF Russia had 1t not been for
the fostering II received from New York
Jews"
DR. simon linked the Bolsheviki to the
Germans, his testimony covering the
transmutation Of the Government from
a moderate republic organized or partly
organized on socialistic lines to the pres
emit chaotic rule of the Soviets.
xrit hat tt,,r, Ifat ~,
after the dethronement of Nicholas II.
the sentiment generally throughout Rus
sin favored the Entente.
But within a few months" he cor
tinued, "as the Bolshevik movement de-
veloped, there was discernible a strong
German current A large majority of
the agitators favoring a renunciation of
the alliance with Britain, France, Italy
and the United States were Jews. and
many OF them came from New York.
Germans Advise BoIshevikI.
''0erman officers were frequently seen
at the council table with leaders OF the
Bolshevik movement. These things were
reported by woman, member of my
church. She said that at these councils
it was frequent to hear more German
spoken than Russian and documents ir,
German bearing official German stamps
and seals were frequently to be seen
there"
Even before the start OF the war In
1914 Dr. Simon said II was known in
Petrograd that German money in large
amounts was being sent into Russia for
the use of the labor leaders in the
event Of war. Its direct purpose was
- have been the fermentation of strikes
IN essential Industrial plants so that the
cause or Russia in the war would be
tlampered. The strikes followed with
the onset OF the war and were stamped
out by the methods of the imperial
regime.
DR.. Simon said he could not sub
stantiate story of the organization of
the Bolshevik commune in the northern
district of Petrograd, but he was having
the matter Investigated and later would
he able, he thought. to submit proofs
that only sixteen Russians were mem
beers OF the organization. while 265 of
it's members came from the New York
Ghetto.
There was also in the commune an
american negro calling himself Prof
Gordon. This statement caused Senator
Overman and Senator Wolcott, who rep
resent Southern constituencies TO look
w quickly. They asked for more In
formation regarding Gordon.
To questions Dr. Simon replied that
Gordon came TO Russia as a purilist
and In Petrograd he had been a door
keeper for the American Embassy. lie
lster changed his title to professor OF
physical culture and boxing The
negro also wanted to marry a Russian
lady and came to DR.. Simon asking him
to perform the ceremony.
A. L. ID I
the Allies. Or. Simon said. was one o.
remarkable bitterness They hate the
English particularly. he said, and refer
10 the Allies as flesh eaters and blood
drinkers.
They also have an affection for Ger
many" he continued. "a few OF them
maintain an attitude of expressed
ffiendliness toward the United States"
The Rand School OF Social Science In
New York was described by DR.. Simon
ms a proparating ground for Bolshevisn1
and as producing Socialist literature OF
tho most seditious character" DR.
Simon said 95 per cent. OF the attend
ants at the Rand institution were Jew
ish.
The question OF the favora Bile predis.
position OF Col Raymond Robins toward
the Bolsheviki came up in the course oi
Or. simon testimony. lie was asked
how a man Of the acumen of Col. Robins
could be Influenced to a sympathetic
view OF the Bolshevikl.
He explained that by saying that II
was generally understood In Russia that
Col Robins was ambitious to enter the
diplomatic service AZ Americas Ambas'
aador to the Bolshevik Government
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