El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-24
Senators GUen
SideIightS On
GarySitnatiOn
Intelligence Officer Testi-
fies Before Investigat-
ing Committee.


washington. D. c.. Oct 2L-Ef-
fects Of the steel strike in Gary. IND.
and some sidellghts on anarchIsdc
activities in the district were given
the senate. committee investigating
the strike today. Lieut. D. c Van
buren,. an Intelligence officer on the
staff OF Maj. Gen Leonard Wood.
commander OF the central district.
was the first witness
Our first interest in Cary he said.
came when chief Of police Forbis
came to Chicago from that city last
spring with request FOR machine
guns and military Intervention he
told us the Reds there We're plan
ming TO parade Nay Z. and start a
revolution Two names were given
TO Us as those Of leaders Of anarchists
at Gary, Ivanhoff and De George
They were Russians. OF Ausrrains. De
later that he was operating near the
Aetna Explosive works outside OF
Gary where gun cotton was available
from the wastes outside OF the mill
Replying TO chairman Kenyon
lieutenant Naubureu said a report was
made 10 the department OF justice.
but so far as he knew there had been
no prosecution. de added that the
Two men had at Gary.
Describing Military Intervention IN
Gary, the witness said no one has
even sustained blackeye since"
we found in Gary after military
Intervention there tremendous guam
titles OF red literature" he con-
tinued, explaining that local police
and associations OF citizens had pre-
pared THE way for raids on the slor-
age PAGES
archlst and 5olsheVists, he said, lis
the manifesto OF the communist party
Of Russia put out by what IS known
as the third International which as
sembled at Moscow IN March. Many
thousands OF copies Of this were in
cary"
Booklet Urges Combat.
Lieut.. Nanburen read extracts from d
q booklet seized al Gary Il urged I
revolution upon All workers in AL /.
lands in the name OF the conquer Z
ms proletariar Of Russia and said 4
open combat was the only road 20 7.
tho redress Of alleged grievances.
All the radicals OF the country
are cantering on The propaganda Of 2
lenine and IroZky. The witness cen
-inued- 7 call 10 your attention the I
TACT that it was printed IN Chicago {
by the Arbiter ZeitunE Publishing
company. which is significant"
nallse chairman kenyon inquired.
on yes Nanburen said
Welt It'd better be stopped y
lur government isn't 20 become i'm
potent. remarked Chairman Kenyon.
are there any organizations II
Sary which support Ihis program
asked senator Phipps, Republican
yes. have a list OF tnem." said
he witness.
Pamphlets Read Into Record.
A whole series OF tracts and pam
'hlets in Russian, put out by the
lnion, were read into the record
Did you get these in houses. OF
low?' Chairman Kenyon asked.
In houses and hallss" Nanburen re-
llied- Sometimes men arrested would
have " y. literature in their
pockets.
1t has been charged that this ma
-erial was sent into Gary TO create
prejudice against the strikers, said
chairman Kenyon We only know
We found il there" Vanburen re-
urned- these people who had IL
Usually had a big picture Of Lenine
md Trotzlzy. We found literally
thousands Of these photographs.
1T was reported 10 US that Richard
Terhagins vice president and treasurer
Z the steel workers council Al Gary,
vas q revolutionisr"
Admits Belief In Bolshevism.
Lieut. Nanburen then read a trans /
cript OF Fanburen's examination be-
ore a tribunal. Verhagin admitted be-
.ef il revolutionary tactics, opposi- .
ion TO the existing form OF govern
lent and faith only in organization
long the lines Of soviet Russia
What Is this steel workers coun- +
Il % asked senator Mcclellan.
1t is the central body Of unions
ngaged in the strike" was the reply Z
-AlI American Federation OF Labor
CARNATIONS
I understand So"
Fanburen characterized the work
rs international defence league" as
nothing less than an anarchistic out r
&, working through the / W. W"
We found several Of Its members :
{ Gary" he said
i asked Paul Glaser. attorney for Il
le strikers. II he was a Bolsnevist." s
lieut. Vanburen continued, and he y
nsWered. you bet am We've 2
commended 10 the department OF
lsuce that steps be taken TO cancel Il
Is citizenship papers