The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-22
ADVOCATES REVOLT
IN UNITED STATES
John Reed, Writer, Tells SEN
ate Committee Reds Are Do
ing a "Great Work."
EMPLOYED BY BOLSHEvIKI
Wife, a War Correspondent,
Denies SOviets Ordered Ma
tiOnalizatiOn of Women.

WASHINGTON. Feb 21.-John Reed, a
writer. who described himself as
revolutionary Socialist" told the Sem
ate committee investigating lawless
agitation to-day that he believed the
Bolshevik regime in Russia was doing
great work" and that he was a firm
advocate of a revolution in the United
States. He followed his wife. Louise
Bryant. on the stand. and like her de-
vious witnesses.
On cross-examination Reed could not
recall that he said last Sunday in
speech at Yonkers. n. Y, that 5000
900 rifles are in the hands OF 5000, 900
Russian workmen and soon 100000
rifles will be in the hands OF American
work'nen to do the same thing that Is
being done in Russia" He also said he
couldn't imagine" himself stating in
another speech in New York that he
had started the Bolshevist movement
and soon expected there would be
something doing" In New York. Balti-
more, Albany, Syracuse, Boston and
other cities Of the East
! Admits He Is Propaganda Agent.
| Reed freely admitted he was employed
| in the international revolutionary pro-
paganda bureau of the Bolshevist
| Ministry OF Foreign Affairs in Petro-
grad. and told the committee he ex-
pected to start an information bureau"
| In New York soon. He said he had
discussed the matter with some persons
| there. and added
! There are some wealthy women in
New York who have nothing else to do
with their money
| Reed declared that his advocacy of
a revolution in the United States meant
not necessarily the employment OF force.
| Unfortunately" he said. profound
social changes usually have been accom-
panied by the use of force. but I never
| have been able to see any reason why
they could not have been accomplished
| otherwise
At the outset to-day Miss Bryant was
questioned in regard to her statement
yesterday that she went to Russia as a
war correspondent for the Philadelphia
| Public Ledger, which was denied in to-
| days issue of that paper. She replied
that as a matter of fact she went tC
Russia for the Bell Syndicate. but ac-
tually wrote stories for the Public
| Ledger upon her return to the United
States. and had tried TO protect the
Public Ledger in her testimony.
Message From George CreeI.
The witness said Lincoln Steffen.
came to her from George Ireel. chair.
| man of the Committee on Public Infor.
nation. shortly after the treaty Of Brest
Litovsk and asked her to cable to heI
husband and request him TO return &c
Petrograd from Stockholm and per
suade Lenine and Trotzky that Presi
dent Wilson was sincere"
Naturalization OF women again wal
brought, up. the witness insisting tn,
Soviet Government never had promul
gated such an order.
Responding TO further questions. III,
witness said Russian Bolshevist propa
gandsts were responsible for the down
fall OF Germany and the overthrow o
the Kaiser.
"Oh, I thought Germany was licked
on the western front" remarked Senator
Wolcott.
Partly" replied the witness, but
military defeat does not necessaril,
mean change of Government"
Miss Bryant said Arthur Ransome
who was correspondent in Petrograd 70
the London Daily Ners and the New
York Times. was treated by the Time
the same as the Public Ledger ha
treated" her, and that all newspape
correspondents who came out of Russi
and tried to tell the truth were in
Inundated and their reputation injured
Miss Bryant. responding to othe
questions. said she knew the beliefs o
, the anarchists and the I. W. w. wer
similar in regard to governments.