New-York tribune., 1919-04-11
of
Soviet Bureau
Here Is Asked
Government Is Criticised bv
Union League Club for
Allowing the Activity of
the Bolshevist Mission

The Union League Clubs committee
on the study of Bolshevism. CONSISTING
of Archibald L. Stevenson, Robert c.
Morris and Theodore F. Sanxav. pre-
sented resolutions last night to the
club expressing resentment at the es
tabllshment of mission Of the Rus.
sian Soviet government in the United
States. The resolutions we're adopted
UNANIMOUSLY, and copies are to be sent
to the representatives OF the United
States at the peace conference, to the
Attorney General and to every member
Of Congress.
In report accompany the rcso-
lutlons the committee expressed the
opinion that a Bolshevist mission such
as that established here by Ludwig
Z. A. X. Martens, A. A. Heller, Morris
Hillquit, Gregory Wcinstein and others
would not have been attempted except
tor encouragement in the belief that
the United States ultim ately would rec
ognize the soviet government.
This action of the club was taken
at dinner which was presided over
by former Justice Charles Evans
Hughes.
The resolutions follow:
"Whereas. at the present moment the
pledged to the principle of unqualified
loyalty to the government Of the United
States; and
wv hereas. at the present moment the
armed forces Of the United States are
engaged in conflict with the armed
forces of the Russian Soviet republic;
now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Union League
Club resents the act of the Russian
Soviet republic in establishing mis-
sion in the United States, and calls
upon the government to take immediate
action to prevent the activities of such
mission and in every way to discoun-
tenance the present ambition of the
Russian Soviet republic to gain diplo-
matte recognition; and
BE it further rcsolr d, that the pres
ldent and the secretary of the club be
directed to send a copy of this report
and these resolutions to our diplomatic
representatives at the peace conference
IN Paris, to the Attorney General of
the United States, and to every Sena-
tor and Representative in Congress.
commencing the questions presented to
their immediate consldcratl
The committee calls attention IN its
report to the fact that on April 8, when
an account Of the establishment OF the
bureau Of the Soviet government at 40
West Forticth Street was printed, the
Bolshevist communiruo told of enemy
attacks" on the Archangei front.
Our troops says the committees
report, ARE the enemy referred to in
this communicate"
1t is unprecedented, The committee
states, that a government with which
the armed forces of the United States
are IN conflict should "openly establish
mission within our borders for the
purpose of carrying on propaganda
looking toward its recognition
The committee points out that the
Soviet republic is not d representative
government but a power which usurped
governmental functions at a time of
disorder and prevented the holding Of
the constitutional assembly upon
which the people of Russia had de-
cided The Constitution of the Boil
shevlk government is quoted to show
that one Of its fundamentals IS to
spread throughout the world the Boil
shevst creed of eradication Of the
property rights Of the individual.
Tho question, therefore, it is pointed
out, is one Of extending recognition to
government which has pledged itself
in its Constitution to foment revolu-
ton among all the nations o. the
earth