Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-13
Dol HEvIKI and
I.W.W. IDENTICAL,
SAYS DR.. SIMONS
Propaganda Of Russian Reds
in U. S. Revealed by
Head of Methodist
Church in Russia.

Washington, Feb. l2.-Rev. G. A
Simons. head Of the Methodist Epis-
eopal church in Russia, discussing
bolshevik, propaganda in the United
States before the OHerman investi-
eating committee of the senate, de-
clared he frequently visited the
Rand school of social science in
New York to buy its literature,
which he decribed as some of the
most seditious stuff l have ever
found" The clergyman further tes-
tilted that the Russian bolshevists
have a hatred for England and its
allies and love for Germany.
Immediately after the Kerensky
revolution early in 1917" DR.. ST.
mons said. Sentiment in Russia was
pro-ally, but within a few months
when. the bolshevik movement de-
veloped, a strong pro-German cur
rent developed.
Germans With Leaders.
The witness said woman,
member of his church and a teacher
in Smolney institute, Petrograd |
headquarters of the bolshevists be-
fore they overthrow Kerensky, fire. |
quently saw German officers, at |
council table with bolshevik Lead
ers.
DIR. Simons said he was now hav-
ing investigated report coming to
him on apparently good authority
that the governing committee of
the northern commune in Petrograd (
in December, 1918, contained only
10 true Russians, POS persons from
New York and one American negro
calling himself Prof. Gordon.
The witness told the committee
that bolshevist agitators persistent
~ followed him when he delivered
lectures in Russia and frequently dis
tributed at the door pamphlets en-
titled "Seventy-six questions and
answers on bolshevism in Russia"
written by Albert Rhys Williams,
one Of the speakers at recent
meeting in Washington, which
prompted the senate committees
new inquiry. A paragraph of reli-
gion of bolshevist system in this
booklet was described by DR.. Sim
ons as an interesting fairy tale"
Negro Is Ambitious.
Questions about an American
negro in bolshevist counsels called
"Prof Gordon" DIR. Simons said in
the United States heN had been
pngilist and in Petrograd door
keeper at the American embassy
Later he assumed the title of pro-
lessor of physical culture and box
ing, At one time, DR.. Simons said,
the negro wanted to marry rus
sian lady and asked him to per-
form the ceremony.
The witness said he often dressed
like a Russian workman in Petro-
grad and circulated among the
crowds there to study the bolshevik L
DR. SimonS left Russia last Octo-
Der and is now associated with the
Square Methodist Fps
copal church. New York. lie had
been in Russia since 1907. He said
he believed yin and loved Russia,
but not this bolshevik thing"
After DR.. Simons had described at
length personal experiences involv- /
ing threats Of death and terrorism in
Petrograd, Senator Wolcott of Della
ware said:
Then gather from what you say
that the whole regime is maintained
By small minority through the use
d terror"
f.That is absolutely correct" re-
Piled the witness.
Later he added that he believed 90
per cent of Russian peasants were
snti-bolshevik and that he had heardd
men, who should know, say that
Of the workmen hoped
HE bolsheviki soon would be over
thrown.
After he described the bolshevists
as opposed to religion of all kinds
and absolutely aetheistic," Senator
King of Utah asked:
Do you see any difference be-
tween the ]. Nv. w. in this. country
and the bolshevikil"
II am strongly impressed that
hey are identical" replied DR.. SIM
ons.
When questioned about Albert
Rays Williams. DIR. Simons said in
Petrograd Williams helped the sovi-
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