The evening world., 1919-10-20
PLOT. FOR SOVIET
IN STEEL DISTRICT
Barred TO SENATE
]. w. w. Attorney, a "Syndi-
calist Anarchist" Tells of
Schemes in u. S.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 2O.-Resum-
ing its investigation OF the stee
strike. the Senate Labor Committee
to-day, examined Jacob Margolis OF
Pittsburgh. who said he was an at
torney for the I. w. w. and n
"syndicalist anarchist" He refused
to take oath, but made affirmation
as to the truth OF which he would
tell the committee.
We want to have a pretty frank
talk with you about the strike"
Chairman Kenyon informed him, "as
70 whether II Is a straightforward
labor movement for better wages and
conditions. or demonstration of
radicals who wish to establish a new
governmental and economic system"
Margolis said he had been opposed
to war; that he would not advocate
resistance to any army invading the
believe in government. Pressed as
TO personal application Of his views,
he told Senators he would not resist
the action of a marauder who wanted
to take his coat or attack his wife.
THE |. W. w. have slightly DIFF
ferent plan Of organization from
labor unions" he said. Their OBJ
ject 10 to create a new society with
in the shell Of the old. They are
concerned with the daily struggle for
better hours and wages, that also
have the new oricntation toward
social and economic change"
Margolis said he had been secretary
OF a radical club in Pittsburgh, which
had been broken up during the war
by some persons unknown.
Did W. u. Foster, Secretary Of the
Steel Strikers' Committee attend your
meetings? asked Chairman Kenyon.
"les, he came up once" Margolis
said, but said he did not want 10
mix up with u.s."
DO you CONSIDER Foster an Anarch-
list syndlcalistY" asked Senator Ster-
ling.
II think he's a good trade unionist
now" was the reply. lie has been
forced 10 abandon mis- old views"
Senator McKellar asked about the
Union OF Russian Workers"
They are a group OF syndicalist
Anarchists, who got Interested in the
movement after the Russian revolu-
tion," said the witness.
Were they trying to organize
soviet in this countryT' asked Sena-
tor Mcclellan.
well, an industrial. rather than a
political soviet" Margolis said.
Senator McKellar developed that To-
calls OF this society were In existence
at Pittsburgh, Duquesne, Homestead
and other steel centres in Ponnsyl-
vania. and at Youngstown. o. rhe
members, Margolls said, stand for
anarchistic communism"
"Is there a Russian revolutionary
committee in Pittsburgh nowT asked
Senator Kenyon.
II don't know Of any" was the re-
ply.
Chairman Kenyon Introduced a sec
ton OF the preamble OF the Russian
Unions constitution, which pledged
support ito the revolution in the
United states"
Margolis said he. with the Russians,
sought for "a state OF society in which
Government Is unnecessary"
Margolis added that he did not ''be-
ltNt III NiOlohNN guy
stances or the overthrow OF gov
ernment." The |. w. W., the witness
said, had not been opposing the steel
strilSe.
'Didn't the l. w. W. in Pittsburgh
co operate with tho Bolsheviks In
that territory" asked Chairman
Kenyon.
Margolls said they all met In Moor
head Hail in Pittsburgh, which was
to be made the headquarters for all
radicals Of all types in the district.
"You discussed before some OF
these meetings the methods Of
creating rsvoiution" Chairman
Kenyon Inquired.
AZ delivered a series OF lectures
on industrial production organi-
zation versus the revolution"
said Maruolis.
Leon TrotzI<y and other leaders
of the Russian revolution, he said.
furnished him material for quo
tation.
Soviet Government OF the type Of
fered by Lenine and Trotzky, IL left
alone, he said, was much better than
ANYTHING offered in the United StaI 8.