Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-04
SENATE DEMANDS
INQUIRY into RED
ACTIVITIES INU. 5.
Propaganda Committee Or
dered to Investigate Alleged
Menace to Government.
MEETINGS HELD HERE
DENOUNCED ON FLOOR
Members Declare Sessions Part Of
Boishevik Campaign, and Ask
Department of Justice Action.

ooisneVlk Campalgn, ana ASK
Department of Justice Action.
The Senate today adopted a resoiu-
tion offered by Senator Walsh of Mon
tana TO extend the investigation into
German propaganda in this country
now being conducted by the Senate
Judiciary committee so as to cover fbe
propaganda of the bolshevists in the
United States. The resolution was
adopted unanimously.
Ask Inquiry Into Meetings.
Senator Poindexter of Washington
introduced a resolution calling upon
the Attorney General to inyestigaie
and report to the Senate upon the
meeting held Sunday at Polls Theatrr
and the meeting held last night At Old
Masonic Temple, at which, II is A.
legged, speeches were made advocating
bolshevism and its establishment In
the United States and the overthrow
of the present government. .stx
The Poindextes resolution recit6d
that the advocacy of any form of forco
TO overthrow the government of the
United States is criminal and. in war
time, reasonable, and punishable. zss
Indignation over the meeting ut
Poii's Theater and the subsequent
meeting last night ran high In the
Senate today. Senators Myers of Mon
tana and Kellogg OF Minnesota de-
nounced the meetings and the speeches
alleged to have been made there sis-
Senator Weeks of Massachusetts
raad tn he a NJ afu 4
Russian soviet law relating TO land
lords, showing that all property, tn-
Guiding land, was confiscated in Ru6s
sia by the soviet governments for tho
benefit of the public, with the special
provision that there shall be no COM
pensation to the owner. Senator
Weeks said that he was confident the
American people, III they undefstood
and soviet government would nfG
stand for any bclsheyist propaeau1x
in this countyy- ~
condscated Mothsr,s Estata.- ] Z
Senator Oyerman, chairman Of -
committee investigating sGerma&
propaganda, said that his conmiftS6
already had data beating upon ~
bolsfevist propaganda in this counfxE
He said that Russian princess W1A
had married an American cpn6ul1&
and told him that the soviet soye5n&
ment had confiscated the princecG
mothers entire estate and had oiDfK16e
uted it among the people. leaving ~
just one acre of land
Senator Pomerene OF Ohio told ~
having heard from a large manufaQ~
turer in this country thai q big busl>
ness concern In Russia. in which he
and other Americans were Interested
has been confiscated by the soviet
government
Mr. Myers Joins in Demand. 4
Senator Meyers OF Montana also de-
handed an inquiry by the Department
of Justice into. the meeting held At
Polls.
He denounced the sentiments. uttered
declared that the whole affair was an
insult to the people and the govesn-
ment of the United States
..If there is no law to punish The
persons responsible for this mee<fnx
and the utterances delivered thef1S
committee of the Senate ought to dfal&
such law and submit II to the Seu@
ate for passage -;
Are we to remain silent and see
the dignity and sovereignty of the
United states insultede ], am mot sQon-
-
Senator Myers said that ii seemed
the time might come when thqka :
will be just two political parties In
this country-one loyal to the gov
ernment and traditions OF the unfte9
states and the other made Up ~
those who do not support the gox-
ernment-anarchists. No matter whof
the party supporting the governmeAt
might be called, Senator Myers sai4
he would be member Of It
House Members at Meeting.
He said he had been informed that
members of the House had attended
the meeting and one Of them ahn4
spoken. If any member of Congress
indorsed the praise of the soviet gov-
erpment and bolsheyism and denun-
citation of the United States governs
ment attributed to the principal
MYERS said he ought to be expelled
from Congress. He said he was I'M
shocked when he read t{{&
account of the meeting in the news
papers. -
crat, declared in the Senate yesterday
that a powerful organization. whfch
he did not name, was. constantly at
W ork to overthrow the American gov
The senator said member
of the House was 'conSpicuohS Al inc y
but that Senate rules pro-
hibited him from naming him.
Representative Mason of Illinois
addressed the gathering, urging re-
turn of American troops from Russia.
and Representatives Gordon of Ohio
and Dillon of South Dakota also were
present.
'sVirtually Treason"
Declaring that he wishes to protest
against such meetings. especially in
the nations capital, Senator Thomas
said such assemblies were held UNI.
der the guise of free speech and .aA=
yocate what is virtually treason" -
II want to warn the plain people of
This country" continued the senatoFs
that a powerful organisation is Ale
ways active to overthrow the gov~
arument and erect a government OF
thieves and scoundrels. q
! Now in the nations capital this
monster raises its head. utters it's
treason and counsels overthrow Of
The government -
Albert Rhys Williams, war cor
and Miss Louise Bryant,
10th of whom recently returned from
Russia. were the principal speakers ~
gatherings,
Calls Action Criminal.
senator Thomas said that he for
,ne intended to protest aExinst eueI