The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-10-20
SENATOR SAYS
REDS DOMINATE
| TRADE BOARD
Investigators for Federal Com
mission Are Men Hostile 10 Gov
ernment and American Institu-
tion, Watson Declares.
DECLARES SOME ARE
FRIENDS OF LENINE
lvestigator Of the Packers Is Man
Who Founded Society TO Furth-
er Socialism, Indiana Legislator
Declares.

FASHINGToN, Oct. 20.-Charges
th socialists. reds and other radicals
ar "cntrenched" In the government
dartments and particularly thnt
thlnvessiEating forces OF the federal
tr;e commission contain men hos
TITO the government and American
infutions, were made In the senat ?
toy by Senator Watson. republican.
InSna. who introduced resolution
foEn Investigation.
Stuart Chase. who had charge
OF ie packers investigation, Senator
Wan charged that beside being an
expent OF sociaiistlc doctrines.
che WIS president and organizer OF
thdablnn club OF Chicago. "a society
foned for the express purpose OF
furtring doctrines of socialism.
''ouped about him In his offices
Rt deral trade commission head
auers." declared Senator Watson.
I'VE Victor Berger. Irwin 81. John
Tuor and many other extreme so
cinh. His office became the rem
degss Of men devoted 10 the des-
trusn Of property and the over
third Of government"
nIIs Stcnens an Anarchist.
che. Senator Watson further
chad. helped organize n Chicago
meag at which Berger and other
radis made iniiRmmatorv speeches
'.~dlso organized n meeting at
hiI.incoin Steffens spoke.
At anarchist" Haid Senator
wnh. referring to Steffens. had
tustturned from Russia and his ad-
dresns TO aid In the recognition Of
len. and Trotzky by our govern
men
Oh later wrote magazine ar
ticidenator Watson said. assailing
the tied States government for not
racdzinR the Russian reds" ON
Chn specific INSTRUCTIONS. Senator
Wat further charged. the commits
sionrountants Inflated the showing
OF hts Of the packing companies
siel W. Tator. who, with Chnre.
hndnerai charge OF the inVestirn-
.ionenainr Watson charged.
ian owed admirer OF Lcnine and
Trof and frequently expressed his
ndntion OF the soviet government
Of Ria"
"hTas pronouncedly against tho
nllle the world war" continued
the ,ntor. and frequently made
the emen. that all big business
sho,bc conflscateu by the govern
men
II Kravitz. accredited in the
rouaion's report with important
nid.f the investigation. senator
Wat charged IVES u "Russlan from
Rigan intellectual socialist 0f the
mos ononnccd type, and through
out wnr intensely pro-Gorman."
Names Others.
"hns nlwnvs expressed himself
NJ i;den, admlrer OF Lenine and
Troti and claims to be n personal
frierf 1.enlra. Frequently he has
state, was heart and soul for the
Gernrnuse.' said the senator.
Raei Mallot. s:atisiician, sen
ntor taon charged. was a former
preas ousted from his church for
Rocia. tendencies. and also hal
heenhncd to n military prison In
19i7t conscientious obiector."
"Ihquently waved rcd nag AZ
the 1ngs of his co-cmployes of
the a,l trade commission. de-
clnree senator. and always car
ried red emblem in his pocket
He ~ stated that his home had
been ID. He stored his ocialistlC
NrItIn Chaae's office and boasted
that Packages holding them con
tnineaornment dynamite"
u. suck, credited In the com
missi,repOrt with valuable as
aistah senator Watson charged
was nithor Of attacks ON the
rightsproperty and American In
stitutiand Basil Manly. who as
sisteJlhe Investigations, the sen
ntor nhed as one who wns q
memW the Fabian club and a
confeNith other socialists nj
Chassfcc.
JolG. Ohsol. credited IN tft
ssrmuas report with Important
aid" Tor Watson charged. was Q
memw the Russian duma, eNile'
90 Sin from which he escaped
linu,Sl on pngc fivc.l