The sun., 1919-06-20
REVOLT In US.
URGED IN SOVIET
BUREAUS NOTES
Martens's Mysterious Bank
Deposits Balanced About
$4,000 a Day.
CASH SENT BY MOSCOW
Lusk Sees Lenine Plot for
Revolution-Pinchot on
Mission List.
CASH SENT BY MOSCOW

Evidence showing how actively the
Russian Soviet Bureau, Of which L. A.
Martens Is the head, was engaged in
the promotion OF radical doctrine In
this country continued to pile up yes
terday when there was read into the
record Of the Lusk legislative commit
tee a mass Of documents seized in the
raid Of the bureau last week.
Although Mr.. Martens had testified
at the executive session last week that
not a cent had been spent SO far for
commercial purposes, G. v. Lomonos-
SOW in a confidential report to him
from Washington stated that the au-
thorities there knew that the bureau
was receiving large amounts Of money
from Moscow.
This interesting document stated that
while there seemed to be no prospect OF
official recognition from Washington ut
present. the bureau was Tolerated" and
1t was understood that after the declara-
ton Of peace our Government would
permit commercial houses here to trade
with the Soviet Government
The purchasing department of the
bureau had no bank account, but It
was brought out that tho daily bank bal
ances in the name of Mr.. Martens were
from $4,000 to $1,000. kept to that
amount by frequent deposits Of sums
averaging $1,000. This money was al
ways deposited iRteash-
Money Source a Mystery.
Nothing 20 far has been brought out
to indicate the exact source of this
mon,y and one Of the communications
indicated that member of the bureau
had refused to give this information to
- representative of the Government.
Two OF the stan OF twenty-eight en-
ployees OF the bureau had been con-
victed Of sedition in New Jersey before
their employment and are now out on
bail, according to Archibald E. Steven
son, assistant counsel OF the committee.
Correspondence was introduced show
ing that S. Nuorteva, secretary OF the
embassy" was spending most OF his
time speaking in various parts of the
country to radical groups Some of the
correspondence was with Eugene V.
beloved coHrade."
An unsigned uote found in the f1les
and addressed only for discharged
soldiers and sailors" urged them to
Join forces with the rest of the workers,
presumably those who have formed
toviets abroad. and declared that The
only way to get liberty was to take it,
one letter was signed: For the sue
cess Of the revolution
large amount OF Bolshevist propa-
Eanda was found In the bureau. notably
quantity of copies OF the publication
known as Glass Struggle, which con-
t'ned an address to American working
men from Nicholas Lenine. In It he
taid the working class here would not
follow the lead OF its bourgeoise. 1t
viii 90 with us, The greater the Bit
'erness and brutality they (the Dour-
eeo'se) sow. the nearer Is the day OF
'Ae victorious proletarian revolution"
Asked to comment on the revelations
o. the testimony after the committee
had adjourned until Thursday Of next
week at $50 A. NJ, Senator Clayton
r Lusk said.
II is too obvious from the testimony
mat this so-called embassy Is noi en-
gagged in commercial operations. but in
different business The danger OF an
organization like this with large funds
az It's disposal getting into touch with
limo all he al %
IaWlessness In the country is too OBJ
Nous for me to comment on"
Soviet Bureau's Statement.
The Soviet Bureau gave out a long
statement last night saying their real
AIMS were being distorted by the way
IN which the evidence was being present.
Gu II was true that they had been
engaged in diplomatic" work as we'll
as commercial and that It was necessary
70 establish some sort OF diplomatic re-
1Auons In this country. or at least a
sympathetic understanding OF their
cause' before It would be possible to do
much business.
The statement declared there were
n'ore than 1000 letters on commercial
matters seized In the raid, but II suited
u'e purposes OF the committee to make
appear that there were no CONNER
eial activities.
Now that IL an absolute appeal on the
par o. Lenine 20 the workingmen of this
oeh'ry 10 overthrow the Government"
n Chairman Lusk after the article
rom Class Struggle had been read into
'e record. The fact that a large num-
,r or copies OF this magazine were
,ound was an indication to the commit
we mat the Soviet Bureau had been
sased in distributing this sort OF lit
a'ure. that It was engaged In lauding
t,an''al leaders here such as Eugene V.
'-sre IL paragraph from the article:
Inc American working class will not