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FIVE RUSSIANS IN
RAID MUST TESTIFY
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and the witnesses have come ,down
here.
The Senator was told that members
Of the State constabulary had seized and
carried away the Soviet Bureau papers
He said he knew nothing about that, but
his committee had been using members
Of that body to serve subpoenas.
Il do not see why any organization
existing In this city that n circulating
propaganda that may be harmful to our
form Of government should not be in
vestigated," declared the Senator.
Pressed as to the search warrant and
the raid, the Senator said II was a fair
assumption that some other proceeding
was being conducted at the same time.
but he could not say anything about Il:
possibly the Attorney-General might
AttorIey-Geperal Newton said that
any assumption that he was acting un-
der the Peace and Safety act was un-
warranted. He knew that q search
warrant had been issued after the maxi
ing OF an affidavit by some official Che
did not know who II was), and that the
papers had been seized under this power.
He thought Archibald E. Stevenson had
managed 1t.
A. 70. Stevenson Helping Movement
Mr. Stevenson. who has been in touch
with allen matters since the beginning
OF the war. il the man who presented
to the overman Senate committee in
Washington the list of 100 alleged pro-
Germans, which resulted In n sensation
some months ago. He has been assisting
the Lusk committee. When aslxed at the
Union League Club II he could tell who
had signed the affidavit and on what II
was based Mr.. Stevenson said he could
not, and suggested that the inquirer had
better get in touch with the Attorney
General
The Acknowledgement said that the
raid had nothing to do with the confer
ence that he held on Sunday with Gov
ernor Smith and Frank p. Garvan of
the Federal Department Of Justice. He
would say, however. that there was q
thorough understanding between all the
representatives Of the law, and that
everybody knew Just what they were
doing.
we arc working In perfect harmony
with the Mayor and the police here" said
Senator Lusk when some one asked
| whether It was possible for the State
Constabulary to work in cities. He ex.
planned that they could not come into
New York city to suppress riots or dis.
orders unless requested to do 20 by the
local authorities However. they are
doing quiet work here all the time
Mayor Hylan wrote to Senator Lusi
| commencing the work OF the committed
and Offering to cooperate in every way
Asked how his committee happened &c
| turn their attention toward the Soviet
bureau Senator Lusk said:
Information was laid before this com.
mittee that these people had an estab.
lishment advocating tho Soviet form OF
government as set up in Russia by tht
Bolsheviki. They were subpoenaed here
for the purposes of finding out the es.
act nature Of this propaganda AMI tn,
extent OF its cirrr lation.
Two witnesses have been examined
this afternoon, Mr. Martens and Mr.
Heller. The examination of neither wa.
complete and will be resumed when Tho
committee meets again next Wednesday
| morning at IL o'clock. The other at.
| taches OF the Soviet group also will
be here"
Senator Lusk said It would be dster
mined at that time as to whether ths
examination would be public or private
"Mr. Martens and Mr.. Heller admit
| ted" he added. that their organization
Is circulating propaganda by means O,
publication and a mailing list adyo
eating and justifying the Soviet form OF
government as 1t has been established
In Russia. we have not yet gono far
enough in the examination to determin,
the exact nature OF this propaganda, mol
the full extent of its circulation"
DO you know whether they have an,
money!" the Senator was asked
They claim to have good financia