The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-11-17
WANT TO GO HOME
6. A. X. Martens, Boss
IN U. S, Back of the
Movement.
.MISTREATED IS CLAIM
While Russ Favor Yanks
Police Here Molest
Innocent Men.

NEW YORK. Nov. l6.--Ludw "
G A. X Martens. self styled am .
hasHador Of the Russian soviet gov
crnment to tho United states has
offered to provide transportation
from the United states TO Russia
for all Hursian citizens who desire
to leave America, or whose pres
cncc In the United States is unde-
nIrahle to the federal government.
This offer was made In a letter writ -
ton by Martens to Secretary OF state
Lansing and made public here to-
night
In HIS letter Martens protested
against tho "unwarranted and cruel
treatment" to which many RuSian
citizens In the United States are
subjected "by federal and state Of
ficers, nH well AZ by mobs actinE
without authority" He proposes that
the soviet government be permitted
to return citizens to soviet Russia
and declares that he has received
thousnnds Of applications from such
oitizans who are anxious to return
TO their homes.
Martens was arrested for con-
tempt Saturday and released on
81 900 bail. after he had refused TO
appear and bring certain documents
before the busk legislative commit
tee. investigating radical act'viuer
I'm New York. Hc based his refusal
on the ground that all oommunica-
tons passing between himself and
HIS government were privileged.
when brought before tho commit
toe In the custody OF deputy sheriff.
on Saturday afternoon Martens
promised 10 appear before the com
mittee Monday and TO bring his Pc
pers with him.
Calling attention 10 preSs reports
that II In proposed TO deport certain
Rurrians to parts OF Russia under
control OF the enemies OF the soviet
government, Martens In his letter
to Secretary Lansing protests that
such deportation would mean cor
tain death for tho persons deported
and would constitute IA fragrant
breach OF all principles Of interna-
uonal law"
1T In quite unnecessary." he says.
"for the government of tho United
States TO take the trouble OF deport-
ing citizens OF the Russian socialist
only too anxious to leave. there
fore. respectfully suggest that the
United Statcs government could
easily be relieved Uf the presence OF
unweicome Russian citizens II those
citl1ens OF Russia whose iiveA are be-
coming unbearablf In ths United
statss wers permitted TO leave. do
sire to assure you that the govern
mont havo the honor TO represent
Ia ready and willing TO provide means
Of transportation from the United
States to soviet Russia for every
Russian citizen In this country who
desires to leave or whose presence IN
the country IN undesirable TO the
Eovornmetn OF the United states.
The government Of the Russian
federal soviet republic has accorded
American cltizens In soviet Russia
ciyil ana confederate treatment even
m canes whore active hostility on
tho part Of such An 'ricans toward
the government OF soviet Russia hhs
been proved beyond all doubt the
letter continues. "Only In some eS-
Crptlonn CnsrH where offenHeh Of "A
particularly grave nature against the
UuSginn government havo been COM
miuel by American citizens, were
they prOnecu'ed by officers Of the
law American soldiers taken prison
erH In the ArchhnHol district, which
was invaded hy American troops
without "A declaration OF war. have
been treated with especial consider
alton. and we're uncoulitiOnllly re-
leased ~ soon a. u WAS practicable
90 send them home. ~ that there
remains today TO American prison
"rs of war Ia Russia
on the contrary. Russian citizens
In America, Martens says, have been
denied the protection ~ the law.
Tho lot Of thousands of Russians
To- the United states today" he eN-
plains. Is exceedingly unhappy
through no fauIf 81 their own
Through daily abuse I'm the press
and m" prejudice crcI I'd hy Nru-
lent uAWptlgN ~ misrepresentation
their Nusytau citizenship has become
bar TO employment and advance
ment They have been arrested
without warrant and subjected 90 Op-
pr~zsiyc 'f.a Wcnt against which
they have h7d no adequate prOt"C-
a.. sE citizens ~ country whose
gor"rumcrt IL not rccogn zed BY the
United States
within Tho last few days" he
adds great numbers OF Russian
citizens IN New york and "tsew here
have been arrested and have suf
serei the most brutal physical vio-
lenco az the hands ~ public officials
In tie rI'y ~ $eN York alone over
900 persons Vtre recently arrest
81 among them many citizens of
soviet Russia. and. although these
arrests we're made IN manner
which caused rl4'h suffering ard
physical injury 20 these citizens. and
although property belonging &, the 90
wa ~an'oriy destroyed IN these
"a .ds y Developed that few - them
could %. held FOR further iuv.suge-
ton and criminal prosccuuop.