The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-12
STATE BEGINS ALIEN
REDS PROBE TO-DAY
Lusk Committee Will Have
First Hearing in the
City Hall.

Anticipating the opening OF the public
hearings OF the Joint legislative commit
tee for the Investigation OF Bolshevism
in this State. Senator Clayton r. Lusk,
chairman outlined to the members in
executive session yesterday some OF the
things the investigators have learned In
the last month. The first hearing will
be at IL A. NJ. to-day In the City Hall.
Although Senator Lusk declined to say
who the first witnesses would be, It was
understood that Archibald e. Stevenson,
who since the beginning OF the war
has been active in investigating enemy
aliens. and Col. Arthur Woods, former
Police Commissioner OF this city and
now an assistant to tho Secretary Of
War. would be called at an early date.
1t was also, reported that Frederic C.
Howe, Commissioner OF Immigration,
who Is acquainted with a large number
of radicals and Is familiar with their
views, would be asked to present his
opinions to the committee.
Mr.. Stevenson was at one time chair
man OF the committee on aliens of
Mayor Mitchels National Defence Com
mittee. After America entered the war
MIR. Stevenson became connected with
the Army Intelligence Service. When
the Overman Senate committee was
making It's investigation Mr.. Stevenson
created a stir by presenting a list of
100 persons he accused of being pro-
German, some Of whom, he declared,
had been active in spreading enemy
propaganda. Secretary Baker FASTENED
to deny that Mr.. Stevenson had any
thing to do with the War Department,
but later acknowledged that he had
been mietaken,
When It comes to examining radicals
Attorney G eneral Newton, 1t Is under
stood. will use a questionable which
he has prepared for the purpose OF
getting concrete answers from different
| persons to identical Questions.
1t Is the idea both of Senator Lusk
| and the Attorney-General that the gen
eral public should be excluded from the
| hearings on the ground that they dc
| not wish the activities of the commit
tee used for the spreading Of radical
| propaganda.
Taking account OF the spread Of radi-
calism in this country and the recent
| bomb outrages, the executive commit
tee Of Tammany Hall yesterday declared
| II to be the duty of all true Americans
| to exteyminate these anarchistic and
Bolshevist activities wherever mani
Tested and pledged itself to a non-par-
tiSan campaign FOR America ana Amer
| lean institutions"
! There is no room In this country for
| these avowed enemies OF our American
| Government and American institutions
! the resolution declared. "Our country
has but one fiag-the stars and Stripe:
and the waving and use of the red fias
in any manner are not only un-Americar
but a direct thrust against our flag AMI
should be rigidly prohibited.
"The rights of free assemblage anC
free speech and free press do not includ,
or permit organized propaganda and at
tacks against the Constitution itsel
which secures these rights"
A special committee of twenty-five will
be appointed to carry out the purpose
Of the organization as stated in the res
olutions. The primary call for the com
ing election was adopted by the execu
tive committee.