New-York tribune., 1919-10-25
Plot of German
Alliance to Aid
Reds Revealed
Continued from page /

to their own countries but to stay III
America, as conditions are better here"
THE nationwide strike the Reds
planned to call was, according TO in
formation we gathered, to free so
called political prisoners and carry out
Red movements and propaganda in this
country" said the witness. "All Boil
shevlk and Red propaganda has been
traced to the manifesto issued By tho
so called international commune held
by Lenine and Trotzky at Moscow
March 2-6 this year"
Samples Of post cards being used to
scatter Red propaganda we're given &c
the committee by Van Euren. Most or
the cards and literature, he said. we're
printed in Russia and sent to this
country for distribution, while other
samples were printed in New York.
Philadelphia and Chicago.
Twenty-four Aliens Arrested
Twenty-four Hungarians, members
of the !. ". W. in Gary, we're taken
into custody b ythe army intelligence
service, Van Buren, said.
All Of these men were aliens" he
continued, "and most of them intended
to go into the I. ". W, on the arou-
ment they would be members Of The
one big union They were told TINT
n,y joining they would get all of then
demands and live easy. Most OF them
read the emancipation, printed in the
Hungarian language. which was not
sent through the mails, but delivered
elth"r by courier or sent by express 20
the secretaries of the locals for dis
tributi0n.
Il haven't seen a bit Of American
literature during the whole of nv in
VeStlgAtlOn in Gary. In Chicavc tho
Gormanamerican Citizens Ieaenc has
been organized IS the seouel of the
old Gefman-AInerican Alliance. with
Dr. Gerhard as its secretary. Many Of
the officers OF this organization we're
!nstyumentai in German activities in
1he United States during the wor.
In the Saxon Verein, the Gary 10.
car OF the Germanamerican Citizens
League, we found an enormous German
dag. Two small American flags on
either aide Of it looked ridiculous in
comparison. When the German flag
was torn down, the sergeant in charge
or Snc squad was asked sarcastically.
Why don't you take the American
HAgs down, too"
The sergeant replied, II vou don't
close your trap I'll run this bayonet
through YOU
The same sort Of radical Red liter
ature was found printed IN German in
.hesc headquartcrs that was printed IN
Russian and Hungarian in other head
quarters"
van Buren Accuses Anderson
A dramatic situation in the heariny
developed when Lieutenant Van Burer
said: -
Oscar r. Anderson heads the ljst Of
members OF the Hungarian SocialjsS :
2reanhzatlon in Gary. This is the man.
believe. who heads the steel strikers
| in Gary
Turning around in his chair. Lieu.
tenant Van Buren, said:
Mr. andersen is in the room. Aren't
you the man?
Anderson slumped in his chair. but
/ nodded his head in reply.
Later, when Anderson was called to
the witness stand ne denied ne had
ever been an !. W. w, but admitted
no WAS member Of Socialist organ
ration until about year ago. Hc
stated that he is president Of The
Amalgemated Association of Iron.
steer and Tin Work kers and chairman
OF the Allied Iron and Steel Workers
Council, ~hicn is in charge of tina
strike
Three Hungarians OF radical ten
dencies, Lieutenant Van Buren testi~
lied, were recommended By General
Wood for deportation.
They were Bolsheviki, Socialists
and l. W. VS." he continued. "bus
they wer" not deported. In rejecting
the recommendations made. the immi-
grafton officers said direct statement
showing en accused man 70 DC an az
archist would have 20 be obtained or
ne must hy his actions have snown
himself to be an anarchist before he
cou.o be deportcd.
Nc American Born Leaders
"Thess il Il communist Organization
il Csieag.. made up Of .he ultra
raiicnis,' Van Buren continued. IL
WIS or lzed in September and .
manifesto similar to the third Russian
international adopted"
Are there any American-born lead
ers III these revolutionary activities %
asked Senator Kenyon.
"No American born that know o..
Some of the leaders are naturalizet!.
Months ago an attempt was made H.
organize the Russian Red Guard in
/ Gary it is 'u,t as though you had \
ing the men. When the strike came Il
was to be The communist or Red
army"
WAS that fot the fofccful over
throw of the government p asked Son
ator Smith, of Georgia.
"Yss, sir; that and that alone. II
Gary il is just as though you have a
small American colony n Petrograd.
Russians and Hungarians outnum oer
the Americans eight or nine to one.
Lieutenant Van Buren, expressed the
opinion that the deportation of a sniall
number Of the rnIical leaders would
-,ttia fhr ,rnn'. trr,ihlo
Tho great mass Of these worNinq 2
people are 80 ignorant they DO not un-
dsrstend what it is all about, but cov.
oution is being talked freely TO them.
he cont ed. Men like Bill Hay
wood, g. Ruthenberg and Ludwl
Martens should be handled withou'
gloves II they were handled property
this thinr would be over. Haywood
hns bnen sentenced end RuthenberR /.
o - tai. but the. are making rad
cal speeches ard going abou. as the,
y cas..
SIS Martens the representative OF th'