The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-04
LEGISLATORS SEE
TRAIL OF REDS HERE
Joint Committee Convinced
Terrorism Is Backed by
Organization.
LUSK ISSUES STATEMENT
Senator Says Action Will Be
Prompt If Bomb Plot Is
Discovered.

Members OF the Joint legislative com
mittee appointed to investigate Boil
shevism in New York State after an
executive meeting at the Murray Hill
Hotel yesterday expressed the opinion
that the bomb outrages In various cities
on Monday night and Tuesday morning
fully justified the existence Of the COM
mittee. They hold that such occurrences
call every patriotic citizen to be on his
guard against insidious propaganda ...
Senator Clayton r. Lusk, chairman,
officially had no comment to make on
the demonstration" OF the Reds In a
statement for the committee, oouched In
moderate language. he said 1t would be
the object OF the inquiry to determine at
once in what direction the radical doc
trines that were being advocated extern
slvely were tending.
After going over the evidence 1t was
decided that no definite date could ba
get for beginning public hearings, but
It is certain they will start some day
next week Senator Lusk went to his
home in Cortland last night and will not
return until Monday.
What occurred last night and early
this morning" said Senator J. Henry
Walters, president pro TEN. of the Sem
ate, ''justifies the existence of our COM
mittee. We hope to find the roots OF
these evils and to exterminate them"
Assemblyman Thaddeus c. Sweet,
Speaker OF the Assembly expressed the
belief that the bomb plot was inspired
from Russia.
I'VE cannot doubt" he said, that the
Polshevist influence has got a hold In
this country"
The statement Of Chairman Lusk fol-
lows:
Action Is Promised.
Facts already before the committee
show that considera BILE number Of men
and women are actively engaged in ad-
vocating radical doctrines in New York
State This propaganda Is being carried
on by means of large number of news
papers and other publications, written
in different languages. and by means Of
constant public meetinga 1t ID no longer
carried on epasmodically by a few half
demented anarchists. but Is being
handled systematically by shrewd, cap
able men and women who seem to be
cooperating their efforts and who have
been so successful that to-day their fol-
lowers and sympathizers in New York
thousands.
ut seems TO me that the committee
should at it's first hearings, find out
and the public generally should know,
Just what these radicals are advocating
| and just what they propose to accomp-
| lsh. II the movement Is simply poiiti-
! cal II this radical effort is simply for
the purpose OF lawfully bringing about
greater measure of justice to the
! working class then the work of this
! committee is at an end excepting in so
far as the committee can cooperate with
them in enacting legislation to bring
| about these results.
If, on the other hand, this move
ment is sedltious. II II aims Mt the I'M
lawful, violent and forcihlA overthrow OF
our institutions. IL its purpose TO vio-
| lently destroy the constitution and legal
protection TO personal liberties and to
| bring about the forcible seizure and con-
| fiscation OF property, then the committee
will make such further investigation and
take such action. both preventive and