The sun., 1919-01-09
'SOVIETS HERE SEE
RUBLE NOTE PLOT
Leader Says St3.00O.OOO Was
Printed in L. S. to Dcfcar
BOlsheviki.
TO REPORT TO RUSSIA
Delegates Selected at Conycn.
ton May Include Member
From l. W. W.
TO REPORT TO RUSSIA

ALEXANDER BrailoVsky, publisher Of ~
Workmun and Peasant and one n, ~.
leaders OF the Russian element m So,ia..
ist Anarchist, I. w. W. and Sim r,ur
organizations of New York. which ara
giving IN their Identities and re,diIs..
Ing their aims TO Join under 'Ho corr.
prehensiVc banners of the Bo,sheylst
charged yesterday that the currc.cy a,
the world has been increased in -4ce,.
months by paper OF face value oe sf
100000 rubles--roughly $40 o0O. 900 II.
asserted that the currency was pu, OIL,
In the form of Russian bank uotss
printed by an Anne rican company and /,
being used TO promote a counter rcvo.
luton against the Soviet.
we can prove tho autnnr'.c,t, =.
these statements at any time go ,hog-ed
BrailovsltY in Russian at Il rlc.'~. ~
delegates of Russian Sovtetp ~ .,.T
United states IN the Manhattan i.c,trn
In East Fourth street In this raspsrt
our charges arc Unlike those Of cree
These notes have been printed in demon.
nations of 20 and 100 ruhles and have
been circulated to defeat the present
Government OF Russia
Proof of Money Charge.
II was said the proof OF the issuaro.
OF Russian money here was In the form
OF letters alleged to have passed between
an attache of the Russian Embassy and
the bank note company. The Enbassv
has not recognized the BolshcviN GOV.
eminent. Boris Bakhmetieff. the pes.
ent Ambassador, was sent here by the
democratic regime that was IN control =
the interim between the fail % the in.
perial Government and the asceudancy
OF the Bolsheviki
When Ambassador Bakhm 'ier ~
rived in Washington he carried autho-.tr
TO dispose of 100000 600. which had
been advanced by this country to Rus.
STA and had lain idle in the Treasu-v
department after the fall of the Cza-'-
Government.
The Soviet delegates voted to send
four men 10 Russia to report 90 ,ono,-
tons In America 20 the BolshevIs' Gov
eminent There was long dscuss.n9
as 10 the possibility Of tnese mer
curing passports. some one In the -
lery asked II tho |. W. W. wa> 20 e
represented In this mission. The ausre.
was returned that IL the l. W W care.
to send "A delegate and provide hi r.,
penses there will 10 no objection 10 MS
accompanying the PARTY.
resolution was passed doD1ud.n.
that the Governments that have >eiIe6
Russian steamships return them l. NO
explained that ii is planned to use ltss
ships to carry the thousands Of iIs-
SLAMS in this country who VIII re't-r
20 Russia az soon as the United S;'te'
begin 20 issue passports 70 travellers
l. Vas urged ia connection with this
resolution MAT tho orGauizatlon con-.
ruu!cate with stedmet'p lives and asen-
clos ~ arrange for tire impending N.
grafton.
Convention Has Long session.
The meetings ycsterdav were the con
tinuatlon of "A convention that began
Monday and will end tonight or -
morrow. Delegates are present f-or
all over the country representing Soy'''
organizations that initiate the Russia
forms. but are without political power
The leaders assert that the delegate.
represent $4,000 workers.
There were many speechee, A. II
Russian. II appeared 20 he tNr con.
v!ct!on OF all the speakers tr4' 'Ae
thing that Russia needs mos, Is ~
the Allies to withdraw all soldiers and
recognize the Soviet Government AZ
Moscow.
The meeting at Maphatta- Lyc-un
was tho largest OF five similar events
that were watched by agents % the De
partmert OF Justice YESTERDAY Gov
crnment officials do not CONCEAL the'r
alarm over the increasing vo.uTA Of
Dropa ga da Of unrest here. but y Is
their attitude that action r. di~''ut
against those who advocate changes n
Government as long as they refrain
from urging tho bringing about "
changes by violence.
"All Of the elements MAT have n TN
past made trouble IN the corgested car.
;ers Of population have Joined under -
banners Of the BolshcvistS" said a.
official Yesterday. The radical social
Isl organizations are tho backbone O.
tho newer organization because rs
Soviet Government offers the first prs:
teal test on a vast SCALE % Socially
theories.
Discontentcd Groups Join.
Members OF the / w W. no s'nr