The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-13
FIVE RUSSIANS,
CAUGHT IN RAID,
MUST TESTIFY
Two Tell Lusk Committee
of Working for Bolshe-
vik Rule in U. s.
LIST OF RADICALS FOUND
Ten State Constables Help in
Roundup-Protests and
Threats Made.
LIST OF RADICALS FOUND

Twenty agents Of the Department
Of Justice and ten members Of the
New York State constabulary raided
the offices Of the Russian Soviet
Bureau at 110 West Fortieth street
yesterday afternoon.
SubpGnas duces tecum to appear
before the joint legislative committee
that is investigating Bolshevism were
served on L. G. A. X. Martens, the
official representative in this country
Of the Russian Soviet Government,
and four Of his associates.
The Offices, occupying the greater
part Of two floors. were seized with
their contents. Two loads Of records
and other papers were taken away.
The State constabulary were in
charge Of the premises last night.
Mr.. Martens said last night that he
had notified his Government OF what
he considered the indignities that had
been heaped upon his mission. He also
sent letter Of protest to the State
Department in Washington.
The Russians were highly indignant
and protested bitterly.
I'm Russia, when things were at
their worst" declared Mr.. Martens,
who showed when he presented his
card that he had dropped the two in
itiais OF the az. C.A.rK." combination
with which he started. "the Russian
Government gave protection to other
governments. protected both the per-
sons of their representatives and their
property. My Government never did
anything like what was done to us
this afternoon"
Threat by Soviet Secretary.
"Yes. and If they do this sort of
thing" broke in Santari Nuorteva,
secretary Of the Russian delegation,
two can play at that game"
The others upon whom subpnnas
were served and who appeared later at
the City Hall, where the Lusk legis-
lative committee was sitting in secret
session, were DIR. Isaac Hourwich. head
Of the statistical department; A A
Heller, head Of the commercial bureau,
and Gregory Weinstein, secretary for
Mr.. Martens. The last named and Mr.
Heller were before the committee for
only a short time. but the investiga-
ton will be continued next week.
The raid and the appearance of the
Russian Soviet representatives before
the committee made a sensational climax
10 the first day that the Lusk Committee
had held a public hearing. The COM
mittee through Hugh Frayne. general
organizer for the American Federation
of Labor, who has made a special study
OF radicals and their propaganda in this
country, sought to prove that there
are groups OF people in this State who
are seeking to overthrow the established
form Of government by revolution.
There were two very startling things
in Mr.. Frayne's testimony" said Sena-
tor Lusk The first was that the direct
action people in their social publication
declared that they had so organized q
force In some of the textile factories that
It would be competent to take over the
factories and run them after they had
been seized.
Another startling statement was that
the ]. w. w. people in their official pub
with the question OF right or wrong In
accomplishing their purposes. 1t seems
to me this Is a revelation Of the funda-
mental evil In an organization which il
sinister and Is threatening our Govern
ment. Our Constitution Is founded on
the fundamental principle OF right and
wrong"
II. w. Grunewald Directs Raid.
The raid on tKe Soviet offices wai
conducted under the direction of Henry
w. Grunewald. who formerly was con-
nected with the Department OF Justice
hut now has q private investigating
agency. with offices which happen to be
in the same building with the Soviet
Bureau. He said that he represented
the Lusk Committee, for which he hac
been working for several weeks.
The offices were broken into under
authority OF search warrant, which
had been signed by Police Magistrate
Alexander Brough In response to ar
affidavit Who signed this affidavit nc
one would say, and indeed an attempt
was made to throw more or less mystery
around the entire affair.
Newspaper meR learned of the raid
when Mr.. Martens and the others ap.
peared In the anteroom OF the Board oi
Estimate chamber on the second floor
OF the City Hail, where the Lulsk com.
mittee was in executive session. After
the meeting Senator Lusk was reluctan,
70 talk about the raid. He said he did
not know about any raid
"All ! know" he declared. was thai
signed some subpoenas duces tecum