The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-10-23
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CHARGES RED5
HOLDING MANY
FEDERAL JOBS
Indiana Senator Declares Radi-
Gals GEntrenched In Govern
ment Departments ~ De-
mands Investigation.

IVY. ~ EEsEE4
mands Investigation.
Washington, Oct. 2l.--scnsa-
tioaal charges that socialist reds
and other radicals are zen
trenched in the government de-
partments" and particularly that
the Investigating forces Of the fed
eral trade commission contain men
hostile to the government and
American institutions, were made
in the Senate today by Senator
Watson, republican, Of Indiana,
who introduced a resolution for
an investigation by the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
Disclaiming any defense of the meat
packers. Senator Watson declared tsiat
the open records on Soma Of the com
missions principle agents in the pack
er investigation showed them to he re-
spectiyely outspoken anarchists. par
Elephants in red paraues. pro-Gernlans.
admirers OF Lenine and Trotzky and
avowed opponents OF soviet govern
ment.
Attacks Stuar. Chase.
OF Stuart Chase, who had general
charge OF the packer investigation,
Senator Watson charged that besides
being a well known exponent Of social
istic doctrines, Chase was president
and organizer of the Fabian Club, Of
Chicago, "a society founded Cor the ex-
press purpose of furthcring the doc
trinesaof socialism"
Grouped about him in his Offices
at federal trade commission head
quarters" declared Senator Watson,
"werc Victor Berger. Irwin ST. John
Tucker and many ether extreme So
scialists. His office became the rendez-
vous Of men devoted 70 the d~estruc-
ton Of property n the overthrow Of
government"
charged, helped organize a Chicago
meeting at which Berger and other
radicals made inf1ammatory speeches
and also organized i meeting at which
Lincoln S.effens spoke.
THAT anarchist said Senator Wat
son referring to Steffenc, had just
returned from Russia and his address
was to aid in the recognition of Lenine
and Trotsky by our government"
Chas later wrote a magazine article,
Senator Watson said, assalling the
United States government for not rec
ognizing the Russian. reds. In Chase's
specific Instructions, Senator Watson
further charged, the trade commission
accountants inflated the showing of
profits Of the packing companies.
Tator Admires Lenine.
~" c. ~,,,1 Dy To+o~ ~ AZ ~, u
had general charge of the Investigation,
Senator Watson charged, was an
"avowed admirer of Lenine and Trotz-
ration of the soviet government of
Russia"
HE was pronouncedly against the
allies in the world war;" continued the
senator. and frequently made the
statement that all big business should
be confiscated b the government"
A. S. Kravtiz, credited in the com
missions report with important aid"
In the investigation, Senator Watson
charged. was a Russian from Riga, an
intellectual socialist or the most pro-
nounced type, and throughout the war
intensely pro-Gernan.
H has always expressed himself
as an ardent admirer OF I4enine and
Trotsky and claims to be a personal
friend Of Lenine. Frequently he has
stated he "a heard and soul for the
German cause" said the senator.
Conscientious objector.
Raphael Mallet. a statistician, Sen
ator Watson charged, was a former
preacher ousted from his church for
socialistic tendencies and also had beer
confined to q military prison In 1917
as a consequence Of conscientious OBJ
jector."
He frequently waved a red nag at
the meetings of his coemployes of the
federal trade commission, declared the
senator, II always carried the red
emblem in his pocket. He openly stat
ed that his home had been raided. He
stored his socialistic writings in
Chase's office n boosted that the
packages holding them contained
government dynamite"
r. N. Buck, credited in the COM
missions report with valuable as
sistance," Senate Watson charged,
was the author Of attacks on the rights
of property and American institutions,
and Basil Manly, h assisted in the
investigation the senator described as
one who was a member Of the Fabion
cluO ana q commerce. with Otner social
lists at Chase's office. Johan M. Ohsol
credited in the commissions report
with important aid' Senator Watson
charged. was a member OF the Russian
.Duma, exiled to Siberia from which he
escaped. and a pronounced socialist Of
the most virulent type who never
failed to express the greatest ,admira-
ton for Lenine n Trotosky.
Martin L.. Sorber, another employe,
the senator charged, was a friend and
admirer of Berger and Tucker and ali
organizer of radical propaganda"
Sorber, . Senator Watson charged,
while or the payroll Of Tucker, was
also employed by the trade commits
sion.
II trus / have mentioned enough"
said Senator Watson, ito demonstrate
that that office was during all that
period a center Of radicaiism. a nest
ing place of socialists, a spawning
ground fro sovietism and that while
protesting to investigate business with
9 view to Graduating It's evil features,
they constantly plotted for h de-
Htruction OF the business they were
charged to investigate and for the con-
fiscation and collective ownership OF