The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-11
REDS PLOTTING HUGE
REVOLUTION IN U. S.


lean Red Cross mission in Russia, when
he again appeared before the committee,
primarily to answer statements concern
ing him made Saturday by David r.
Francis, American Ambassador to Rus
sia-
Mr.. Robins insisted that it was the de-
sire of the Bolshevists to overthrow all
the Governments of the world and In
their place set UP terroristic Govern
ments similar to those in Russia He
said he did not know OF his own knowl-
edge that Bolshevists from Russia ac-
tually were engaged in trying to accom-
plish this purpose in the United States
but that he was convinced certain people
here were engaged in propagating Boil
shevist ideas.
THE I. w. W." he added, has been
doing It for twenty years"
In reply to questions Mr.. Robins said
he did not know whether Bolshevist
agents were being sent into South
America, but he agreed with Senator
King OF Utah that it was quite prob
able the Russian Reds would undertake
to aid any radical groups wherever
operating.
Turning to Ambassador Francis's
| testimony last Saturday Mr.. Robins de-
MED that he had gone to the headquar-
ters OF the Bolshevists in Petrograd.
| asked about their principles and .ind-
Gated his approval of them. He also
denied that he had ever pretended TO
represent the American Government in
Russia. Ambassador Francis told the
committee he had heard Mr. Robins was
| spoken of In Moscow as the mouthpiece
| of the American Government, and ss
a consequence the Ambassador thought
| it wise to make a public announcement
| that statements coming from sources
! other than the American Embassy were
| not authorized.
| Mr.. Robins submitted to the commit
tee copies OF cablegrams which he said
\ passed between Ambassador Francis and
the State Department, and kilograms
| and letters which he asserted were sent
him by the Ambassador. The witness
explained that his purpose in Offering
| these documents was to show that at all
| times his relations with the Ambassador
were valued and cordial. and that he
! was authorized by Ambassador Francis
| to maintain contact with the Bolshev-
lists.
One OF the letters was received from
| Ambassador Francis, Mr. Robins said,
| to provide against the possibility OF
| error in statement and subsequent refu-
| tation of my authorization to represent
| the Ambassador in the manner indicated
| by his verbal instructions" This was at
| time when, according TO the corre-
spondence, Mr.. Robins was In confer
ence with Lenine and Trotzky and other
| officers of the Soviet Government, seek
| Ing to prevent the signing OF the treaty
| of Brest-Litovsk.
l. Another letter which Mr.. Robins said
was written by Ambassador Francis con-
tanned statements as to what the United
States might do in case the treaty was
not signed. Mr.. Robins told the commit
| w N he II IL
discretion as evidence to Lenine and the
officials of the Fourth All Russia So
viet at Moscow to aid in the prevention
OF the ratification of the treaty and "as
evidence of the willingness of the Am
bassador to urge against Intervention in
> Siberia by the Japanese"
Robins Shows Credentials.
Others OF the documents were ere.
dentials. They were presented by Mr.
Robins as indicating the specific charac.
tel of his unofficial relationship as "spe,
cial representative of the Ambassador
with the Soviet Government" One let
ter mentioned the Ambassadors efforts
, ito bring railroad men to the assistance
of the Soviet Government" and "brinl
about the aid of the military mission,
toward organizing an army" for tina
, Government, and Of the failure OF hi,
efforts" due to the noncompliance with
his recommendations by the Government
1 | at Washington.
, Members of the committee told Nj
Robins that Amba ssa dor Francis had no
intimated In his testimony that MI
, Robinss recall had been brought abou
, by anything else except the regular rou
2 tine business of the Red Cross The
also pointed out to him that Ambassa
, dor Francis had been particular TO sa!
\ that Mr.. Robins had rendered vaiuabl
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