Arizona republican., 1919-02-05
US. DELv vES INTO |.w. ". ACTIVITY
SWEEPING INQUIRY ORDERED BY SENATE
 INTO ALL PLOTTING
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OI DOlSHefih, l. W. No and. other propaganda, was ordered today by the senate, after two hours of tempestuous discussion, in which several senators declared or ganizations were plotting to over throw the American government by violence.
 The senate judiciary sub committee which for more than a year has been pro-German and brewers propaganda. was authorized by the senate resolution to conduct the new inquiry.
 The committee will begin work prob ably next Friday. The chairman, Sen ator Overman, said the new investiga- tion would cover a wide range and con tinue probably after congress adjourns.
 The resolution, offered by Senator Walsh of Montana, democrat, and adopted without a roll call or dissent ing voice, extended the committees power to inquire concerning any ef- forts being made to propagate in this country the principles of any party ex ercising or claiming to exercise au- thority in Russia, whether such efforts originate in this country, or are melted and financed from abroad, and further to inquire into any effort to incite the ONtl LlllOW Ol tile SONtl bl tlllo country or all government by force or by the destruction of life and property, or the general cessation of industry
 Denounce Sunady Meeting
 Senators joined in denunciation of the alleged propaganda, and also of a meeting held here last Sunday, at which the soviet government of Rus sia was praised as superior to the American form of government. Sen ator PoindeXter of Washington, re- publican introduced a resolution call ing for investigation. by the depart ment of justice, of the assembly here which was addressed by Representative Mason of Illinois, and at which Repre- sentatives Gordon of Ohio and Dillon of South Dakota were present This resolution went over for further dis cuSsion.
 The senate's action, looking to the suppression of the alleged seditious propaganda, came unexpectedly. Sen ator Meyers of Montana opened the | discussion with criticism of last Sun days public meeting, held in a theatel owned by the government. and saio | any member of congress who spoke at the meeting in support of the Rus ] Sldu SONltl SilOdl0 Dt tAptltth. ! Senator Kellogg of Minnesota de nounced a paragraph in a St. Louis pa per, entitled "Lenine's Appeal to tn, l Bolsheviki of America" and sait | criminal propaganda aimed at violen i overthrow of the government was ac tive in the United States.
 Senator Weeks of Massachusetts. re publican, declared that the American ptople did not understand that the req l purpose behind the propaganda wa. | the overthrow of their government, an' until they do understand, it could no
 be stamped out.
 Borah Deplores Violence
 Violence in seeking government re
 forms was deplored by Senator Boral
 of Idaho, republican, as unnecessar because of the power held in the Amer
 ican ballot. He urged that senator
 after congress adjourns, go on tn
 rostrum and preach Americanism.'
 Senator Walsh asked if the judiciar
 sub- committee was authorized to in
 vestigate such paganda as that un
 der discussion. Chairman Overma
 said it was not and Mir. Walsh drafte
 and presented his resolution, whic was adopted.
 The resolution was regarded by tf
 sub committee as authorizing inQuir
 into the activities of the l. W. W which organization was referred to | Senator Thomas of Colorado in u
 senate discussion as criminal" SenS tor Kellogg declared that the l. W. , was seeking to wreck the goVernmel ) by force.
 P The new inquiry by the Overma committee was ordered as the commi
 tee was concluding it's long investig;
 ticn of brewery and German prop; 5 ganda, a report on which now prol \ ably will be deferred. What was l have been a final meeting of the su l committee was held today, but it g : into action at once, toward proceedil t with the new investigation. s When the committee met early tod
 long discussion was started by | announcement by Senator Overm; !. that Secretary Baker had refused give the committee information co corning an investigation by the "
 department of alleged pro-Germ
 sentiments of F. J. H. von Engelk,
 former president of the federal fal 2. loan bank at Columbia, South Carolil After the discussion had continu VI some time and Mir. Baker had be 's severely criticised for his attitude, ,e letter to Chairman Overman was re;
 The secretary wrote that he wol permit the committee or it's couns E to examine the record as to Mr. V It Engelken, to determine it's usefuln'
 to the inquiry, but added that he
 not believe the information would
 of the slightest assistance" D Baker Closes Another
 q do not send the file" MT. Bal o1 wrote, "but rather take this cou v because l know you wish to prot g an apparently guiltless man from fl J., ther notoriety."
 s- The report of the military inte " gence division of the army, accord To to an extract quoted by MT. Bal l. said that von Engelken was loyal to ct United States, although his cond f. prior to the entrance of this coun ,e into the war, as well as since. ,n caused him to be a much critici
 man."
 re The committee took no action or MT. Bakers proposal.
 ns W. A. Deford, representing Will R. Hearst, sent to the commi TX pamphlets containing extracts fl II, editorials and cartoons appearing al Hearst publications, designed to fs. approve allegations of pro -Gerr os sentiments, with the request that t o-, be made a part of the record. Sc 'g tor Overman suggested, in view es their volume, that they be made a l
 of the committees files without
 ing printed.
 Senator Nelson proposed that CT