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against the government. In the third
place. as matter of fact. this is no
charge of crime in a court of law.
No Crime-Yet
The foreigners have committed. no
crime; the government seeks to de-
port them to prevent their commit
ting crime-the supreme crime Of
Treason. They are not charged with
murder as the ex-senator would have
you think. A criminal may be guilty.
of burning your barn; the court may
under the law require lawyer to de-
fend him on his trial though that law
yer may be the best friend you have
on earth. BUT-the crook has burned
no barn; he sneaks up to the home
of that lawyer friend of yours at
the dead hour of midnight, rings his
bell. calls him out and says to him:
"Over yonder across town is a man
who has done me dirt. | am going to
get even with him. am going to burn
his barn. / expect to stay here a
month. to see what night police you
have here; how much passing an6
repassing there is about that barn;
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WALKER MAKES
STRONG ATTACK
Presents Documents in
Martens Case Against
Hardwick
Continued From Page Three.)


81 have been a revolutionist rs
years; | was always a revolutionist,
and am now. | was a revolutionist in
Germany and a revolutionist when |
came to the United States. When I
came here | Joined the American So
cialist Party, and am still in sympa-
thy with its work. Up. 240) | certain
ly had no regret when / heard people
welcoming me to this country as one
who has an impeccable record as a
socialist and revolutionist, and stat
ing In my presence, that they pro
posed, stimulated and encouraged by
my example to overthrow the gov
eminent of the United States.' u.
241-2.)
When the evidence was closed the
committee found him guilty-doubly
guilty-of being not only an alien
enemy but a German subject. (p.
154.) The verdict reads:
Martens has no status whatever
in this country in any diplomatic or
other governmental representative
capacity, but he is in America
to spread foreign revolutionary pro-
paganda. Martens propaganda in
this country for the overthrow of
governments is established by his
own testimony"
Let US pursue the inquiry further
and see from the record just what
are the teachings of this foreign rev.
dictionary propaganda:
u. S. Government Kissed
GsTba ITpitad Cto+ac COvarDpo ant
was Kissed and a prediction that it
would be taken over by the Soviets,
patterned after those of Russia, was
cheered vociferously last night when
the Socialist party officially welcom-
ed Ludwig Martens. A speaker,
Weinstein, was unable to continue
for some seconds while his audience
burst into a frenzy of applause when
he said: eve have come here to tell
Comrade Martens that we intend toI
prepare to take over this great cOun-
try Just as the working class has TAX
en- over Russia" Up. 394.)
"Alongside the dethroned dynasties
of Romanoffs, Hohenzollerns and
Hapsburgs, the rulers Of France, En-
gland, Italy and the United States
stand revealed in the light of unfold
ing events and diplomatic discourses
in their unreasonable vileness." Up.
1922.
You see here these bolshevists
stand for the destruction of all gov
ernments and all institutions every
where. And Martens swears that he
agrees with and anplauds these COM
munisitic principles. (P. 1889
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1t contains report. covering three
pages of closely typed matter, of un-
speakable conditions r~der bolshe-
vic government in Russia. 1t comes
to us from no less authority than the
grand daughter of ex-President Ulys-
ses S. Grant. who in the goodness of
her heart. has devoted her life to
work among those unfortunate people
in Russia. | read from her report
"In Saratoff and Vladimir proc
lamations issued by the local Soviet
governments announced officially the
naturalization of women'-conse-
quently, the complete abolition of
homes and families is aimed at. :"
Fled Native Land
| was still doubtful! You can I'M
agine my feeling when l went home
to rest last Sunday; while lying on
nv sofa / reached for a paper which
proved to be Sunday edition of The
New York Times, dated July /, with
a pictorial supplement like that of
The Atlanta Journals Sunday edi-
ton. And in that very paper | found
this picture, which | will pass around
for your personal inspection. Here
YOU see ''two beautiful Russian girls
(reading from the picture) rushed to
Belgrave'- forced to flee THEN ma
tive land. where they had a right to
remain. to escape into foreign
country-''to prevent their nation
alization by the Russian Soviet gov
eminent"
Ladies and gentlemen. l do not
believe in profanity in public or prl-
certainly not in the presence
of ladies. With his characteristic ego
ism and bluff. his lack of dignity and
respect for himself or his hearers,
ex-senator Hardwick is going all over
this state Dragging that on the 9Th
day of September he will "beat hell
out of me and my friends. Because
they know | am speaking in their
name and for their sake. / am sure
that the ladies here will pardon me
when | put ex-senator Hardwick on
notice that if his client Martens and
his foreign gang ever come down to
Georgia to even talk about estab-
fishing a government that would de-
stroy the sacred marriage relation,
invade the sanctlty OF georgia
Crackers home, put its polluting hand
upon the lady inmates of that home,
to nationalize its unmarried women
and make prostitutes of its girls we
will beat more hell out of them than
we did out of the German kaiser.
Of course ex-senator Hardwick
does not personally stand for such
But he continues to rep
resent, to counsel. to advise and as
sist the gang who established that
to stay here and spread
their unspeakable doctrines. with the
intent to establish such a govern
ment here.
Surely this is enough to say. But
you are entitled to the whole record
next read to you some lines from
The Constitution of the Russian So
cialfst Federation:
"The conference considers abso-
lutely unbelievable the participation
of the members of the federation in
any church organization.
Against All Churches
demonstrated with on this mon
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what time of night his people go to
bed want to find out all these con-
dltlons and circumstances surround
ing the place so that at the end of the
month | can go over there and sue
cessfully burn that barn and escape
without detection and without punish
ment, and Mr.. Lawyer, want to hire
you and pay you big fee to coun-
sci and advise me just how | can stay
here and get by with it without pen
atty" That lawyer friend would kick
that scoundrel out of his house; he
would then notify you to guard your
barn; he would call up the chief of
police and sheriff and tell them that
a dangerous citizen was in the com
munity.
Continued on Page Ten.)
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centered condemnation of the white
race is to be met with in every issue
of their radical papers. One OF
them, The Messenger, for October, is
significant for one thing above all
others. In it for the first time ne
gro publication comes out openly for
sex equality. 1t is the habit of most
of the negro publications to deny
that they advocate social equality.
The Messenger claims it and, tur-
thermore, with it, sex equality"
1 quote this to show you Just how
radical and dangerous are becoming
negro leaders, and to introduce this
last Associated Press dispatch dated
Washington, D. c., October 18th:
v. ). Has Evidence
Evidence Is IN possession of the
government of the efforts of aglta-
tors OF the Bolshevist and radical So
clallst group to stir up discomfort
among the negroes. The doc
Urines OF Lenlne and Irotsky MAR
tens employers and ex-senator Hard
wick's paymasters) are being circu-
lated among the negroes in all parts
of the country" (touching base IN
this very county,. Now you farmers
who believe in white supremacy; you
southerners with white blood in your
veins, hear this:
"A negro magazine published IN
New York says: The present order
to strike ought to impress these MIL
lions of negro workers in the south.
The exploiting class in all parts OF
the world can appreciate blow on
the pocketbook. Negroes must form
cotton workers unions. Southern
whites know that the negro can bring
the white south to its knees. SO go
to it~ =,
If ex-senator Hardwick wins his
case and these foreigners are allow
ed to stay here and continue 70
spread this infamous doctrine. the
human mind cannot conceive OF the
bloodshed and terror which Will pc
brought down upon us right here IN
Georgia and everyone of you know
it full well. And yet for money tne
ex-senator is selling his influence
with his former associates IN WASH
ington, defeating his efforts to keep
them here.
want to be fair with ex-senator
Uardwick, as | come now to discuss
his connections with this case. | have
made four points on thai connection
and TO this good hour he has only at
tempted to answer one of these. he
saws that he is representing Martens
as a lawyer in a charge of crime IN
court of law. In the first place there
is no charge of crime in a court OF
law. 1t was in an investigation by
Senate committee wherin the ex-sen-
ator capitalized his influence with his
former associates in the senate
more as lobbyist than as a lawyer;
In the second place. if it were trial
of a criminal in court of law. the
charge is treason, and | submit that
a former United States senator,
bound by a sacred and solemn oath
which he assumes as senator to pro-
tect and d sfend the constitution and
government of the United States,
could not. in ethics or morals, ac-
cept case requiring him to coun-
sci and advise and defend a gang
Of foreigners charged with treason
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with these aims, the Soviet de-
cides to assignate for the needs of the
revolutionary international move
ment for the disposition of the for
eign representatives 100000 ru-
bles. eP. 1870. eve have played for
the international revolution and have
been successful" -Lenin in the 7th
Congress of Soviets. Up. 202). "He
was vigorously applauded when he
declared the left wing (of commun-
ists) proposed to bring bolshevism to
America" (P. 218) 81 would be
very glad to see America Bolshevic by
any means that would be justified in
bringing about that condition" Mar
tens. Up. 218).
''There is only one way to help
the Russian Soviet government.
That is to revolutionize America. T"
Up. 219). "The Executive committee
lin Russia) urges American com
rades to establish Immediately an I'M
derground organization for the pur-
poses of revolutionary propaganda
among the masses. The fewer people
who know about it the better" Up.
415).
The Grapevine at Work
l want you honest folks who go to
sleep at night at home to notice how
these foreigners are working
through this grapevine. whitecap mid
night. underground" organization.
And the record will bring its work
right home to you farmers in this
county in few moments.
If Ex-senator Hardwick wins his
case; if his $50. 900 fee bears fruit;
if this propaganda should be fruit
full; if we can conceive of our gov
eminent being overthrown, think
what kind of government we would
have here-the same that now exists
in Russia! You men who by toll and
economy have paid for home and
saved penny for a rainy day, re-
member that this new order denies all
private ownership.
Cali property rights in the land,
live stock, inventoried property and
within the boundaries of the
Russian republic are abolished" Up.
1907.
If such political outrages be I'M
then ponder over these un-
speakable civic conditions: The sane
tity of the home and the solemnity of
the marriage relation were utterly
destroyed. Girls and unmarried wom-
en- were considered the property of
the government. and were forced
against their will and without mar
riage to bear children for the alleged
benefit of the state. Let one of these
women speak to you.
(Record. P 1861.
eve live under unbelievable con-
ditions of the most dreadful despot-
ism of ignorant. vulgar and corrupt
Class war has annulled and
motherland (motherhood)
religion truth. honor, and self-re-
spect. exchanging for them mischief,
rape, robbery, stopping at nothing"
(P. 1861.
When I read this I could not be-
lieve it. l had heard it denied from
sources. but last week
there fell into my hands a copy of the
Literary Digest. dated July 10. 1920.
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LOANS on Farm Lands at 8 per
cent interest. Local money on
Farm or City property.
GORDON HOWELL,
Allison Bldg. Phone $40
New-York tribune., 1920-02-03
Proctor Will Lead
Gen. Woods Forces
In Campaign Fight
Many Women Given Places
on Committee That In.
cludes Col. Roosevelt: f.:
Gould as Eastern MANAGER.

CHICAGO. Feb. 2.-The organization
of the Wood National Campaign Com.
mlttee was announced tonight at Woo
headquarters, as follows:
William C. Proctor Ohio. chairman.
James ]. McGraw, Republican nat;ona,
committeeman of Oklahoma. vice -chair.
man; Fred Stanley, Kansas, v-ce-c.air-
man and Western manager: A A
Sprague, Illinois, treasurer: II G.
Stebbins, of New York, Eastern treas
urer.
Executive mmIttec-Norman 7
Gould, Eastern manager; Thomas w
Miller, assistant Eastern manager.
George II. Moses, Washington and
Southern manager.
General committee-Allen B. Javnes
Republican national committeeman ot
Arizona; II. 0. Bursum, Republican ma
tional committeeman Of New Mexico: co
Will c. Cook Republican national
committeeman of South Dakota; Gov
ernor J. A. A. Burnuuist. Minnesota:
Governor Henry j. Allen. Kansas; w
n. King, Republican state chairman of
South Dakota; Gustaf Lindquist, Re-
publican state chairman of Minnesota: ::
New-York tribune., 1920-02-03
Roosevelt Calls Speech
On Navy Simple Truth
Attempt Made to Make Sensa-
ton Out Of Word ''Unpre-.
pared" Daniels's Aid Says
NeT York Tribune
WASHINGTON Rurvow

Washington Buredw
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-Assistant
Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt to-day
issued the following statement regard
ing quotations attributed to him in his
Brooklyn speech:
81 do not like to allow to pass un-
noticed the report Of certain remarks
made by me yesterday in a speech in
time to make sensation out of the
word 'unprepared.' What I stated was
the simple truth: That up to February,
19l7-in other words, up to the time
the German Ambassador WAS sent
home-the navy was unprepared in the
sense that it was on peace basis solely.
Under the law we could not increase
the personnel or spend more than the
regular appropriations. The navy was
unprepared solely in the sense that it
was on a peace footing. 1t was without
any question on higher basis of eff
ticiency than ever before.
Il did not state that ! was opposed
by the President What l said was
perfectly true: That if the officers of
the navy and the Secretary and | could
gotten the existence of Congress and
other relations with other nations the
navy would have been modified and
hundreds of millions would have been
spent long before we got into the war.
1t would be very nice. from the purely
military point of view, to keep the
navy modified at all times. Fortu-
nately, national policies and interna-
tional relations have always prevented
this. The President, | understand. did
point out that to mobilize the navy
long before the declaration of war
would, quite naturally, be considered a
hostile act.
ut is perfectly true that later on l
took the chance of authorizing certain
fore Congress had actually appropriated
the money. The money came along
later, however. and the technical
illegality of my act ceased to be a
matter of serious imnortn
New-York tribune., 1920-02-03

Frederick NJ. Alger, Michigan; Mrs.
Douglas Robinson, New York.
Miss Harriet E. Vittum, Illinois;
Miss Maud Wetmore, Rhode Island; Miss
Julanna Cutting, New York; Mrs. W.
W. Morgan. Kansas; Miss Grace Dixon,
Illinois; Chase S. Osborn, Michigan; !;
Senator George H. Moses, New Hamp-
shire; Colonel John c. Greenway, Ari-
zona; Irwin r. Kirkwood, Missouri; !;
Harold NJ Sewall, Maine; William H.
Runyon, New Jersey
Governor O. H. Shoup, Colorado !;
Thomas W. Miller, Delaware; Cover
nor Peter Norbeck, South Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt, New York: Carl
f. Milliken, Maine; Herbert S. Hadley,
Colorado; James r. Garfield, Ohio; t.
c. Stokes, New Jersey.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-03
''Silk Stocking" Republicans
Ball To Be Held Thursda,

The Republicans of the 10Th Assembly
District, known as the "Silk Stocking
or Diamond Back" district, will hold
Palm Garden, Fifty eighth Street, near
Third Avenue, on Thursday night. The
district includes Manhattan and Forty
seventh Street to Tooth Street. William
Chilvers is the leader and Mrs. John II.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-03
Tax Exemption Urged
For lntangibleP p Personality
Commission Fixes the Assessed
Value of Real Property in
State at S12.7O3.O24.3Ol

ALBANY, Feb. 2.-Thc State Tax
Commission in its annual report. sent
to the Legislature tonight. urges the
amendment of the law so as to make
all intangible personal property -ex-
empt from taxation. 1t is also recon-
mended that tangible personal property
either be classified and taxed at a uni
form rate or be made exempt.
The corporation income tax will
amount to s32,ooO.00O, and franchise
and gross earnings taxes to about
$13,000,000 This total of $45 900 900
is to be assessed and levied against be-
tween 10000 and 10000 corporations.
Total assessed value of real property
New-York tribune., 1920-02-03

lselin. the associate leader A partial
list of the box holders for the ball in
cludes:
Winthrop Aldrich, Otto T. Barnard,
Charles l.. Bcrnheimer, William Bondy
Lauren Carroll, Justice Frank J. Cole
man jr.. Mrs. Walter Damrosch, Mrs
Lewis Delafeld, Justice Edward r.
Finch, William w. Hoppin, John H.
Iselin, Justice Philip j. McCook, Colonel
Grayson Murphy, Judge Charles c. Mott
jr., Mrs. Douglas Robinson, James r.
Sheffield and Charles S. Whitman, for
merly Governor
New-York tribune., 1920-02-03
Hart to Lecture at Sorbonne

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Feb. 2.-Albe IT
Bushnell Hart, professor of the science
of government at Harvard Uaiversity,
has been appointed Harvard exchange
professor at the Sorbonne Universities,
France, for the first semester of the
next academic year, an announcement
tonight stated. Professor Hart will
succeed Professor D. Henry Yeomans.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-03

averaging more than mile minute. Of
hcials of the American Automobile Asso-
ciation supervised the test and certified the
every particular.
And another Essex stock touring car set
a world 24-hour road mark of 1861 miles,
over ow-bound Iowa roads. Not single
adjustment or tire change was made.
Surely such endurance proofs must re-
double the value ofsEssex in the eyes of all.
1t proves Essex a car you can buy to
keep. It means the day is past when one
need look only to large, costly cars for dis
tnction in power, speed, reliability and
comfort 1t means the retention through
years of those wanted car qualities of per-
after hardest service.
The Essex requires little attention. The
longer your acquaintance with it, the
greater will be your esteem. Every sense
of pride and satisfaction that comes with
the possession of fine car performance and
quality that yields to none, is yours with
the Essex.
Size Notu No Bar to
Supreme Performance
But the most important difference IS re-
vealed only IN action.
Even before it's official records Of endur-
ance it had become famous in all sections
for the way it out ut-performed many notable
New-York tribune., 1920-02-03

Thousands at first bought the Essex,
knowing nothing of its greatest quality.
Perhaps no one expected great endurance in
light car. Perhaps its dynamic perform
ance appeal swept aside the natural caution
buyers feel about the durability Of any new
car. ~. &. .szaeys, ,s' .s.. .y.s.>-74s ri.
: More speed they found. More power
quicker acceleration - finer hill climbing
ability, and such riding ease as they had
never known IN light car.
! These things the Essex established
quickly. A ride was sufficient It left no
vestige of comparison with former light car
performance standards.
Such attractions were irresistible to those
who knew former light car limitations.
But only time or abnormally abusive
tests can prove car endurance.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-03
German Commander Goes Mad

LONDON, Feb. 2.-Colonel AvalotF-
Bermondt. commander of the Russo
German forces which attacked Riga
during the autumn Of 1919, has be
come insane and has been placed in a
nadnouse, according to wireless reports
from Moscow
New-York tribune., 1920-02-03

real and personal property assessment
o. $13,l35, ,677.8l3. The net increase in
the assessed value of real estate over
1918 is s38o.s73 ,977.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-03
In Performance as IN Stvle
Essex Truly Leads
Its So Hours Top Speed Endurance Mark is Unmatched
But That is Proof of Only One of the Fine Cor Qualities
Essex Brings to the Light Car Field

cars. It holds hundreds Of local records foe
speed and hill climbing.
Perhaps you have ridden In the Essex
If 50 you know its appeal. And you under
stand the pride owners manifest.
They regard it with real affection, the
confidence men reserve for merit
You will never class the Essex with other
lightweight cars. For one thing its appear
ance instantly stamps it superior. You
recognize the finest urlholstery, fittings and
details that can be put into car.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-03
See Why Essex Made
a Worlds Sales Record

Few care to extend the Essex to top
speed. But it is good to know almost limit
less speed is yours when wanted
Moreover, Essex power means accelera-
ton 1t gives Essex right of way every
where. It means that every performance
is met at half effort-thus accounting for its
long life.
These are reasons why IN its first year
Essex set new worlds sales record with
more than $35, 100000 paid for more than
$4,000 cars, IN its first year.
This year it will be even more difficult to
supply the Essex demand. Thousands
waited last spring. Many were disappointed.
Yet at that time Essex had not given the
conclusive proofs of endurance, It now
holds. You will avoid having to wait by
making your reservation now.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-03

in the state is fixed in the commission
report at s12,7O3, ,02430l Personal
property other than bank stock is as
sessed at S432,653,512, making a total
The evening world., 1920-11-13
OUTWIT
COPS AS SISTER
SAVES FORGER

Two short reels preceded the prln-
cipal film at the Crown Theatre, Dit
mas Avenue and East Second street,
Brooklyn, last night. The first glori-
fed a cowboy who made tho law a
continual object Of ridicule. He
opened d national bank and immedi-
ately proceeded to make a large loan
TO a cowboy friend without security.
A bank examiner happens along and
is baked for the time by the bankers
temporiling attitude. But the banker
confdes to his friend that the exami-
ner will make it unpleasant unless
the loan is repaid the following noon.
The borrower starts 10 hold up train
NJ a water tank, hut the suspccting
banker pounccs upon him and thWarts
his desiEn. While the banker is Jolly
ing the examiner the brother Of the
borrower sells his cattle in the nick
of time 10 meet the called loan ana
the banker sends the examiner on his
way.
Tho second film is a farce which
shows uold-up men Outwitting the
police az every turn whi,c'they ply n
profitable trade made possible only by
the Officers stupidity. II seemingly
made the audience feel at home,
The big picture depicts a girl as the
DreI of scolndrels. Her young broth