New-York tribune., 1920-03-04
Reds Planned
ToFor1n Army
Soviets Here
Martens Repudiates Tnstruc-
tions Taken From Cap
tured Bolshevik Courier
and Read at the Hearing
Carried Millions in Gems
Fighting Organization for
Dictatorship Of the Work
men Urged in One Letter

WASHINGTON, March 3.---Ludwfg c.
A. K. Martens, Russian Soviet agent
in the United States, was questioned
before the Senate Investigating Com
mittee to-day regarding documents out
lining Bolshevik activities to be car
ried out in this country. which were
started from Russia by courier and
which fell into the hands Of the State
Department.
Wade H. Ellis, counsel for the COM
mittee, in presenting the documents,
said Anton Koltorov. the courier. was
captured at Riga last December 1s. and
that he carried 100000 rubles in dia-
monds in addition to letters. Martens
denied acquaintance with Koltorov.
Reading from the State Department
letter transmitting the documents, Mr.
Ellis said Koltorov carried in addition
"a number of press statements signed
by James Gordon, addressed to the Rus
MIA Union, and various communications
undated, together with report on the
state Of discipline IN the Kolchak
armies.
One Of the documents was . letter
from Bucharin, Soviet leader.
Zone of the important tasks is that
Of organizing groups Of soldiers among
American armed forces for the furious
batting of officers" said the letter. 81
fear the mistake most dangerous in
America is that of getting soviets
formed largely among women, on
purely cultural grounds. More stress
must be put upon workers sOviets, the
fighting organizations. More emphasis
must be put upon seizure"
Martens insisted that the letter was
not addressed to him.
cit was directed to the Communist
Congress here," Mr.. Ellis said, "but
think you know something about it,"
Bucharin's letter went on with Its
instructions to communists in the
United States urging them to point out
"the hypocritical character of Wilson"
"The directing OF strikes, the move
ment Of the unemployed, Of uprising,
is the soviet's duty" the letter said.
"They must be fighting organization
of struggle for political power, of die
tatorship Of the workman. The split
ting up Of the proletariat into nation
al groups must be avoided.
"It is necessary to pay particular at
tention to the A. r. of L.. which must
be broken up by working actively in
conjunction with the I. W. W to or
ganize a revolutionary trade union
movement. Fight with every means
against the organization Of a white
guard"
Former Senator Hardwick, Of Geor-
gia, counsel for Martens, questioned D.
c. Poole concerning meeting in
Moscow in 1918, in which Poole, former
United States Consul General in Rus
sia, the French Consul General to Rus
sia and British agents took part Mr.
Poole denied that he discussed with
them projects for blowing up bridges
in Russia OF otherwise hamperine
Soviet government activities.
'You went out Of Russia because you
thought it was good, healthy time to
get out, didn't you?" Senator Hard
wick asked
"No," Poole exclaimed, "and / resent
your imputations on my personal cour-
age"
"You can resent it here or outside" !"
Mr.. Hardwick said.
ut proved as practical matter i'm
possible to deal with the Bolsheviki at
ALL" Mr.. Poole said, land my useful
ness was at an end"
"The State Departments only effort
has been to get American citizens out
of Russia" he added.