The New York herald., 1920-01-10
His Secretary Also Will Heed
Subpoena to Appear Before
Subcommittee.
SERVICE, MADE IN
"HOUSE OF FRIEND"
s'Soviet Bureau" Says "Ambassador, y
Will Testify Against Justice
Department Agencies.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Friday.-Sub-
poenas were served tonight on Ludwig c.
A. X Martens, self-styled Russian Soviet
Ambassador to the United States and his
secretary and spokesman, Santeri Nuor-
teva, calling for their appearance at the
initial hearing Monday of the Senate For
eign Relations Subcommittee charged
with an investigation of Russian ptopa-
ganda in the United States. Both ac-
cepted the summons.
Martens, for whom Department Of
Justice agents have been seeking with
warrant for arrest, it is said at the tenn
porary headquarters here Of the Russian
Soviet Bureau" was served with the sub
pocna "at the home here of friend with
whom he had spent the afternoon" The
subpoena for the appearance of Nuorteva
was served at the offices Of the bureau"
Members of the subcommittee which, in
addition to Senator Moses. is composed of
Senator'S Borah.. Idaho, and Knox, Penn
sylvania. Republicans, and Pomerene.
Ohio, and Shields. Tennessee, Democrats
said that the examination of Martens and
~ uOTleNd NOulu OICupy oONSioi SSSoiOiAS
Additional witnesses have not been Sc
lected. e1
'Nuorteva in recent statement said that
Martens was prepared to substantiate
charges made by the embassy" that GER
tain planks in the Communist and Com
munist Labor party platforms which, he
claimed. were the basis OF the recent raids
and of the present deportation proceed
ings against members Of the party, were
framed by Department Of Justice agents
Martens would ne said K permitted to
testify, prove completely of Department OF
Justice agents in the summer bomb plots
The government has definitely decided to
render aid to the dependents of alien
radicals whom IT deports Assistant At
Itorney General Garvan announced today.
Action in this direction will be taken pure
ly as a humanitarian measure, and not
because of any obligations to the families
of the aliens, he added.
Federal agents have been Instructed to
investigate the circumstances OF all
families from which the government has
deported the breadwinner. but Mr.. Car
van warned that mo false sympathies
would enter into the governments de-
cision In extending assistance
II has not yet been determined through
what channels provision will be made for
the care of the persons left alone through
the "follies of their family hoads.' it was
indicated. however, that eventually, II the
persons concerned so chose, they would
be sent to join the deportees overseas.
Legislat ton may be necessary to accom-
plish this, but officials felt that by send
ing those people away the nation would
be freed from further trouble breeding by
those particular strains Of blood and
thought.
While the government makes no pro-
vision for the families of persons sent TO
federal prisons. IT was explained that de-
portation was a different matter and that
because of its possible effect in Russia
and other foreign countries Il was worth
while for the government to care for per-
sons left here unprovided for as q result
Of deportation proceedings.