Arizona republican., 1920-01-08
Gov 7. AGENCIES.
COMBINE To RID.
NATION Of REDS.
Anti-R a d c al Campaign
Takes Broader Aspect
Hunt For Martens Still
unsuccessful = Housing
Facilities at Ellis Island Is
Big Problem
IRepublican A. p. Leased Wire1

WASHINGTON, Jan. t.-Complete
coordination of all governmental
agencies, together with awakened con :
gress, tonight had given the campaign
TO rid the nation of radicals a broader
aspect. While Assistant Attorney Gen
eraI Caravans force continued its raids
including a search for l.. c. A. X
Martens. self-styled envoy of the Rus
sian soviet government, there were
evidences of new activity in all other
departments of the government.
Congress received a bill introduced
by Representative Johnson. republi-
can. Washington. which would make
every government employe an agent
for ferreting out undesirables.
Each Clerk as Agent
Each clerk would be given the duty
of reporting any information concern
ing alien activities to the department
of Justice and the immigration author
tiles.
Representative Johnson said his bill
would have the double purpose of rid :
ding government departments of per-
sons described as trouble breeders" as
well as providing a greater network
for the trapping of all dangerous per-
sons.
The treasury secret service, with its
wide ramifications was enlisted In
running down persons for whom the
warrants. Customs officials also have
been ordered to report any informa-
tion they may gather in the work of
inspecting imports, while the army anc
navy intelligence service will cooper
ate both n the gathering of evidence
and searching out of radicals.
Secretary Baker ordered the vaca-
ing of all buildings and other facili-
ties used by the army at Ellis Island
in order TO make room for the hum
dreds of aliens who are held there
pending deportation proceedings. The
of justice has had to deal
with a serious problem in the deten-
tion of the radicals arrested since last
Friday as Ellis Island already was
oVercrowded and an epidemic of
measles was reported to have broken
out among those being held there.
TO Deport Martens
During the day the department OF
justice announced that a warrant had
been ordered for the arrest and depor-
dor" Martens. Tonight, S. Nuorteva,
secretary to the "ambas dor" made
public a letter to Attorney General
Palmer in which he assured Mr..
Palmer any information the depart
ment of justice desired to transmit to
Martens would be communicated to
him. Nuorteva said Martens had es-
tablished temporary headquarters in
Washington so that Martens would be
able to appear before a senate foreign
relations sub committee when that
body desired to have his testimony.
Martens" Nuorteva wrote the at
torney general is not now "in his
apartment in Washington. nor was he
there when two department agents
called last night
But I am authorized to assure" the
letter continued. that when called be-
fore the senate committee, Mr.. Mar.
tens will be at the services of who
ever may have any business with him"
Department of justice officials,
working on plans for the deportation
CT the radicals arrested in the recent
raids. decided to request use of two
both of which will be
larger than the Buford. which carried
the 249 radicals away before Christ
mas.
Mr.. Garvan will confer tomorrow
with Miss Helen Todd OF the American
woman's committee Of New York az
TO means of relieving reported distress
among the families of persons already
deported.