New-York tribune., 1920-01-10
Soviet Envoy Is Located
through His Secretary;
i Will Testify Monday at
4 Sub. Committee Hearing
Gregory Weinstein
s Also Subpenaed
sSilence Strike at Island
Balks Investigation by
{ the Federal Officials
Neap York Tribune
Wushin Uton Rurenu

subcommittee of the Foreign Rela-
lions Committee of the Senate re-
Gently appointed to investigate
Russian propaganda and the ac-
tivities in this country of Ludwig
CA. K. Martens to-day took charge
If the self-styled ambassador" from
the Russian Soviet government.
= Martens and Santeri Nuorteva,
Ills secretary, we're subpenaed by
the subcommittee and were placed
under the charge of the Sergeant-at-
Arms Of the Senate David Barry. A
Subpoena also was issued for Gregory
Weinstein, who was arrested in New
York last week and is now being
held in that city.
av Senator Moses, of New Hamp-
shire, chairman of the investigating
committee, said the subpmnas were
Issued in order to head off any effort
the Department of Justice might
make to secure possession of the
three alleged radicals before they
could appear before the committee.
Will Appear Monday
The Department of Justice agents
lave been searching Washington for
Martens during the last few days, but
Without success. Nuorteva, in letter
10 Attorney General Palmer on We'd
pesday, told Mr.. Palmer that he would
Produce Martens, who he said is in
Fiding in Washington, after he had
ksen permitted to testify before the
Senate committee.
Martens was found by the Senate
officers through NuortevlaEHe will re-
Faln in hiding until next Monday
faorning, when the committee will meet
70 hear his testimony and that of his
associates in the Soviet Bureau at
Few York.
The three men are expected by the
fiembers Of the Investigating commit
zee to give important information at
lie hearing regarding the activities of
~ ,'her Russian propagandists in the
nltedd States and regarding the rela-
1 :ohs between Boris Bakhmetieff, Rus
asan Ambassador to the United States
.urlng the Kerensky regime, and the
snited States government.
Five huntlaled and five aliens taken
IN recent raids by Federal agents and
ED at Ellis Island az liable to depor-
a:ion became SO reticent yesterday
Aat the board of inquiry appointed
70 pass on their cases found itself
a-pless to proceed.
After about a dozen men had de-
tlared that they would refuse to an
ever questions unless advised by coun-
gel, Bryon H. Uhl, Acting Commissioner r
pt Immigration, asserted he believed
all the aliens had entered into an
agreement to remain silent.
Court Will Decide
. The question as to what will be done
Fith the agitators suddenly become
mute probably will be decided in the
courts to-day, Mr.. Uhl said. 1t is ex-
pected that attorneys for Gregory
Welnstein, colleague of Ludwig c..
T. K. Martens. of the Russian Soviet
bureau, viii take him into court on
a~habeas corpus. writ
Weinstein set the pace for the Isl
X
non officials, and his hearing on the
aabeas corpus writ is expected to set
ae whether he can be made to answer
questions.
Another obstacle, however, may pre-
vent this procedure. Isaac Hourwich,
VINO is in charge of the Soviet Bureau,
a. ll0 West Fortieth Street, in the
ABSENCE of other officials, announced
!sserday that subpoena for Mr.
Sme'nstein's appearance before the
ssaate Committee on Foreign Rela-
IONS had been issued and that Mr..
2einstein probably will be taken to
Washington.
Mr.. Hourwch declared that Mr..
laIsens and Santcri Nuorteva, secre-
~ OF the bureau, far from being in
s'o'ng, were in Washington and had
ven served with subp9nas. The Sen
~ ~, committee is investigating Bolshe-
ns Propaganda.
ar. uhi said yesterday that he had
se"ed no information about a sub
s.as Tor Mr. Weinstcin, but that the
W. s.'sr would be permitted to go to
c'nihgton If he was wanted there.
-, n,ohcerning the "silence strike" Mr..
~. said: Undoubtedly the aliens
,s entered into an understanding
tg<ss snsmsei'eS not 10 answer qucS-
ss .as unless they are represented by
t,1'sei. ts,1 few Of them are willing to
~ ~ Tnere they were born and their
~ out generally it was found that
''ence had spread like contagion."
Never In Hiding
:. nartens ard Nuorteva never have
sTsn 70 hiding" aaid Mr.. Hourwich.
;nsy ;s,.sy Fad remained quietly in Wash
~ s'"n awaiting to 20 before the Sen
H.. committee. If any warrants for
ssr 49,. arrest had been issued and not
~, so ~ was not their fault. 1t was
d.,.w 70 be expected that they were to
mn.. e themselves up on hearing ru-
s',r ~rt mat they we're wanted.
W.s..Sf whole purpose in being in
sh;i;n'ng'on sh;si;u IL 10 aid the American
mat ~ 70 = = clear understanding Of just
tn,'n. .s the Soviet government Is and to
S.nsfaet S.sn the false stories which have
s,,fsn'atsd by the Russian counter
,a;a, ;aaf Of the aliens taken in the
esTnnu % January 2 obtained habcas
5ud~s TITS yeztnrday from Federal
fhs.nn fhs ycnn G: Knox. They are Lena
Hss'.nnzy, Haz Gepdelin, Morris
wiz. '"srmann and David OrIick. The
sssss M 1fs returnsbie to-day. when argu.
Ee1s Ti'i b. submitted.
sa1xs ~ Aseht attorney for most of
----.-- nsid On Ellis Island, yesterday