The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-01-07
WARRANT IS
ASKED FOR
RED ENVOY
Deportation Of Ludwig A. K.
Martens, Self Styled Soviet
Ambassador, Next Move to
Cleanse u. S. of Radicals.
|MALLEN IS RELEASED
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, JAN IA warrant
for the arrest and deportation of .Lud-
wig G. A. X. Martens, self styled am
bassador of the Russion Soviet gov
ernment, has been ordered executed
by the department OF justice.
Martens, regarded, officials said as
the real leader of the Communist par
ty In the United States, was said to
be in Washington. His arrest was ex-
pected soon.
New appropriations aggregating ST.
100000 have been asked Of congress by
the department of labor for use in
furthering the governments campaign
to cleanse the United States OF VOL
ent radicalism.
With $500 members of the Com
munist and communist labor parties
now awaiting deportation proceedings
the department stated additional
funds will be needed to offset the
stubborn legal resistance which the
radicals are expected to set up.
In the meantime, the department of
justice agents had orders to push the
round up Of "Reds" and proceedings
against the prisoners in several cities
were set to begin today.
While the government agencies were
preparing for the final stages Of the
deportation fight, q statement was is
sued from hotel within a stones
throw of the department of justice
bull ding by s. Nuorteva, who said he
was secretary to Ludwig C. A. X.
Martens, self styled ambassador to
the United States from the Russian
soviet government, in which he made
charges against agents of the depart.
nhent of justice. H..
Nuorteva, declared that department
ageSts had actively participated In
the preparation Of some Of the planks
.of the communist parties on which
the persecution" now are based. He
! further charged that ''the chief fig
ures In such celebrated bomb plots
were agent. of similar nature. OF
ficial comment ON the charges were
unphtainable ct the department. d
f3dstfce but privately some OF the OF
ffcials said they regarded the charges
as Humorous"
CHICAGO, Jan. Proceedings t.
rid the country of alien radicals taker
in recent raids by federal authorities
were instituted today when hearings o.
the cases of more than 200 alien reds
were begun before United States i'm
migration commissioner
At the same time the county grani
jury was conducting an investigation
of the. activities Of the 800 natural
lied agttators held by local authori
ties for indictment under state law.
against syndicalism and anarchy.
Federal authorities declared tn,
cases against the aliens brought be
fore the immigration commissions
were perfect" and predicted that tn,
majority of passengers on the mex
Soviet ark, which sails from Amer
ica- The findings Of the commissions
will be submitted to Washington TO
: final action.
; Attention Of the special count.
grand jury investigating radicalisn
was turned to William Bross Lloyd
y wealthy officer of the Communis
labor party. Interviews and utter
: ances Of Lloyd were testified to yes
terday by two newspaper reporters.
i Rafael Mallen, formerly a clerk 70
the federal trade commission, arreste
by local authorities, was at liberty tc
, day after his release was ordered o.
the ground that no evidence was foun
connecting him with radical organ
F. cations. John T. Creighton, specis
assistant attorney general gave out
statement denying that federal al
thOrfties had requested Mallen's al
} rest.