The Washington times., 1920-04-14
MARTENS CLASSED
AS ENEMY ALIEN
Senate Probers Recommend
Dept. Of Justice Take Action
on Soviet Agent.
By LEE ELLMAkER.
IateraatioaaI News Service.


Further investigation OF the ac-
tivities OF Ludwig c. A. n. Martens.
4 Russian Soviet representative IN the
United States. by the Department OF
| Justice, Is recommended In the report
OF Senator Moses. Republican, New
Hampshire, chairman OF the suocom-
mittee investigating the actions OF
Martens in this. country, presented In
the full committee today by senator
Mos D.
The Moses report declares Martens
to be a German citizen and subject,
with no standing as a Russian In the
light of internationH law, and terms
him to be an enemy alien.
The committee did not find suf-
| fcient evidence to show that Martens
was engaged in spreading Soviet pro-
paganda in the United states and
makes no recommendation as to HIS
deportation.
'sNo status In this Country"
The findings In the report follow:
| -l-Martens has no status what
ever in this country in any diplo-
matte or other Governmental repre-
sentative quality.
Martens assumes to represent
the Russian Federated Soviet Repub-
lic-a regime established in Russia by
revolution and functioning under a
constitution which has been above
summarized; a regime which has
never been recognized by the Govern
ment of the United States and which
In law has no standing as a consti-
tutional authority.
/ "3-Martens has received no recos-
| milton officially or even, personally
by the Government of the United
States. -
| -Martens. by the accepted prac-
tice of this Government in all it's
| treaty or other international obliga-
| tions and usages, Is a German sub
ject and in consequence. an enemy
alien.
PropaEanda ~yiearieas."
Martens propaganda in this coun-
| try for the overthrow of governments
has been conducted vicariously;. and
! while no, himself. has not been open
ly engaged in advocating the over
throw of the Government Of the
United States, he has publicly asso-
ciated apd sympathized with those
| who do advocate such a course. and
/ ne has admitted to the committee his
his. desire to see the establishment OF
the 'distatorship of the proletartat'
in all lands. and his opinion that II
would be better for. this country II
the soviet government were estab-
lished hero. ss-..-
ALI this leads the. committee ia
the conclusion that Martens activi-
ties here have been of q nature to
/ render him more suitable for investh
cation and action BY the Department
Of Justice than by the Committee OF
the Senate.
Tho Moses report scores the effort
OF Nartens to establish trade rela-
i n sees asAsenisss Scheme"
ssfne concIision is inescapable that
1.-THE entire fabric Of trade negotiations
L which Martens unrolled was part OF
an Ingenious scheme Of propagands
TO create sympathy based upon cupid
| ity for. the Russian soviets and tc
i produce by indirect means the admis-
/ sion OF Soviet Russia into the COM
panionship Of international relations
which other means had failed to Sc
cure" the report says.
TT is. perhaps. questionable wheth-
er those who have associated with
Martens in this country, and who
have been paid by him for any SER
vices, have also been guilty Of vio-
lation of the law; although in this
connection reference may be had to
those sections OF the penal code which
will be found in the record" the re-
port observes.
The testimony taken at the hear
i ings is reviewed by the report.