Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-01-08
Complete Coordination of All
Governmental Agencies Gives
Campaign Against Radicals
a Broader Aspect
RAIDS ARE CONTINUED
p Martens Disappears
New Bill Appears in House Making
Every Government EmpIOye an
Agent to Ferret Out UndesirabIes

Washington, Jan. 7.-Complete co-ordi-
nation Of all governmental agencies to-
gether with an awakened Congress to-
. night had given the campaign to rid the
nation of radicals a broader aspect.
While Assistant AttorneyGeneral Gar
vans force continued its raids including
a search for Ludwig c. A. X. Martens,
.self-styled envoy of the Russian soviet
government, there were evidences of new
activity and more determined co-opera-
ton in all other departments of the gov
.ernment.
Congress received a bill introduced by
Representative Johnson, republican. OF
Washington, which would make every
government employe an agent for ferret
ling out undesirables Each clerk would
be given the duty of reporting any in
formation concerning alien activities TO
. the department Of justice and the immi-
grafton authorities. Representative John
son said his bill would have the double
purpose of Kidding government depart
ments of persons described as "troube
breeders" as we'll as providing greater
net work for the trapping of all danger
Gus persons.
The treasury secret service with its
wide ramifications was enlisted in run
. ming down persons for whom the imml-
grafton authorities have issued warrants.
Customs officials also have been asked
TO report any information they gather in
the work Of inspecting imports while the
army and navy intelligence arms of serv-
ice will cooperate both in the gathering
of evidence and searching out of radi-
Gals.
Secretary Baker ordered the vacation
Of all buildings and other facilities used
by the army at Ellis Island in order to
make room for handling the hundreds of
aliens who are held there pending depor-
tation proceedings. The department of
Justice has had to deal with serious
problem In the detention of the radicals
arrested since last Friday Ellis Island
already was overcrowded and an epidemic
of measles was reported to have broken
out among those being held there.
During the day the department Of jus
tice announced that warrant had been
ordered for the arrest and deportation
of RUSSIAN Soviet Ambassador" Martens
and tonight S. Nourteva. secretary to
the Ambassador" made public a letter
to Acknowledgement Palmer, in which he
assured Mr.. Palmer any information the
department of justice desired to transmit
TO Martens would be communicated 10
him. Nourteva said Martens and his
party had established temporary head
quarters in Washington so that Martens
would be able to appear before a Senate
foreign relations subcommittee when that
body desired to have his testimony.
Martens, Nourteva wrote the attorney
general, is not now 'in his apartment
in Washington, nor was he there wher
two of the departments agents called
to see him last night.
But | am authorized to assure" the
letter continued, that when called be
fore the Senate committee. Mr.. Martens
will be at the services of whoever may
have any business with him"
Department of Justice officials working
In plans for the deportation OF the radi.
calls arrested in the recent raids, decided
to request use of two transports, hotf
of which will be larger than the Buford
which deported 249 radicals.