The New York herald., 1920-01-27
MARTENS DENIES
STIRRING REVOLT
Tells Senate Committee RevO-
lutionary Movement Here
Is "Purely American"
NOT FINANCED BY RUSSIA
Admits Spending $500 Weekly OF
Magazine Passed by
BurleSon.
NOT FINANCED BY RUSSIA

WASHINGTON, D. c., Monday.ESovi
Russia, transformed by assured success of
it's leadership at home, is no longer fired
by the missionary zeal which led its agents
and emissaries during the first months of
it's existence to preach worldwide revolu-
ton, Ludwig C. A. X. Martens, who calls
himself the ambassador from that country
to the United States, testified today be-
fore Senate investigating committee.
The Soviet Republic at present, Martens
said. does not care what kind of govern
ment other people have, and has indulged
in general revolutionary propaganda only
when it was on the defensive and hard
pressed by nations which had armies in
the field against it," Today, because it is
strong enough to Eight the world" it has
abandoned. he added, the principles first
promulgated to the effect that it can be
maintained only by the destruction of
other governments which recognize prop
erty rights and captalistic organization.
Senator'S scepticaI.
These statements Martens under oath
made.in response to a fire of questions
from Senator Moses. Republican. New
Hampshire. chairman Of the investigating
committee, and Senator Borah, Idaho
Plainly incredulous. Senator Borah shot
query after query at the witness, repeat
ing various reported manifestos of the
federated Soviet Russian Republic, which
called on revolutionary elements every
where to organize worlSingmen to revolt
against all organized government, and de-
p1anding to know whether or not every
Soviet supporter was not bound to work
for the destruction OF all governments
recognizing capital
Martens met him with quick denials.
Particularly the witness denied all connec-
ton with revolutionary movements in the
United States, though admitting some
knowledge of them. He said they were
purely American, arising out of Ameri-
can 7ditions." and as Soviet agent here
he had not helped or financed them or
their followers. He had instructions from
his government, he said to stay clear of
interference with American internal af-
fairs. All of his publicity efforts. very
extensive as outlined in his testimony.
were devoted to explaining the Soviet sys-
tenn to the end that Americans would al
low it's recognition as the established gov
ernment in Russia, and were not intended
to extend it IN. the United States.
Millions In Gold for Trade.
Martens also told the committee that
the Soviet government had $i50,000. 600 or
$500, 900 600 in gold 10 spend in foreign trade.
stating briefly that there was little or
no gold in the hands of private banks or
individuals and that about one thousand
American concerns were ready to sell
goods to his government.
Much of the testimony given by Martens
took the form of written statement,
thoughe he was interrupted constantly In
its reading by the sharply put questions
OF his Senatorial auditors. Besides enter
ing his denial of charges that he had par
ticipated in financing revolutionary activi-
ties in the United States. the witness said
he was spending 81, 500 week on the MAIN
tenance of an organization of some thirty
five employees. He gave the committee
names and addresses of all of them. in
cluding American clerks. stenographers
and press agents.
The money expended came from Russia.
he testified. in the form of paper currency
OF Finland, Swden and other neighboring
states. Besides publishing weekly maga-
zine, Soviet Russia" the Soviet Bureau,
he said, maintained an educational de-
partment designed to help Russians get
technical education In the United States
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