The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1920-01-05
RUSSIAN ENGRAVERS
FORCED TO DO WORK
Ellis Island Now Has SIS De-
portees, with 1900 Ex-
pected by End of Week.
MAY USE AN ARMY CAMP
Information Obtained b.
Seizures Made by Lusk Com
mittee Agents.

Tho enornlity OF Bolsheyill conspiracy
TO ruin the currency OF the world and
the institution Of reign of terror prior
to the time when the Russian Bolshevists
would seek TO have their international
state embrace all countries has been re-
vealed IN documents seized in Chief Will
lam j. Flynns nationwide crusade
against the Communist Party The de-
tails OF this latest plot have started action
by the secret service operatives in all
the allied countries.
According to informatino now in pos
session of the government, since the start
OF the Trotsky-Lenine regime in Soviet
Russia, the Moscow Mint has turned out
millions OF dollars worth Of counterfeit
bank notes Of England. France. Italy,
japan and the United States. Tho ex-
pert engravers employed By Imperial
Russia have been forced by tho Bolshe-
visits into the fraudulent project designed
TO bankrupt the nations who have op-
posed the spread OF the doctrines Of
Trotsky and Lenine- These men have
been kept under heavy guard and several
mo OcCllIleQ 10 Cooperate III t.le con-
spiracy have been put 10 death.
Impossible to Detect Counterfeits.
The first intimation OF the existence
OF the conspiracy came from England
and France months ago when 1t was
found that duplicate numbered bank
notes OF largo denomination were in cir
cnlation. Because Of the expert work
manship of tho Moscow engravipGs even
Treasury Department experts here who
are cooperating with the French Secret
Service and Scotland Yard could not de-
tect the counterfeits when cosnpa airing
them with genuine bank noets. Many
counterfeit so and 800 bills have been
discoy cred IN the United States.
The government agents are working on
the theory that the money Is being sent
TO this country by way Of Mexico. II is
known that for some time the Bolsheviki
have had working agreement with GER
tain Mexican officials who have aided
in smuggling couriers across the border.
1t was estimated last night that at least
30 Russians "A day are entering tho United
States by illegal means Tor the purpose Of
spreading propaganda and causing gem
eral industrial unrest. Tho first OF the
counterfeit bills wero discovered by bank
ing houses in New Mexico near where the
Russians entered the country.
When Ludwig \. @. X Martens, the
self-proclaimcd Ambassador" OF Soviet
Russia 10 the United States, was u witness
before the Lusk Committee, he declared
that the mysterious couriers who deliv-
cred the Propaganda funds 20 HON always
brought American currency. Martens,
who IS now a fugitive declined to give
the Lusk investigators any accurate in
formation regarding tho source OF his
funds except to say that they came direct
from Soviet Russia Later In his testi-
mony he intiinated very strongly that Mr..
Stroni, a member Of the Swedish Parlia-
ment. who is also tho Bolshivist repie
sentative at Stockholm. handled the propa-
ganda and espionage money.
Use for Propngsnds Funds.
Martens refused TO state with any &C.
curacy the amount OF money being spent
In the United States for revolutionary &C
tivities Whether any OF the propaganda
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