Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-01-04
SEEKING To LINK
ENVOY MARTENS
FOR TRIP IN ARK.
Ellis Island Preparing
Two More Shiploads of
Reds to Russia.
Radicals in u. S. Kept in.
Touch With Lenine by
Sailor Messages.

New York, Jan. 3.--Department of
justice agents announced today that they
the raids last night to determine whether
Ludwig G. A. X. Martens, self-styled en-
bassador to the United States of the
Russian soviet republic. was connected
with the distribution of the communist
propaganda in this country. If this
connection is established, they said they
had sufficient evidence to warrant his
deportation. The senatorial committee
investigating soviet activities will be
notified of the result of the investiga-
ton.
Hundreds Set Free.
Radicals held here as result of New
York's share of Friday nights country
wide roundup of apostles of anarchy,
violence and sedition numbered between
100 and 80. The remainder of the
600 or 700 seized were released during
the night, after an investigation. and win
be watched by federal agents. Exact
figures were withheld.
1t is understood that all aliens named
in the warrants will be deported as
soon as possible and that American citi-
zens among the reds will be turned
over to police authorities for prosecu-
ton. 1t was said that 500 deportation
warrants are ready for New York's
agltators alone.
Tons of Red Literature Seized.
In addition TO examining the persons
arrested, department Of justice agents
glanced over tons of literature records
and photographs seized in the raids. 1t
would appear from some of the evidence
or ha Of
Novy Mir, they said, that sailors had
been engaged as secret messengers to
convey correspondence between the
reds in America and their bretnern In
soviet Russia. At the headquarters Of
the Communist World agents declared
they found the latest red posters i'm
ported from Europe, appealing for the
lifting of the Russian blockade and re-
cogalrion of the soviet government
Wireless reports of conditions in soviet
Russia also were found among the
patches of material seized.
Two More Arks Probable.
While boatload after boatload of Rus
sian. Finnish and other alleged alien
communists were being shipped TO the
pens on the island. it was
reported that three steamers were be-
ing put IN readiness to follow the $50
Wet ark Buford to soviet Russia with
hundreds more of ''undesirahles"
The army transport Fitzpatrick which
has been overhaulcd at the army base in
Brooklyn for the past fortnight. it was
announced at the federal building. prob
ably viii be Soviet Ark No. . The vessel
is expected to sail this month with a
cargo of revolutionists.
In addition to the Fitzpatrick, the army
transports America and President Grant
are also reported to be making ready
for SIMILAR voyages. Both ships. which
are former German liners seized in
American ports, are held in readiness for
emergency
Tons of Red Evidence.
The department of justice headquart-
ers here was swamped with an enormous
amount Of red banners. communist and
labor party papers. I. w. W.
l.enine. Trotzky. Liebknecht. Emma
Goldman. Alexander Berkman and Rosa
Luxembourg, seized in raids last night.
This great mass Of evidence is being
searched for evidence connecting Ludwig
Martens with participation in the com
munist activities.
APP Held at Island.
Special boards of inquiry were organ
zed at Ellis Island to handle the crowds
Of radicals from New York and New
Jersey points. BY nightfall more than
300 reds had been corralled on the
island. making total. including old
cases. of IL held for de
portation proceedings.
The male radicals were sent to the
quarters occupied by their comrades who
were deported on the first soviet ark.
Buford which is now at sea. They were
NIL herded into one large detention room
with hunks. The twenty -four women and
six children were put in another large
room.
The first hearings will be started
Monday. Deportation proceedings will be
started on the island for all those ar
rested in New York and vicinity. Rad
cals arrested in other districts will be
given hearings by the immigration in
spectors and when their findings are
approved by the department of labor,
they will be sent here to await deporta-
ton.
The governments latest nation wide
blow against the communists and extreme
radicals was characterized by Chief Flynn
As the beginning of the end Of revolu...
tionary movements in the United States.
Characterizing the latest government
raids on reds as an 'idiotic and cruel
method Of prosecuting and suppressing
people. Charles Recht an attorney. who
VI the radicals sent to Ellis Island, issued
, statement declaring many Of the alien
radicals will leave the country as soon
10 possible to escape the governments
iragnet.
II was announced that forty husky,
reliable" men who have been employed
II shipyards and other places had been
engaged to stand guard over the radicals
sho will be concentrated at Enis Island.