Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-01-07
Ludwig Martens Said 10 Be
Real Leader OF Commun-
ist. In America; Al Pres
ent Is Supposed Te 3.
Somewhere In Washiins ton.

WdSnlHSIOH, y al. G. "a Wo1I AHl AUS
the arrest and deportation OF Lud-
wig c. A.. K, Martens. self-styled am-,,
bassador OF the Russian Soviet gov
ernment, has been ordered executed
by the department of justice.
Martens, regarded. officials say, a.
the real leader Of the communist
party in the United States was said
to be in Washington. His arrest was
expected soon.
tion for the radical aliens taken il
the recent raids by the department
of justice. the department of labor
took steps to reopen Ellis Island, N,
Y, to its full capacity.
Anthony Caminetti. commissioner
general of immigration, said q report
had been made calling for work to
put the station in shape to receive
the expected flow Of aliens who will
be ordered deported.
Assurances have been received that
sufficient funds will be forthcoming
from congress to enable the bureau
to handle the deportations without
difficulty, it was said.
Determination Of the government to
take Martens into custody came after
all evidence which had a. bearing on
activities of the Russian Soviet bu-.
reau in New York had been assem-
DACu OS <AoS1oldIAL AlLOIuCy 3i1cuoFd.l
Garvan. While officials would not
disclose the, nature Of the evidence,
they said some Of it promised to be
sensational
Martens came to Washington near
~ week ago from New York and
with his secretary and other assistants
has occupied suite at local hotel.
500 Taken In Raid.
Butler, Pa, Jan. 7-Three hundred
persons were taken in raids conduct-
ed at Lyndora,. steel town near here.
by department of justice agents and
troopers Of the state constabulary last
night. Fifteen known leaders of the
communist party we're detained.
Hearings Started.
New York, Jan. 7.-Hearings Ia
the cases of more than 500 alleged
reds held at Ellis Island on deporta-
ton proceedings began today before
immigration inspectors. They were
taken singly from the detention quar-
ters to, small hearing rooms where q
stenographer recorded their testi-
mony. They were asked whether they
believed in the overthrow Of the gov
ernment of the United States by
The speed at which tho hearings
will be ctsskbteted r.ss Hepend on the
attitude OF The radical aliens. Byron
H. Uhl, acting commissioners at the
island, estimated that the force Of in
Ispectors could complete from 80 to
40 hearings daily unless the extrem-
lists prove recalcitrant. and impose OBJ
jections. With hostile witness be-
fore an inspector, he said, it might
take whole day to complete one
hearing.
Speeding completion Of deportation
preliminaries is not expected. At
least three New York lawyers who
have made a speciality of defending
reds since raids began in November.
are ready to conduct protracted pro-
ceedingS.
S Many of those arrested in recent
raids are likely to be released ON bail
soon.
Sixteen persons sent to Ellis Island
as the result of recent raids have been
released by the immigration authori-
ties. In some cases they were found
to be citizens and in others it de-
veloped that there had been improper
Identification in making the arrests.