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CREEL HELPED
TED PROPAGANDA
Robins lily, kISO,M2fieGS Tells
Senate Committee.
THEY FOUGHT THEM HERE
Declares Many Americans Were Plot
ting in Russia When Lenine Asked
United States Workmen to Revolt.

ting in Russia When Iehthe ASKED
United States Workmen to Revolt
Washington, Feb 5.-"Oficials of
Of the United States" co-operated &C
lively with the Russian Soviet gov
ernment in conducting propaganda de-
signed to undermine the imperial Ger
man government, Ludwig c. A. K.
Martens, representative of Soviet
Russia in this country, declared be
fore the senate investigating commit
tee.
In response to questions by Chair
man Moses, Martens named Raymond
Robins, formerly Of the Red Cross
organization in Russia, and agents Of
"At a time when a branch of the
United States government, during
1918, was preparing the issuance of
alleged documents on the basis OF
which it was implied that officials of
the Soviet government We're paid
agents of the imperial German gov
ernment," Martens said, my govern
ment was actively cooperating with
agents of that branch of the United
States government in Soviet Russia
in circulating among the German ar
my appeals to overthrow the German
government"
Mr.. Creel's bureau Of public infor-
nation, Martens said, was the gov
eminent branch, and the so-called
"Sisson documents" was the propa-
ganda under discussion.
Former Senator Hardwick, of
Georgia, counsel for Martens, gave
notice that Robins would be called to
testify regarding the assertions of
the Soviet representative.
$50 Creel was working with you
on one hand and attacking you on
the Other" said Senator Moses.
YES" Martens said.
All propaganda urging revolution
sent out by the Soviet government
Martens said, was 4 measure of de-
Tense and reprisal against powers
openly and actively hostile to he
Soviet republic" He added that many
offers to drop all circulation of mat
Ter Of the kind in exchange for re
sumption of commercial relations had
been made and that the good faith Of
The offers was unmistakable.
Martens said that in 1918 when Len
nine issued a letter o American work
.ngmen, urging a revolt against their
government, allied representatives oil
Russian soil, Including many Ameri-
cans, were found guilty of plotting on
Russian soil for the disruption of the
Russian government" He asserted
that MIR. Poole, former American
consul general in Russia, had been
implicated in plots of the kind"
Mr.. Poole is now head of the Rus
sian bureau of the state department. y
Senator Moses observed. "Was he
tried for that conduct in Russia?"
Eyes, he was imprisoned for awhile"
Martens answered, 'but later releas-
ed"
Isaac Mcbride, an American jour
naltSt now in Washington, Martens
said, had a "signed statement from
Lenine Offering to give explicit guar
antees that the Soviet government will
not intervene m the internal affairs
of other countries"
The witness said the attitude of So
Wet Russia toward the United States
was lone of extreme patience and a
desire of conciliation," and that the
property of American citizens in Rus
STA "who comply with the laws had
2ot been molested.
Eggs Drop Nine Cents.
Gettysburg, Pa, Feb. Eggs took
drop Of nine cents to the delight of
those in each household who must sup
ply the provisions for the family. The
price is now forty-tiTe cents per d9z-