New-York tribune., 1920-01-07

Asked to Rid
u. S. of Reds
Federal Fight To Be Pushed
to Make Certain the De-
portation of Thousands
of Radical Undesirables

| WASHINGTON. Jan. 6.=Determina-
tion of the government to carry on to
the finish its fight to rid the nation
of Communist and Communist Labor
party members. more than $500 of
whom now await deportation proceed
ings as result of the recent nation
wide raids, was seen in the request
transmitted to-day by the Department
Of Labor to Congress for new appropri-
ations aggregating S1,150,000 to be used
| IN the enforcement of laws against
| radicals and for their deportation.
While members of Congress we're yet
giving the request preliminary con-
sideration, from the temporary head
quarters here of the Russian Soviet
Bureau, located less than three blocks
from the Department of Justice Build
ing, a statement was issued by S.
to Ludwig c. A. X. Martens, so-called
ambassador to the United States from
the Russia Soviet government, set
ting forth general charges against De-
partment of Justice agents
| He charged that department agents
had actively participated" in the for
mutation Of some of the planks in the
Communist and Communist Labor
party platforms, which, the statement
secution Of thousands Of people"
Another charge was that "the chief
| figures in such celebrated bomb plots
were agents of q similar nature" The
statement added that Martens was in
Washington but that no effort had
ben made to arrest him.
Offers of Documents
Nuorteva said later that If permitted
to appear before Senate committee
Martens would produce official CORE
spondence with the Russian soviet gov
ernment, which he had refused to give
up to the Lusk investigating commit
tee in New York. He said all docu-
possession of the Soviet Bureau" in
this country would be placed at the
disposal of Congress.
Department of Justice officials, ad-
mitting shat a search was being made
for Martens, read the Nuorteva state
ment carefully, and, although refusing
to discuss it officially, said privately
that the situation to them was "humor-
ous."
The Department Of Labor's request
for additional funds to conduct it's
work in roofing out radicalism was
thony Caminetti, Commissioner Cen
cral of immigration, who declared the
Department Of Justice had amassed
such quantities Of evidence against the
radicals taken in the raids az to mean
at least two months work. Prediction
was made at the Department Of Justice
that the hearings on deportation cases
which are scheduled to begin to-mor-
row in several cities will require that
much time in. themselves. Additional
time then will be required for final
review of the cases in Washington.
The Attorney Generals Office, de-
tailed to prepare the cases against the
radicals, also is anticipating strenu-
GUS fight before those to be deported
are aboard an outgoing steamer.
Parties Have Big Fund
In addition to the "slush fund" Of
81 100000, which is to be used in their
defense, officials said to-day that un-
doubtedly "more would be obtained
where that came from" While these
sources Of the financial support wert
not fully disclosed it was said that de-
partment agents had seized several
thousand books Of SOCIAL war bonds"
each Of which bonds was sold for 81.
Interest on the bonds, which on their
aHSGb &BGIlUc tDcfE VuIpVSc w HE'P
CRUSH the capitalist system," is made
payable ION the day after the social
revos1tion."
In addition 10 the government at
tempts TO drive out the "Rcds" II will
maintain hereafter much closer sur
yefliante over immigrants in order to
check the inflow Of undcsirables
Aliens coming TO the United States
hereafter will be more thoroughly In
ssStigated. Their passports will have
10 be Issued by governments friendly
10 the United Staten, Under Secretary
gf BtAte Polk zaid to-day In discussing
plans for keeping undcsirnbles from
entering the country.
No further deportation oY radical
aisenA viii be undertaken until the
experiment with the transport Buford,
thS first Soviet ark" is completed, Mr..
| CAsninetti said.
| The nearly 1000 radical aliens taken
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