Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-01-27
MARTENS PICTURES
 SOVIET RUSSIA AS STRENGTHENED NATION
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cave the committee names and ad- dresses of all of them, including American clerks and stenographers and press agents. e.,
 The money expended came from Russia. he testified, in the form ol naner currency of Finland, Sweden and othe rneighboring states. De- sides publishing weekly magazine ."Soviet Russia" the Soviet bureau. he said. maintained an educational dcpartment, designed to help. Rus sians get technical education in the Tinted States which would be useful to the Soviet government when thoae persons returned and went into ln- dustrv: q technical departmen to emnlov experts to assemble data for nse in the state-operated industry; a local department, to advise him and other Russians; and q medical de- partment, also designed to get Russia competent practitioners ana sur geons. .o
 Senator Rorah inquired as to the "Soviet Russia" publications mall ability, and when Martens replied that Postmaster General Burleson had never objected to it's circulation, the senator remarked grimly amlst laughter that Git must be all right.
 Have Huge Fund.
 The Russian soviets have "between s45O, ,OOO ,OOO and $500,000,000" in the public treasury, Martens said, which it was now desired to spend in for eign countries on the purchase oi necessities. There was now no gold in the hands of private banks or lh- l,n odH Examination of Martens before the senate subcommittee investigating radical propaganda was reported to- day and his statement as to the poll, cv of the Russian soviets followed the request of the committee that the originals of his instructions be presented Previously, former Sen, ator Hardwick, Martens counsel, had explained that Martens had refused to present the code for communlca- ton with his government before the Lusk legislative committee in New York.
 "I'd like to have little time to see what instructions l have," Mar tens said. "I'd like to furnish the committee everything it requests"
 The code was the only thing the soviet agent wanted to protect, Hard wick declared.
 .'These instructions from my gov errment have at all times guided my policy and conduct" he said: reading from a prepared statement.
 "In all my activities, l have scrup- ulously refrained from any lnterter- ence or participation in the domes- tic affairs of the United States.
 "My government specifically in- structed me that the funds at my disposal, should not be used for any purposes involving interference in the internal affairs of the United States" he read.
 Senator Borah of Idaho, republi- i can, declared that the committee would want to have the original in- structions from the soviet govern ment to him.
 Denies Interference.
 That's his inference only from the instructions" remarked Senator Brandegee, republican, Connecticut.
 "It is very grave question as to how far we can go in disclosing the correspondence in code between MT Martens and his government" Hard wick said.
 "Have you ever carried on propa- ganda in this country with a view to getting soviet government estab- lished in this country?" Senator Borah asked.
 Never" Martens answered. ''l 1 have carried on propaganda in this country to get the soviet government recognized. That is all."
 Isn't it one of the tenets of youl creed that soviet governments should l be established everywhere ?" Sena 1 tor Borah asked.
 "No, we don't care what kind o1 government other peoples have, l Martens replied.
 Isn't it fact that the Russian i federation has a cardinal purpose of instituting worldwide resolu tion among other peoples?" Senator Borah demanded.
 There was a time when Russians believed that was necessary to sus i tain their own soviets," Martens said. "Now conditions have made 1 it unnecessary. Russian soviets are firmly established. and have grown strong enough to sustain themselves; strong enough to figh' the world.
 "Just recently the change wa: shown by letter from Premier Len inc to the Italian socialists advising against revolution there." "You mean to say, then, that car dinal tenet we have been told about requiring every soviet supporter tt preach and agitate everywhere fol the establishment of soviets every where, has been abandoned ?" Sena tor Borah pressed.
 Bought U. s. Supplies.
 "It is not necessary now," Mar tens said.
 When he concluded answering questions, Martens said "a few thou sand dollars worth of boots and au tomobiles" were his only purchase in the United States, but produced ; list containing, he asserted, 1,00l names of American business hous es with whom dealings could b. opened.
 The witness said he regarded thu soviet organization as the legitimat successor to the former Russian government, adding that about "8' per cent of the Russian people sup port the soviets."
 ITO what extent do the peopl participate in the government now :? Senator Borah asked.
 Anybody doing work partici pates," Martens said, "eXcept thos who live on efforts of others, O were connected with the old re gime.