The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-01
Martens, Who Has Represented
Lenine in America For Two
Years, Goes Home
WILL SURRENDER HIM.
SELF FOR DEPORTATION
Bolshevik Foreign Minister Is
sues Statement Denouncing
the American Government as
Enemy of Soviet

New York, Dec. 27.--A message
from George Chicherin, Soviet min
'ster for foreign affairs. in which he
denounced the present American ad-
ministration for hostility TO the So.
Wet government, was made public
here today by Ludwig G. A. X Mar
tens, Soviet Ambassador to the
United States. In accordance with
orders contained in the message,
Martens notified the department OF
labor that he will surrender himself
for deportation 10 Russia On Jam
uary 3.
Instructions from his government.
Martens said, were to the effect that
he must not appeal from the order
for deportation recently signed by
Secretary Wilson. Cancellation of
$50, 100000 worth Of contracts with
American firms was also ordered, ac-
cording to Martens.
The message from Chicerin de-
clared that while most other nations
Of the world are entering into eco.
nomic relations with Soviet Russia,
America Is making such relations
impossible.
THE hostility Of the present Ameri-
can administration expressed In this
act" the message said. can not. re-
dect the opinion OF the American
people, especially Of the American
workers, who have given so. many
warmly appreciated proofs OF SYM
pathy with the workers hhd peasants
Of Russia 80
Under the most trying circum-
stances you have during two. years
honorably and patiently endeayored
to carry out the instructions received
by you to establish friendly relations
with the United States. You did so
Notwithstanding malicious Insults
and petty prosecutions on the part
of some clements in America convinc.
ed that eventually the common Inter
| ests of the people Of America ana
Russia would eliminate the obstacles
10 understanding. -
Even now we are certain the
masses Of the American people will
in due time bring about such an an
derstand:ng. At the present moment,
however, we are confronted with the
cold fact that America, who repeated
ly avowed her good will toward the
people OF Russia and with whom Rus
sia for many reasons was eager to
develop mutually advantageous CO.
operation in the economic field makes
such cooperation impossible. This is
done at time when most other ma
tiors of the world, even such as OPEN
ly declared war against us and wasted
no time on sentimental assurances of
friendship, are entering into economic
relations with Russia"
Martens asserted refusal to resume
trade relations with Russia will null
lify $4,000, 100000 order for Ameri-
can goods, alleged TO have been
brought to this country by Washing
ton B. Vanderhp Of Los Angeles, who
recently announced that he had pro-
cured 100000 square mile conces-
sion in Siberia for Californi. s~s<n1
cate. There are about Is Russix
Martens staff here, and he, - ~
piled for permission for them and T.
family TO accompany him home !
Washington, Dec. 27.-Criticisins
the deportation order against Ludwig
.. y. X. Martens, Russian Soviet
agent in the United States, Senator
France, Republican, Maryland, in a
statement tonight declared that sit
is time for our government to forget