The New York herald., 1921-12-20
Puzzled by Failure of Agents
in Warsaw to Forward
Any News to Him.
MRS. LINDENFELD FOUND
Declares Husband Knows
Nothing Of Wall Street Ex-
plosion Conspiracy.

Why have not agents of the Depart
ment of Justice in Warsaw informed
their chief, William J. Burns, of the
arrest of Wolfe Lindenfeld? WHY
have they not cabled the statement Of
Lindenfeld, exposing the plot to blow
up Wall Street in September last year
and naming the plotters?
Mr.. Burns would be glad he says,
to know the answers to these ques-
tons. The silence at Warsaw has be-
come a mystery rivaling that of the
explosion.
Three days have passed since the
publication here of an Associated
Press dispatch from Warsaw telling
OF Lindenfeld's arrest. of his Identify
ing the ringleaders Of the conspiracy,
OF his giving the address in New York
at which the criminals were paid.
Later newspaper dispatches have
given other fragments of his story,
including an assertion that a black
smith hired to make the bomb re-
ceived his money at 100 West Fortietn
street.
But all this time not a word to the
Department of Justice in Washington,
not word 10 the State Department.
not a word to Mr.. Burns. No report
OF the arrest, no hint of the Linden
field statement Mr.. Burns has cabled
one of his men credited with max
ing the arrest, Sylvester Cosgrove,
urgently asking him to reply. No re-
ply. The Department of Justice has
tried to get something out of Warsaw
and has got nothing. The Polish
Legation in Washington has tried to
hurry a message along by using it's
own special facilities, with the same
result.
Believes Press Dispatches.
Mr. Burns last night said he was
puzzled: he didn't know what to make
Of II all. He believed the press dis
patches were true; they fitted in with
information that he had some time ago,
and he didn't see why Cosgrove or Paul
Altendorf or another OF his men In
Warsaw hadn't sent him something
too. The only explanation he could
offer was that Cosgrove was translat-
ing the narrative of Lindeufeld into the
secret code of the Department of JUS
tice. which would naturally take a long
time, as 1t is supposed to be about 10, 900
words in length
Mr.. Burns said that if nothing came
through by this morning he would ask
the Attorney-General to consult the
state Department and see IL il could
get an explanation. Mr. Burns found.
upon inquiry. that the first dispatch
to the Associated Press. published in
last Saturday mornings newspape
here. arrived in New York only six
hours after II was filed and that the
longest period between filing and de-
livery of subsequent dispatches was
about twelve hours.
AS he had previously said that tho
names of the persons expected to be
accused by Lindenfeld had been known
to him for some time the question was
put to him yesterday:
Have you kept all these persons COW
cred so they can't get away?"
1--WE cannot discuss that" he an
swered.
What arc the possibilities of arrests
in this country?''
I'VE are not going 10 make move
until we are In position TO round up
tho whole crowd. The Department OF
Justice will not make the arrests. but
will turn over its information to the po-
lice of the various cities"
"Are there TO be further arrests in
Europe?"
Not unless they (meaning his agcnts)
act on their own initiative. III they carry
out my orders there will be no arrests"
Mr.. Burns smiled as II he knew some
thing he was not free to tell. To n query
about the story that a blacksmith had
made the bomb and got his pay at 100
West Forticth street he replied, That's
bunk"
LindepfeId soviet Disciple.
According to Mr.. Burns, Lindenfeld
among his many occupations and diver
slons while he roamcd New York, was
an agent of the Russian Soviet republic.
Investigation yesterday proved that for
six months before he went TO Europe
he had an office in the same building as
the New York bureau OF the Soviets
This was at 10 West Fortieth street, in
the World Tower Building. l.. G. A. X.
Martens. the former Soviet "Ambassa-
dor" here was on the fourth floor.
Lindenfcld. or William a. Llnde, as