The New York herald., 1921-01-03
MARTENS ORDER
STIRS LABOR UNIONS
10000 Persons in Madison
Square Garden Protest His
Deportation.
WANT TRADE OPENED
Senator France Declares He
Will Push Resolution for
Resumption.
WANT TRADE OPENED

Nearly ten thousand men and women
assembled yesterday afternoon at Mad
ison Square Garden and vocifcrousiy
cheered speakers VINO denounced the de-
cision of the United States Government
to deport Ludwig c. A. *. Martens, sent
hero by the Russion Soviet Government.
A half dozen large American flags
draped the stand erected on the north
side of the anphitheatre, from which the
speakers made their addresses, but apart
from those decorations little sympathy
was shown ror the attitude adopted by
this nation toward Lenine and Trotzky
and their supporters. The big crowd
hooed every mention of "the interests"
which were said to be responsible for
the refusal of recognition 10 the Soviet
Government and burst into shouts OF
approval at every laudatory remark
about the Boshevlk methods Of rule.
Both inside and outside the Garden there
vas an imposing Gordon Of police, but
there were no disturbances.
The protest meeting was held under
the auspices of the American Labor ALI
ance for Trade Relations with Russia,
recently organized by representatives of
100 labor unions of Greater New York.
Cooperating in the arrangements for the
meeting were the American Women's
Emergency Committee, the Civil Liber-
ties Union and the Soviet Russia Medical
Relief Committee. The speakers were
Senator Joseph Irwin France of Mary
land, Frank 2. Walsh former joint
chairman of the War Labor Board: Mrs.
Harriott Stanton Blatch. suffrage leader,
and William III. Johnston, president of
the International Association of Ma
chnists.
Not Getting square Deal.
The demonstration began with the
opening remarks by its chairman, Timo-
thy Healy. president of the International
Brotherhood of Stationary and Eccentric
Ffremen
The Soviet Government is not getting
a square deal from the Government of
the United States" said Mr. Healy. 1t
was greeted with instant applause. THE
people here don't know the true situation
In Russia They're kept in the dark
Why? Because the press of the United
States don't give you the news. / be-
lieve our American Government is to-
day the tool of European governments
Our labor representatives that travelled
through Russia have returned with only
the highest praise for 'Lenne and Trot-
zlky. We're not getting one iota of facts
from the press. And why? I'll tell you
Wall Street.
This Government knows as well as
We do that 1000. 600 children will die of
starvation in Russia before this winter
is over for lack of the supplies we could
send If the ban on trade with Russia
were lifted. IL it were lifted our gar
ment workers would have work for years
10 come filling Russlas needs for cloth
ing, instead of walking the streets of
this city by thousands and thousands, as
they are to-day. And yet I'm sorry to
say that some of our labor leaders are
as much against recognition of Russia
as Wall Street is"
Frank =. Walsh. after condemning the
hearings which led to the decision TO de-
port Martens on the ground that they
were held in secret ana were ''star cham
ber proceedings" asserted that there was
no occasion for the deportation of the
Soviet envoy.
Martens is innocent Of any wrong
doing" he said 'He had a delicate
sense of his position here. The cry
raised by the Government that he had
been guilty of seditious acts is a thread
bare method of winning support for it,
self It's a cry that was used hundred
years ago when the Democratic party
wished to intrencn Itself in power at that
time by its advocacy of the alien and
sedition laws. The Democratic party to-
day has gone into deserved oblivion. and
for this very reason. And If the Repub-
lican party pursues the same tactics. il
will go the same way
Senator France to Act.
Senator France likewise drew de-
lighted cheers from the audience when
he asserted that "the hammers of hatred
and the sledges Of oppression" were get
ling In their deadly work upon what
otherwise would be an uninterrupted
Friendship between Russia and America.
Nearly two years ago" he said. II in
troduced resolution IN the Senate call
ing upon the American Government to
apologize for its illegal. uuconstitu-