The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-12-21

Authenticity Of ES1dpnee MAJ
Questione
STORY TOLD OF Pl1E
Claim That Pinks Wanted re Piael
Red Rag On The capltek

washington. d. c.. Decembef -.
PLANS attributed to Russian SQN
let authorities for organizing md
training lighting" units among
American industrial wdxk erp ~ /
'raise the red flag over tn White
House, were published Today on
authority OF the state department TO
disclose definitely the basis Of Sec
rotary Hughes charge OF revolu- ]
tionary propaganda in bis refusal to
enter into negotiations with the .
MOSCOW government. : Z II &. -
Detailed comminiUt lDstructions
from Russia to the workers party OF
America, the authenticity OF which
was vouched for by the Departments
of Justice, called for weekly tnstruc-.
lions in shooting" and some In
struction in pioneer work, for the
fighting units" In addition to @ali
other matters" - y
The Plans Outlined
The plans outlined. the document
stated, were designed to give enor-
nous results in the sense OF pre-
pairing thousands of new propagan-
fdists.. future leaders OF the military
forces Of the party, and faithful
lighters during the social reYolu-
ORGANIZATION Of cunts Of ten =.
according to occupation and nation
alitys In sfactorieG, mills, planta-
lions, clubs, etc, was proposed In
the instructions, which are credited
to-. Zinoyiev, communist internatiens
al OF the Perograd Soviet. Each Of
groups of ten, he added. must have
their own fighting unit OF not Less
than three men, appointed BY the
leader with tie approval Of the CEN
ffAf eof1n1l k4t Of the workers. par
s. Z. <E0r 1r7
WeaVers, steeT WorKefs. and Sff77llaf
workers engaged IN the principal
industries Of the United States
were suggested as recruits for the
units.
England To Enter Negotiations.
London. December 20.-While the
United States rebuff to the soviet
government Isl attracting attention
here, The Westminster Gazette an
nounces that British recognition OF
trade relations with that country
are likely to take place soon after
the Baldwin ministry quits office.
Negotiations, the newspaper says,
have made it clear that the Moscow
government will admit liability for
the prev Russian debt to Great
Britain, totalling about 655, 900
pounds sterling, the interest ON
which has not been paid, since 1918.
In return, The Westminster Ga
zette asserts, Russia will ask COM
pensation for the allied support ac-
corded the white forces after the
revolution. .
Debated In Senate. -. s,....
Secretary Hughes disclosure of a
soviet movement to overthrow the
American government was the sub
ject of a senate debate today in
which the authenticity of the sec
retary's evidence was questioned By
senators who have urged recogni-
ton of the Russian soviet govern
ment.
Senator Borah, republican, Idaho,
declared it was his opinion after
mature investigation that during the
last three years the soviet had not
connived at any effort to overthrow
the government at Washington. He
added that IL the department of JUS
tice or any one else would furnish
him any evidence. he would conduct
a public investigation.
The democrats stand for a SOL
diers' bonus and against million
aires tax legislation" Senator Sim
mons of North Carolina, ranking
democrat on the senate finance COM
mittee, which handles taxation
measures, declared today in the
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