San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-22

demand of their government hands
off policy in Russia.
To my surprise, Fraina's resolution
was adopted. 1t was very big thing.
but was very simply done. The great
strike was prevented and thought l
had done a good days work for Scot
land Yard.
WATCHED BY POLICE.
Before this session was over Wyn-
koop informed us that we were being
watched by the police.
There were about eight delegates
who had gotten into the country lille
gally. Wynkop then suggested that
instead of risking any further meet
ings in this place we assemble at his
home that same evening. He ex-
planned that since he was a member
of Parliament those who had no prop
err passports would be beyond the
reach of the law in his home.
About half hour after the after
noon session, Won Ober Strause, the
Belgian delegate, was arrested by the
Dutch secret service. He had been
disguised through all the sessions. This
was because he was wanted by the
Belgian government for some impor-
tant charge that had nothing to do
with Communism.
The police found ON him very i'm
portant documents and notes fully de-
scribing proceedings ut our conference.
This was in spite of the fact that Rut-
ha1 fn
thing in writing. These papers in
cluded the names of all delegates and
detailed information all that had been
said. The newspapers came out with
big headlines. Everything was known.
1t was all public.
That evening, when we went 20
Wynkoops house, he treasured us. He
said that comrades with passports had
nothing to fear because they could de-
pare peacefully and that the 'others
were safe in his home because not
even the queen herself would enter
it without invitation.
Wynkoop then went out for a few
moments. On his return. his face was
study. lie told us the house wa
surrounded by plain clothes men and
that the entire block was alive with
uniformed police.
FRAINA BETRAYED.
Fraina and others whose passports
were irregular were in a panic. About
IL o'clock Fraina and / went out. We
had gone only q block when three
the head of tn; secret service in Ans
terdam. He spoke perfect English,
To my surprise, he addressed me at
once by my right name.
Then we got another shock. He
turned to Fraina and addressed him as
Fraina and not as Synder. the name
on Fraina's passport. Poor Fraina
almost dropped when he heard his
name. We had certainly been thor
oughly betrayed by somebody.
The chief asked for our passports
and led us under street lamp. OF
course. he saw the name Snyder on
Fraina's passport, but made no point
of that. Instead, he pointed out that
the Dutch visa in London was for
only six days and that we had to get
out of Holland that night.
SUSPECTS FR.AINA.
He let us 90 with the warning that
We be out Of Holland before noon
next day. Fraina and rushed to our
hotel without a word and for ten
minutes ! couldn't speak. II was one
of the few times in my life that I
got excited. Had Fraina been hav-
ing a quiet laugh at my expense al
the time?
The fact that the police chief knew
his real name and didn't arrest him
was too much. i decided on a show
down with him. BY process of>elim-
nation. discussing all the delegates, l
made him admit that / could not have
been the person giving information
and then said:
"Of course. Fraina, you could not
have had anything to do with it. How
they knew your right name and didn't
arrest you 1 don't know"
And to this day it is a complete
mystery TO me whether Fraina was
working for the United States secret
service or not.