The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-24

'vs he produced the results of his researches into
radcalism and pacfsm creating sensation by reading
into the record list of 81 persons holding dangerous
destructive and anarchistc sentiments, among them
Jane Adams, Bishop Paul Jones, DIR. David Starr Jor-
dan Prof George W. Kirchwey and Lillian D. Valid. He
was promptly repudiated by Secretary of War Newton
D. Baker, who issued this statement:
81 am receipt of kilograms and letters with regard
to list of persons handed to the committee by
Mr.. Archibald Stevenson who is represented in
paper articles member of the Military Intelligence
Division of the War Department Mr. Stevenson has
never been employee officer of the M. l. D. of
the War Department. / am told that he and number
of his associates have throughout the sought to
anayze books and newspaper contributions with view
to determining the opinions of their writer's toward the
personally have sympathy with the publica-
ton of lists of persons classified with reference their
supposed opinions and grouped under general designa
tons, such 'pacfsts,' which may any of
dozen things some of them quite consistent with the
finest loyalty to the country and of them incon-
sistent with such loyalty.
GAS a matter of fact the War Department does not
undertake to the opinions of the people of the
United States 1t has authority to classify such
opinions. In the particular list accredited to Mr.. Ste
enson, there of people of great distinction
exalted purity of purpose and lifelong devotion to the
highest interests of America and mankind. Miss Jane
Adams, for instance lends dignity and greatness to
any list in which her appears" New York
"Times" January 28, 1879
Undaunted, Mr. Stevenson pegged away with his Union
League backing and succeeded in getting the Lusk Com
mtee established under the following resolution of the
Legislature:
Whereas it is a matter Of public knowledge that
there is large number of persons within the State
of New York circulating propaganda calculated to set
in motion forces to overthrow the government of this
State and the United States, and
Whereas sufficient facts were adduced by the sub
committee of the United States Senate investigating
this subject during the last session of Congress in
dictate the necessity of further inquiry action and
Whereas, it is the duty of the Legislature of the
State of New York to learn the whole truth regarding
these sedtous activities and to pass, when such truth
is ascertained such legislation may be necessary to
protect the of the State and insure the
maintenance of rights of its citizens, now, therefore,
be it
Resolved, that joint committee Of the Senate and
Assembly be and hereby is created to consist of four
members of the Senate appointed by the Speaker Of
the Assembly, of which joint committee the Temporary
President Of the Senate and the Speaker Of the Assem-
bly, shall be members offcio to investigate the scope,
tendencies ramficatons of such sedtious activities
and report the result of its investigation to the Legs
lature"
1t is useless now go into the story of the Com
mittees spectacular raids radical headquarters its
fantastic prophecies and charges its illegal and high
handed seizures Of property and examination of wit
the Committees two years of activity at great expense
to the state.
1st It's raids on the Soviet business offices in New
York. the Rand School and the Russian Peoples
House produced no convictions in the courts indeed,
discriminating evidence against any oneand achieved
nothing to justify the Committees charges Of
spracy against the Government.
Ito Be Continued)