Show OVERTHROW OF ALL I GOVERNMENTS IS SOVIET AIM L. L C c. A. A Martens Russian Ambassador Reds Plot Revolution By fly Associated Pre Press preas i. i YORK YOm Nov 18 Lu Ludwig Ludwig C. C A. A Martens ambassador or of ot the Russian soviet republic plotted In Germany and Switzerland with Nikolai Lenine and Leon for or the overthrow of ot the Russian Imperial government he testified yesterday before the legIslative legislative leg leg- committee lIe He was deported from front Russia after atter serving three Imprisonments Imprisonments Im Im- im- im In Germany for his revolutionary revolutionary revolutionary revo revo- activities Martens was asked by E. E A. A Stevenson Stevenson Stevenson Steven Steven- son special counsel for tor the committee commit commit- tee If It it was not true that the soviet republic wishes to overthrow all capItalist capitalist capitalist cap cap- governments That is their wish replied the ambassador ambassador ambassador am They wish to change from the capitalistic system to the socialIstic socialistic socialistic social social- system Mr Stevenson inquired if It it was not nota a a. matter of ot fact that the Russian so soviet soviet so- so viet let government was based upon the principles of ot the Communist party of or Russia which urges urge that the workers of ot the world unite Yes said Martens Mr Stevenson read from the call of ot the Communist party issued May 10 1919 for the third CIVIL WAR DECLARED Civil war is forced upon the laborIng laborIng laboring labor- labor Ing classes by their arch enemies the call said The working class blow for blow if it it will not re renounce renounce re- re flounce its own object and its own fu future future future fu- fu ture Which is at the same time the fu future future future fu- fu ture of all hum humanity The Communist parties far tar from conjuring up civil war artificially rather strive to shorten Its duration as much as possible In case it has become an Iron necessity to minimize the number number num num- ber her of ot victims and anti above all to secure victory for the proletariat This makes necessary the disarming of ot the bourgeoisie bourgeoisie bourgeoisie bour bour- at the proper time the arming aiming of or the laborer and the formation of a Communist army as the protector of ot the rule of or the proletariat and inviolability inviolability inviola Inviola- of or the socialist structure LENINE LETTER READ A letter addressed to American workingmen by Lenine from Moscow August 20 1918 also was read into the record It stated that The revolutionary proletariat of ot America in so far as it is an enemy of ot American Ameri Amen can imperialism Is destined to perform perform perform per per- form an Important task at this time I In substance th the letter charged that the use of ot methods are jus- jus in the cause of or the proletariat and nd it cited that class cias struggle e has Inevitably in inevitably inevitably In- In taken the form of ot civil war If It I understand this portion of the letter correctly i it is a statement that terror has been employed employed by the so soviet soviet soviet so- so viet government s said Mr Stevenson Martens admitted d that such the case and added that 1500 1600 commis- commis stars or police officials had at various times been executed in Russia |