Show REDS SHOT ON AY TO MARTENS Three Soviet Couriers Fell Fellin Fellin Fellin in Finland Says Envoy at Hearing Ten Others T Vanish anish or Go to Prison By By Associated Pret w Jan 30 How IIo the couriers of soviet Russia Russ carrying funds to finance the propaganda propaganda propaganda prop prop- in Am America ran tho the gauntlet of death and imprisonment in the surrounding states of Europe was a astory astory astory aI I story half balf told then abandoned to today today to- to day by bJ Ludwig C. C A. A K Martens soviet agent in the United States before the Senate foreign relations su subcommittee o mitte est in investigating investigating- tin R Russian n I propaganda Martens fl flatly tl declined to aI answer er further questions put to him on the tile subject of the couriers and left the committee to consider whether his plea pica of I diplomatic t immunity from further examination should be al allowed allowed al- al lowed while he lIe went on to recount his personal activities in endeavoring to get his government recognized by the tile state department and in placing provisional provisional pro pro- visional contracts for worth of food cl clothing and mach machinery machinery ma ma- ch chinery in cry with Am American business II Si II houses bouses This latter laUer effort lie he sai said had IBId resulted in putting two or r three thre letters before President Wilson Vilson urging urging urging ing recognition though thought the state department department de de- de- de had remained fi firm m in its refusal to recognize him in any way Se Seven Sc en Out of twenty m mysterious messengers ers started last year from Crom Moscow with funds and letters to him Martens said seven soen had got through tho the barriers barriers bar bar- ot of armies and antl International fron fron- ron ron- tiers Several had been shot 8 summarily summarily ily In Finland three that that- I know about Martens said casually Of Ot ten who tried to get got through Germany nino nine were caught and Imprisoned The Tho first man to reach him however howe carrid carried carried car- car ried rid and his credentials as DS soviet so ambassador to the United States The couriers brought money in the form of or Finnish marks marl s or 01 Scandinavian currency said and had vanous various various vari van ous varieties of or passports Here ho hob b began gan to evade though Senator Moses Continued on page 2 2 I I 13 RED COURIERS SHOT ON WAY TO AMERICA Continued from Page 1 of ot New Hampshire chairman of the committee and Senator Brandegee Connecticut were prodding him with questions as to messengers messengers' routes and methods of travel and disguises I decline to answer he said finally finally final final- ly 1 when asked to name one of oC the I couriers and antI repeated his words quietly when the topic was pushed further He too had sent couriers he admitted but butof butof of oC their fortunes he had not been ad advised advised ad- ad Altogether had come to him through the time underground route with Ih Instruction so he lie said not to spend pend an any of the money on politics or the support of Internal factions or parties in the United States Contracts Contract Ite b br by En Envoy EnoI o En ojA oj- oj A list of oC contracts entered Into by I Martens was submitted to the committee commit commit- tee with the explanation that the firms named had agreed to furnish the goods only upon condition that they the should obtain lI licenses from the state department to export the products of soviet so Russia Only had been paid on the contracts Martens said and none nono of ot the goods had been shipped You depended on the relations opened with American business concerns concerns concerns con con- cerns cerns to help you ou get bet recognition Chairman Moses I ses asked that adding Yes Ye Martens replied he knew of man many letters letter's and antI representations representations representations made to federal officials b by Americans friendly to the soviet gov gov- Ho He spoke particularly of at least two which went to President Wilson from persons who he lie Intimated probably would secure a a. hearing hearing- JUne illness Delays Examination I Martens Marten's examination will bet b be resumed after Wade Vado II it Ellis attorney employed to conduct tho the investigation has re recovered recovered re- re covered from irom his illness j At the outset of the hearing toda today former Senator Hardwick of oC Georgia counsel for Martens told tho the committee commit commit- tee that Martens would present truo true copies of all communications c bet between een himself and the soviet government but that it was desired that some of oC tho the letters be considered In executive c session session ses ses- sion slon as ns It ml might ht Involve the safety of I persons per ons who have ha l kept ept open the lines of communication between Martens and his government o |