American Fork Citizen | 1920-01-31 | Page 1 | Reds Prepared to Battle the World

REDS PREPARED TO" BATTLETHE WORLD SUCH IS THE DECLARATION OF SELF-CONFESSED AMBASSADOR FROM SOVIET RUSSIA. Declares Revolutionary Leaders Are No Longer Fired With Missionary Zeal Which Led to Preaching of World-Wide Revolt. Washington. Soviet llussln, transformed trans-formed by assured success ot Its leadership lead-ership at home, Is no longer II red by the missionary zeal which led Its agents and emissaries, during the first months of Its existence, to preach world-wide revolution, I.udwlg Mnr-tens, Mnr-tens, self-stiiletl ambassador -from that country, told a senate committee on Monday. The soviet republic at present, Martens Mar-tens said, "does not care what kind of government other people have" and has Indulged In general revolutionary propaganda only "when It was on the defensive, and hard-pressed by tuitions tui-tions which had armies In thu Held against It. Today, because It Is "strong enough to tight tho world," It has abandoned, he added, principles first promulgated to tho effect that It can lie maliitaliied only by destruction of other governments which recognize properly rights and capitalistic organization. or-ganization. These statements Martens mado under oath In response to questions' from Chairman Moses and Senator Ilorali, Idaho. Denies Interference In America. Senator Ilorali shot hint query after query, repeating reported manifestoes ot the soviet Ilusslan republic, which called on revolutionary elements ovcry- wnere to organize wonting men to rovnlt against organized government nnd demanding to know If every soviet supporter was not bound to work for destruction of all governments recognizing recog-nizing capital. Martens met him with quick denials. jInrtciiB denied all connection with revolutionary movements In? the UnlU. ed States, though admitting some knowledge of them. Ho said they were "purely American, arising out ot American coudltlotis" nnd as soviet agent he had not helped or llnaiiced them or their followers. Ho had Instructions, In-structions, he said, to stay clear of Interference with American affairs.