| Show RUSSIAN OFFER TO I SEND FOR RADICALS REPRESENTATIVES OF SOVIET WOULD RID AMERICA OF HIS COUNTRYMEN Ambassador of and Lenine D Declares ciares H His s Rea Readiness to Transport Undesirables s Back to War and Famine Ridden Country New York Ludwig Ludwig C. C A. A K Marens Mar Mar- tOns tens ens self st styled self ambassador or of the the Russian soviet government to the Un States States' has as t to to provide transportation from the United States State to Russia for all Russian citizens who desire to l leave ave ava Am America or whose whose presence in hi t the United St States tes is Undesirable undesirable undesirable un un- desirable to the federal government ent This offer was was' made in a l letter tt r written written written writ writ- ten by Martens to Se Secretary of State Lansing and made public S Sunday night In his letter Martens Martens' protested against the unwarranted anted and cruel ruel treatment to which many Russian citizens In th United States are are subject sub d by the federal and state officers officers cers cers-as cers as well as asby by by mobs acting without without with with- out authority t tHe He proposes proposes proposes' that the soviet government b b be permitted to return return re reo turn the citizens to sov soviet et Russia and declares declares' that he has received thousands thousands thousands thou thou- t sands of applications from such cit citi citizens zens who are anxious to return to their homes homes' S SMartens Martens was was arrested for c contempt Saturday and ind released on 1000 1000 bail ball after he lie had refused to appear appenz and nOd bring certain documents before the Lusk legislative committee e Investigating In ing radical activities in New York Calling attention to press p reports' reports that it is proposed to to deport Russians ms to o parts of Russia under control of the enemies o of the soviet government Martens Martens Mar Mar- tens in his letter to Secretary Lansing Lansing Lansing Lan Lan- sing protests that that such deportation would mean mean certain death for the prisoners deported and woul would constitute constitute constitute tute a flagrant nt breach h of all pies of International law |
