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Show GERMAN BARES KOUPEICITf Delegates Told U. S. Socialist. Held in Prison, Had Left for America BERLIN. Jan. 1.1. ( S. Zinoylsff, member of the central committee of ; the Russian soviet upon whose orders -M. S hwartz, an American Socialist of i Sen Francisco and his ivlfo were im-' im-' prisoned at Moscow, issued instructions instruc-tions to tho other delegates lo the Third Internationale that they should hold no Intercourse with Srhwartz. Arthur Crlsplsn, one of the four German Ger-man delegates io informed Schwartz todaj Herr Crlsplexi ald that this order followed dlSCUSSlon between I hem and Bchwarts, whose opinions they4 had asked I.. , iUS he spoke Russian and had had an opportunity for Investigation. In-vestigation. Short! afterwards Schwartz dlsappftired. He and his Wife were thrown Into prison, remaining remain-ing there several months. .Mrs. Bchwarts went mi a hunger strike and a few days after her roTeaSe died In speaking with .Mi Srhwartz today. to-day. Heir CrlSplcil explained: ' When we missed VOU, WS wont to EinOVlSff and aSkStl what hud hap-liened. hap-liened. CinSivisff BSSUred ii that you had on liomt Liter w heard in-mors in-mors that you were In jail and again visited Blnovleff v. ho said. Uh. lie IS all right; he will go out with the other Amerleau d.legates.' " The German delegalt 1 did not know the other Americans had already al-ready lift Had WO Known that ou were Mill m prison." he Said, "Wl would have Started an agitation over ail Germtihj for your release." -Sit |