Identifier: nationalcivicfed15nati (find matches)
Title: The National Civic Federation review
Year: 1905 (1900s)
Authors: National Civic Federation
Subjects: Labor and laboring classes
Publisher: New York : (The Federation)
Contributing Library: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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zky and Lenine, the ulti-mate purpose of which is to precipitate inAmerica a revolution such as has made ofRussia a bloody shambles, has been definitelyand conclusively proven by evidence producedduring the investigations of the New YorkState Legislative Committee, of which SenatorClayton R. Lusk is chairman, into seditious and disloyal activities in the State of New York. So alarming have been the revelations al-ready made of the nature and extent of in-flammatory agitation seeking to promote massrevolution for the overthrow of the governmentand the destruction of all existing order, thatthe Hon. Alfred E. Smith, Governor of NewYork, has called a special term of the SupremeCourt to begin August 11, for the purpose ofinvestigating criminal anarchy and all othercriminal activities directed against organizedgovernment in the state and nation. Arousedby the widespread activities of Bolshevist agents,a number of states in the Middle West havenotified Senator Lusk of their intention of be-
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fppriffht IntemeHUmal PHhn LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE INVESTIGATING BOLSHEVISMStanding, left to right: Assemblyman W. W. Pellett, Assemblyman Frederick S. Burr, Attorney General Charles D. Newton and Assemblyman Peter P. MrElligott.Seated, left to right: Senator J. J. Boylan, Senator J. H. Walters, Senator Clayton R. Lusk, chairman; Senator D. Carroll and Assemblyman Louis M. Martin. 2 The National Civic Federation Review July 30, 191 ginning investigations, asking that any informa-tion developed in the New York inquiry whichbears on their states be afforded. Already theState authorities of Ohio and Illinois have sentrepresentatives to New York to confer with theLusk Committee, with this purpose. New York City, as it was the center and hot-bed of German propaganda, has been likewisethe center and hotbed of the propaganda of thereds. When the proposal was made thatthe New York Legislature appoint a specialcommittee to undertake an inquiry into sedi-tions and disloyal propaganda and intrigue

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