Martens: Mr. Wilson's latest expression of Opinion regarding Russia February 2.—Everybody, including the gentleman himself, seems to have been pleased at the departure from America of the Soviet envoy, Ludwig C. A. K. Martens. This able representative of an alleged proletarian Government was not prevented by any theories of equality from travelling first-class in a steamer which conveyed also.some 75 other advocates or Sovietism who travelled by steerage. Mr. Martens had to resign himself to the comforts still provided by a capitalistic state of society. Though he left us because our Government decided that he should go, he went not unvwillingly, according to all reports. He felt that he had done all he could for the present, and he expected to return, His assistants who went with him are reported to have expressed great joy at their depar-j{ ture, and looked forward to some physical hardships in Russia but anticipated a resumption of "spiritual freedom."
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