Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-07
RED-HANDED ASSASSINS.
STARTLING DISCLOSE RES MADE
AT SEATTLE.

Discovery oFa Organization of social
ists Bent on Stirring up Strife and
Overthrowing the Govsrnmeut-The
Possibility of IsolatinR the Slope from
Other Sections OF the Country CoOnY
Discussed.
SEATTLE, W. t., June 6.-rhe United
States grand jury has found indictments
against ten leaders OF the recent anti
Chinese riots in this city. The jury's re.
port, which was submitted yesterday, is
an extraordinary document. 1t alleges
that evidence has been laid before theiury
sufficient to convince them that there ex-
lists throughout the country reasonable
organizations known as "The Red Ameri-
can International Workingmen's Asso.
ciation." This organization is described
at great length. Among other things the
report says: "rhs association, with all
its branches, il essentially anarchical in
theory and practice.
ARSON, ROBBERY AND MURDER.
The main articles Of its creed are arson.
robbery and murder. Its proclaimed purs
pose Is the overthrow Of the governments
and the erection upon its rutps OF 4 sO-
called SOcalstic commonwealth. The
policy pursued by this association Is to
secure control Of all labor organizati Ons,
and particularly the knights OF Labor, to
see thnt the officers of all labor OrganiZa-
lions are chosen from scientific Socialists,
20 employ every means to produce discon-
tent among the people, and to stir up ON
all occasions ana at all times as much
strife and agitation as possible.
SETTLING ON THE SLOPE.
More than year ago the Pacific coast
was selected as the most favorable ground
&,
version Of the government. Last fall
branches OF this organization were estaD-l
lished at Seattle, Tacoma, Olympia, and
other points on Puget Sound. The agita-
tion OF the Chinese question was to be-
made at once preteXt and cover for
reasonable operations and scientific Sos
clalsts. The labor organizations were,.
although unknown to the main body of
members, systematically worked to prO-
mote the reasonable objects and pur<
poses OF the scientific Socialists.
ALL CHARGED TO THE ORDER,
All the disturbances and outrages on
Puget Sound IN the last six months aris-
ing nOminally from agitation Of the Chi-
nese question we're really fOmanted in-
cited, guided and produced by this infa=
nous association, whose real aims and de-
signs have been studiOusly kept from the
knowledge of the real working-men's orr
/ KduLEhbiODes AnG htiGHAluC Ebtldttebs VI
| the Red American lnternation-
| al Working-men's Association are
shown by unmistakable documentary
evidence before us secretly instructtnS
| their deluded, ignorant and brutalized
! followers IN the means OF practically APP
! plying dynamite, how to seize armories
! and military stores, now TO prevent the
departure OF troops from concentrating
points, and how to imprison and destroy
men OF property and influence,
AVAILABILITY OF THE COAST.
To accomplish this end this association
instructs its members TO he particularly
active in labor organizations. This red
handed band OF as~aesins has settled upon
our portion OF the Union as the first point
OF attack They say in the secret circu-
lars: "The Pac &c coast particularly, By
reason OF lbs Datural wealth and its posi-
ton, is such saat few determined men
could isolate il from the balance OF the
world for months, and the agitation
already started over its wbele area a
particularly fitted to fret lead of in active
work when the time for that work shalK
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