Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-06-07
AN ORGANIZATION OF REvoLUTIoNIsTs.

The United States grand jury at Seattle
w. IT,, has found indictments against ter
leaders of the recent an,i-Chinese riots in
that city. The iury's report, which was
submitted Saturday, is an extraordinary
document. 1t alleges that evidence has
been laid before the grand jury sufficient te
convince them that there exists throughout
the country a reasonable organization
known as the "Red American international
Workingmen's Association" The organi-
zation is described at great length. Among
other. things the report says:
"This association, with all its branches, is
essentially anarchical in theory and prac.
tice. The main articles of its creed are
arson, robbery and murder. lis proclaimed
purpose is the overthrow Of our government
and the erection upon its ruins of so call
ed socalistic commonwealth. The policy
pursued by this association is to secure con-
troll of all labor organizations, and particu-
larly of the Knights of Labor; to see TO it
that the officers of all labor organizations
are chosen from the scientific socialists; to
employ every means to produce discomfort
among the people, and to stir up OH all
occasions and at all times as much strife
and agitation as possible.
More than year ago the Pacific coast
was selected as the most favorable ground
on which to start q movement for the sub
version of the government. Last fall branch.
es of this organization were established at
Seattle, Tacoma, Olympia and other points
on Puget Sound. The agitation of the
Chinese question was to be made at once
the pretext and cover for the reasonable
operations of the band of scientific socialists.
The labor organizations were, although un-
known to the main body of tho members,
Systematically worked to promote the trea-
souable objects and purposes of the scien-
tifc socialists. All the disturbances and
outrages on Puget Sound for the last six
months arising nominaly from the agitation
of the Chinese question were really foment.
ed, melted, guided and produced by this in
famous association whose real aims and de-
signs have been studiously kept from the
knowledge of the real workingmen of labor
organizations. The scientific socialists Of the
Red American International Workingmen's
Association are, as shown by unmistaka-
BILE documentary evidence before US, secret.
ly instructing their deluded, ignorant and
brutaized followers in the means of practi
cally apply ing dynamite; how to seize ar
mories and military stores; how to prevent
the departure of troops from concentrating
points; how to preserve order in centres of
instructions; how to imprison and destroy
men Of property and influence.
"To accomplish this end this association
instructs its members to be particularly &C
tive in labor organizations. This red hand
ed body of assassins has settled upon our
portion of the Union as the first point of
attack. They say in their secret circulars
"The Pacific coast, particularly by reason OF
its peculiar population, its natural wealth,
it's position, is such that few determined
men could isolate it from the balance of the
world for months of time, and the agitation
already started over its whole area is pecu-
liarly fitted to be the first to lead off in the
active work when the time for that work
shall have come"