Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-08
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Secret Service Men Striving to
Convict Emma Goldman.
EYES ON MANY OTHERS
Said to be Organizations in Several
of the States.
5000 IN NEW YORK CITY
Woman Arraigned for Preaching Vio-
lence-Says This is Gotham Of
Terrorist Organization.
5000 IN NEW YORK CITY

NEW YORK, January S.-While the pros
ecution of Emma Goldman, high priestess
of anarchy her life mate" Alexander
Berkman, who tried to kill Henry C. Frick
in 1892, and their companions will be left
entirely In the hands of the city authorities,
the anarchist SQUAD Of the United States
secret service bureau has set about to do
all in it's power to aid in the conviction OF
the anarchist leaders.
1t is learned from an authoritative source
that the federal authorities were much in
terested in bringing about the arrest OF
Miss Goldman and Berkman. in spite of the
denials of this fact by Inspector McLaugh-
lin of the police department. Their impris-
onment will mean a crushing blow to an
archy in the eastern states. 1t is part of a
general campaign, which has been In prog
ress for several months to drive the most
radical of terrorists from the country or
put them in Jail. where they cannot incite
their fellows to riot in this country or raise
funds to aid in the bomb outrageS in Rus
STA and other foreign countries.
1t was at the suggestion of federal secret
service men that the police anarchist squad
which arrested Miss Goldman and her COM
panions was organized. The federal au-
thoritieS were Spurred to action in the last
six months by the growing radicalism in
speech of the New York anarchists and by
the organiZa ton in neighboring cities of I'M
usually strong anarchistic bodies.
After the coterie of terrorists in Pat r
son. N. j., was broken up, about two years
ago, by arrests and the expulsion from
America of several of the more active lead
ers the anarchists in this section became
very peaceful and docie for time" to
quote the words of secret service man.
Revived by Berkman.
Soon after the release of Berkman from
the Western Pennsylvania penitentiary
where he had served thirteen years for his
assault on Mr. Frick. the reorganization OF
the anarchistic societies began. Two strong
societies have sprung up In Elizabeth and
Trenton. N. j.. and these are being watched
closely by secret service men. Several OF
the leaders. who are under surveillance
will be arrested whenever the slightes,
cause is offered. as the officials believe that
the local and the two Jersey societies are
hotbeds where much of the present terror
ism In Russia is being bred. 1t is we'll
known fact that large funds for the use OF
the Russian terroriStS have been raised by
all the local and surrounding anarchistiC
societies.
In the last year a strong club of anarch-
lists was planted and organized in Lowell
Mass. where it was making many converts
among the mill operatives. The secret serv-
Ice officers believe. however. that this has
been broken up for time at least by the
arrest last week of several of the leaders
who are almost certain to receive heavy
terms of Imprisonment charges similar
to those made against Emma Goldman and
her companions on Sunday.
There are two lotteries of anarchists in
Vermont which are also under careful
watch and which will be broken up, it was
announced yesterday, at the first opportu-
nity.