South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-26
SCENT PLOT FOR
WORLD ANARCHY
]. w. w., BOISheViki and Irish
AgitatOrS Believed in Far
reaching Scheme.

WASHINGTON. Dec % - Evil
dence has been uncovered Dy gov
ernment agents indicating TINT
American Industrial Workers Of the
World. Russian bolsheviki. Irish
asitators and revOlutiOnists i'm vari-
Gus countries AT war with Germany
may be seeking TO lay the founda
ton OF an elaborate world wide plan
20 overthrow existing social order.
This was admitted Tuesday by of
lcials here in connection with news
Of the discovery OF O. quantity of
rifles, revOlvers and ammunition in I
the Russian freighter Shilka, which
has just arrived at a Pacific port
manned by a munitions bolsleviki
crew. Government agents suspect
that the guns and munitions were
intended for the Industrial Workers
az the World in this country, al
though il was said a full report on
the mysterious cargo has not yet
been forwarded by officials at the
port Of arrival
see More Than Moral Link
The Shilka incident is only one
of many cases leading officials 20
believe the connection between
plotters in several of the allie 3
countries may be more tangible
than the indefinite link of moral
sympathy. Certain Irish agitatOrs
and J. ". ". leaders recently have
some from the United States TO Rus
STA after being in close touch with
each other here. and reports have
ueen received that bolsheviki or
IaniZeTs would come 10 America be
fore long TO spread their doctrine
of direct action Tor communal or
sanitation.
40 objection viii be raised by.
The government % any agitation
which does not interfere with the
progress of the war. officials de
clare officials do not intend 10
use the war eNigencies as an excuse
Tor suppressing free speech eXcep.
insofar as il leads TO hampering
the government i'm the fight AGAINST
the central powers This basis of
Jud.ment, however, is recognized as
broad. and viii permit drastic action
asainst foreign agents whose con
duct directly or indirectly fosters
Germany war aims.
swift Action j. Necessary.
Action will bc particularly swift,
officials say. when armed resistance
to the law is threatened and when
other material forces are employed
boy the agitators Customs inspec-
ton will serve TO prevent impOrta-
zion OF arms and the close supervi-
sion OF crews OF incoming and out
goinS vessels is expected 10 make
impossible the traffic of communi-
cations on a large scale intended tU
.oster revolutionary activity. There
still are means of importing money
INTO the United states. but govern
meut AGENTS can trace remittances
and keep a watchful eye on suspl-
.iOus expenditures. Exports OF
money are governed SO strictly 10y
the government that officials are
certain that the chance of Ameri-
can financing OF revolutions i'm 9TH
er countries is slight.
Although prosecution OF L. w. w.
leaders recently has been vigorous,
officials have evidence which they
claim shows that the menace of
this organization believed 10 be
,s. remains strong. Further action
against the agitators is forecast.
This will he hasteLed if IL Is found
that the band is working with RUS
sian bolsheviki leaders 20 bring
about a premature peace in Ger
snany's interest or TO hamper
America at home.
Tolcrcnt BOlsheyiki i'm Russia.
Extreme care is being taken 10y
This government 10 avoid antagon-
izins the bolsheviki movement in
russia. despite the international IT.
station il has caused. American
officials do not care TO appear TO
resist the development of demo
cratic ideals. even If il assumes the
gorm OF extreme and chaotic So
uialism reported IN Russia under
The new regime. In line with this
policy. IL is explained. prepare
tions for dealing with the en-
troachment of bOlshevikism on
America is not for political reasons
but only 10 insure material safets
and 20 promote moral unity of the
nation in the war.