New-York tribune., 1918-05-15
Three Anarchists
Arrested in Plot ia
Incite Revolution

Three anarchists, with full-fedesd
scheme for the overthrow of the gov.
ernment of the United States and +
quantity of scditious literature, were
seized yesterday by Police Lieutenant
George Busby and the bomb squad. The
revolutionaries boasted of their afiilia-
tion with Lenine and T.etzky, the Boil
shevlk leaders, and with the leaders Of
the l. w. w. now on trial in Chicago
The men arrested were Alexander
Derkach, aged thirty-three, a printer,
Of Ga East 107th Street; Leon Bobkin.
nineteen, laborer. of 315 East Ninth
Street, and Ivan Novikoff. thirty-three,
of 1927 Wilkins Avenue, The Bronx.
For three weeks the police hsys
shadowed these men back and forth
across Manhattan, through the East
Side and in The Bronx. Yesterday they
were seized in the act of preparing fos
shipment by express to all the centres
of unrest in the United States an
anarchistic pamphlet called 1.-THE Bell
This was an attack on the Liberty
loans and the thrift stamp campaigns.
1t called on the workers of the nation
to revolt.
''Let Anarchy Live" II Says
away with private property! AVA!
with governments! Let live national
self-control. freedom. equality end
brotherhood! Let live anarchy!s the
pamphlet preached in bold-faced type.
Lieutenant Busby said he considered
the arrests of tremendous importance.
He said one article in the pamphlet,
of which thousands Of copies we're
seized, mendaciously stated that sehcel
children were being terrorized into
purchasing and aiding in the sale Of
Liberty bonds and thrift stamps, IN
der penalty of low marks in their
studies and of being deprived Of their
dinners.
The pamphlet was printed ii tho
Russian language. A translation vas
made under the direction of Lieutsp'
ant Busby, who made public the fol-
lowing excerpts:
"It is self-evident that schools. q vel
as other institutions, did not remain 10
touched. and if before the war In A
schools they. with all their intrigue, en-.
deavored to inject patriotism into the thl.
dren. out of them now they are trytng
make mental degenerates. orgsnlIlns
the obligation of the loans. And thef
very children who fail to do this are pr
secuted and not taught. kept without din'
ner, are given bad marks ard their pafenn
threatened.
away With Government"
Always bad for the workers In me
plants and factories at all times, but nos
more so. If the worker is not pasao.
if he does not buy Liberty loans, there
no place for him, no work and he y thrcsD
out to starve. He is olacklisted and PEI.
secuted.
Make one big stride and you shall ,.i 3
free-free in brotherhood and equafa
Eliminate Immediately private properly sne
over the heads of all aws and goyerrssen'
organize free and independent self-gosan'
ing communes. A..
Away with private property. away Slin
the government let live national sei,.ecs, ,s
troll. freedom. equality and brcthernooa
let live anarchy"
The cover design of "The Bell" y.
seized pamphlet, was a picture " 4. :
shaggy monster with 81 rifle on ~
shoulder. the bayonet dripping soiss' -
Beside this monster was small cnss. .1s.
They represented Peace and "Heso's
ton" Ian.
The police are particularly anx'sss, a.;ss
to know who supplied the men "a
money, as all of them had fat rc''s .s =
bills. The men will be taken Desoss s.sar.
Assistant United States Distrscs n.ssn s.;s,.
ney Cotter to-day for further quess's''
ing.