The Washington herald., 1919-05-01
All Burleson' S Force Watch
Mails from New York
For Explosives.
EXTREME CARE URGED
People Told Not to Open
Parcels Delivered When
Not Expected.

Every Official and employe in the
postal service was on the lookout
last night for suspicious packages
which might contain Internal ma
chimes. A warning was flashed over
the entire system this afternoon.
following an official report to Post
master General Burleson of the dis
covery of sixteen bombs in the mails
in the New York City .postoficc.
The finding of bombs in New
York. in Atlanta and in Chicago.
led officials of the Postoffice De-
partment to fear the mails now in
transit from New York to various
parts of the country may be full
OF explosives.
Every possible precaution has
been taken to prevent delivery of
packages which appear at all sus-
picious. it was stated. and persons
receiving parcels which they did not
expect were cautioned to exercise
every care in opening them. Take
such packages to the police. Is the
ofticial warning.
Theory of Revenge.
Revenge for fancied wrongs suf-
, fered under immigration laws and
the espionage act is believed by Off
cials OF the Postofiice Department to
/, be the motive behind the bomb bar
rage" Senator Hardwick was the
author of a resolution to exclude
anarchists from the United States
and to deport those already here.
Other circumstances tending to up
hold this theory. in their opinion. are:
The Postmaster General and Solici-
tor Lamar are responsible for en-
/ forcement of the espionage act. Sec
retary of Labor Wilson, Commissioner
Caminetti and ri. Howe are directly
concerned with the carrying out Of the
immigration laws. Attorney General
Palmer's connection with the en-
! forcement Of all Federal laws is Off
'vious. Special Agent Finck. of the
Department of Justice. is understood
to have been active in connection with
the espionage act.
Rockefeller and Morgan and Police
Commissioner Enright naturally
would be objects of any such whole
sale scheme. it is held. But there is
no suggestion as to why Mayor
Hyland, the Pennsylvania officials and
Justice Holmes were included.
Mixed In Labor Fight.
Mr.. Wood is understood to have
been a principal in ap rolonged labor
controversy a few years ago Mr..
! Dyra Is a millionaire railroad con-
tractor who employs large numbers OF
| laborers. He also takes a priminent
/ part in politics i'm Chester. it is
stated.
! Postoffice officials here are conf
! dent that the inspectors have good
clues to the identity of the perpetra-
tors of the ourages and will run them
down within a comparatively short
! time. The fact that counterfeit labels
were used is looked upon as a profit
able working basis. and n careful
| tracing back OF any troubles Mr.
/ Wood and Mr.. Dyra may have had
with foreign laborers also is expected
. 10 give StrOng LEAD.
/ The Postmaster General is under
stood to have issued instructions that
the best inspectors in the service be
put on the case. ano that the investi-
cation be rushed with all possible
| speed
Federal SIeuths Busy.
Detectives from the Treasury. JUS
tice and immigration departments are
working in conjunction with postoffice
| officials in running down the terror
lists. it was stated this afternoon.
| II caught, the plotters will face
| prosecution under any one or all OF
4 several statutes. One law provides
! the sentence and Imprisonment for ten
years or a 5000 fine or both for per-
| sons convicted OF sending matter
\ through the mails with intent to in
| jure or kill. Another statute provides
punishment for outrages perpetrated
on Federal property