The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-10
Alleged Radicals Are Crowding
Ellis Island Today.
Many VIII Be Deported as Re-
suit of Raids.

New York, Nov. 10.-Ellis Island is
Crowded" with alleged Reds await
ing deportation. according to immigra-
ton officials today.
This statement was informally made
in explaining why they conducted in
New York police headquarters the ex-
animation of thirty-seven additional
prisoners taken in raids by the police
yesterday. They refused to say how
many deportees were held at the is
land.
Prisoners taken yesterday generally
claimed they had entered this country
Illegally. in order to be deported rath-
er than face charges of criminal an
archy. 1t was to determine whether
their claims were true that immigra-
ton officials examined them.
New York, Nov. 10.-Government
agents. assisted by state and city au-
thorities. today continued to spread
nets in the hope of trapping 1900
members of the Communist party,
and se0ition. Arrests are expected to
continue for weeks and many of those
who have been released after being
questioned may be rearrested.
State and police officials began a
systematic reading of the twenty-five
on seventy-one branch headquarters
or the Communist organization. Thir-
ty-seven of the 1000 persons arrested
Saturday and Sunday had membership
cards of the Communist party in their
possession. the police said. Search is
being made for the complete member
ship rolls.
Seventyfour persons were still in
custody today as the result of raids
Friday, Saturday and Sunday. OF
these half were held for deportation
by the immigration authorities and
the others were variously charged
with offenses against the state and
government.
The police activity was directed by
State Senator Lusk, head of the joint
legislative committee which has been
investigating radical activities for sew
eral months.
Lusk stated that John Reed, who
aided in organizing the so-called Com
munists' party in Chicago on Septem-
Der /. is in enroute to Russia.
Hunt Ringleaders in Chicago.
Chicago. Nov. 10.-Search for five
alleged ringleaders, believed to be in
hiding here, continues in the drive
against Reds" under Edward ]. Bren-
nan. department of justice chief in
vestigator here.
dozen department of justice op-
eratives attended radical meetings
certain members of the Union of Rus
sian Workers.
big meeting of the radicals, at
tended by $500 people, was held in
Carmen's auditorium with big Bilr'
Haywood as the principal speaker.
The American Legion are Coolies" :"
was one of Haywood's gems of thought
last night at an I. w. w. meeting.
Eleven Held in ST. Louis.
st. Louis. Mo, Nov. 10.-Continued
raids on alleged radicals here brought
the total arrests to eleven today. Four
of the eight arrested last night were
later released. One taken in the pre-
vious raid has been released Six
were being held today pending an in
vestigation by federal authorities.
Find Bolshevik Coin in United States.
Philadelphia, Nov. 10.-A quantity
of Bolshevik gold coin was discovered
and seized in the raid on headquarters
of alleged Reds here last night, 1t
was learned today. Department of
justice officials detained nine of the
forty persons taken into custody and
were today on the trail of the ring
leaders.