Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-08
ARRESTS ARE MADE
HERE IN ROUNDUP
FOR RED PLOTTING
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eminent and teaches the overthrow OF
government by force and violence.
| The organization is said to have
more than 1000 members throughout
| the country and has been engaged IN
active propaganda against the United
Leaders of the organization were ar
rested in New York, Chicago. Pitts
burgh. Philadelphia. Cleveland. De-
troit. Buffalo. Akron and Youngs-.
! town. Ohio: Baltimore, Newark and
Elizabeth, N: j.: Hartford. Ansonia,
| Conn.
Directed by Mr.. Palmer.
| The raids were made at the direc-
ton of A. Mitchell Palmer, Attorney
General. with the cooperation OF An
thony Caminetti, commissioner of i'm
migration. 1t is understood that all
the prisoners were aliens and that,
when the evidence against them is
all in. Commissioner Caminetti will
ask for the deportation of all those
retained after last nights raid. This
| would mean. officials intimated today.
an entire clean OF the leaders of
the dangerous radical element in the
United States
! Evidence against those arrested was
found by agents of the department.
acting under William j. Flynn, chief
Of the bureau of investigation.
/ Articles Captured in Raid.
Among the articles captured in the
raid was a complete outfit for making
bombs. a counterfeiting plant, found
In the homes of two active members
OF the union Of Russian workers;
thousands Of leaflets preaching revo-
lutionary propaganda against the
United States. and scores of red flags
and firearms.
| In statement issued today by At
torney' General Palmer. 1t was said
that the Union of Russian Workers is
even more radical than the bolsheviki.
! ut was organized in 1907 by a group
of eleven men, led by william szatow,
at present chief of police at Petro-
grad" the statement said. THE pur-
pose of the society was to amalga-
mate all of the Russian groups in the
United States into one organisation.
With the aid Of newspapers and other
propaganda the membership Of the
Union Of Russian Workers grew I'M
| til at the present time its membership
is about 1000 and its branches num-
Der more than 100,~ located in the
principal cities Of the country.
Locals for Spreading Doctrine.
THE various locals are organized
for the sole purpose of spreading the
doctrine Of the organization among
the Russian immigrants working in
the mines, shops. factories. logging
camps and sawmills and other CEN
| tiers Of labor and the propaganda Ia
f; conducted by means Of literature.
newspapers and lectures. On January
| 10. 1919. the fifth convention OF the
| Federation Of Union of Russian Work.
| ers of the United States and Canada
| was held in New York city. at which
, time extended plans were laid for the
| foundation of additional locals
| throughout the country and the ex-
tending of propaganda work through
publication and agitators." "
Roman Mosichok, organizer of the
union at Trenton. N. j., the state
ment said. had the material for max
ing bombs in his room at 100 Pember-
ton street. when taken into custody.
These articles included gunpowder,
copper and brass wire. electric bat
teries. wax paper. etc. A counterfeit
| ing plant at Newark. N. j., was found
to be an elaborate affair. It was found
in the rooms Of two of the active
members Of the union and a large sup
uly Of counterfeit bank notes was on
hand. These men will have to face ad-
ditional charges,
Purpose Of Russian Union.
The most important convention Of
the Union of Russian Workers WIS
held in Detroit in 1914, the statement
added. and delegates to this conven-
| ton adopted resolutions which have
become q part of the, constitution of
the federation and which have not
substantially changed since that time.
The due books Of members Of the
| federation contain the following pre-
amble, 81 the constitution of the or
gahization. which reveals the pur-
poses of the Union Of Russian Work
ers:
''The present society Is divided into
two opposing classes: The doWn>
trodden workers and peasants. on the
one side, producing by their work all
the riches OF the world; the rich
people. on the other side. who have
grabbed all the riches into their
hands. =.
oppressed stood up against the rich
parasites and their faithful servant
and protector-the government-to
conquer it's full liberation from the
yoke Of capitalism and political power.
but every time it suffered defeat, not
being fully conscious Of it's final goal
and means, by which victory can be
accomplished. thus remaining only a
weapon in the hands Of its enemies.
Advocates Violent Revolution.
"The struggle between these two
classes is being fought also at the
present time, and will end only when
class will understand their true in
tetest and will make themselves
masters Of all the riches Of this
world by means Of a violent social
revolution
'Having accomplished such a change
ha N
time all the institutions Of govern
ment and state, the class of the dis
owned must establish the Society Of
Free Producers. aiming at satisfying
who. on it's side. Is giving to the So
ciety it's labor and its knowledge.
For the attainment Of these aims
| we consider as Of the primal i'm
portance the necessity of building up
a wide revolutionary organization of
toilers which. by conducting a direct
| struggle with all the institutions Of
| capitalism and government. must train
the working class to initiative and an
| Independent action in all its acts. thus
the absolute necessity of general
strike-of the social revolution"
Department Of Justice officials de-
clared that in last nights raids they
had found more forms Of anarchistio
propaganda, teaching the overthrow
Of government by force and violence.
than in any previous country wide
raid. Apparently. officials said. the
Russian organisation bids fair to sup
plant some of the other radical
groups to which more attention has
been paid in the past. Kidding the
country Of all aliens participating in
the spread of the doctrine against
| the government. as determined upon by
the Department Of Justice and the
| bureau of immigration, was believed
| in Washington today to be an ef-
fective means of stopping the growth