The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-10-17
FED CONSPIRACY
COMES TO LIGHT.
'Iots Against Government Uncov-
cred in New York and Gary.
soWETs CALLED TO ARMS
Proclamation atsGary Calls on Strikers
to crush the U. s. Troops, Seize
PoMor Of State and Establish
BoisheVlst Government

NoW LUX, OcC. Little DOmw
squad was assigned to protect SUI
preme Court Justice Barlow S. Weeks,
Assistant District Attorney Alexander
|. ROrke and Detective Sergt. James
]. Gegan, acting head Of the squad.
following the finding Of anarchistic
circulars which attack the three men
and call on the workers of the steel
and every other industry" to arm
themselves. Special guards have
been placed around public buildings,
churches and the homes of prominent
capitalists and public officials. The
manifesto is signed "The American
Anarchistic Federated Commune Sow
let of New York"
Issues Proclamation.
The proclamation reads in part as
follows:
"Arm yourselves. The autocratic,
barbaric suppression and imprisOn-
mentS Of this self-called democratic
country has been within the last two
months really Russianized as in the
olden days of CARBON.
Striking workers in all the indus
tries, especially in the steel industry,
are being killed and wounded to death
daily by the police, soldiers, sailors,
spies and special deputies all bench
men OF the government, which are the
sole uphOlders and protectors of capi-
talisTn.
workers of America, begin to arm
yourselves and tight back in the same
manner as you are being attacked.
The bloody war of capitalism through
its government against you workers Is
on"
Red Plot at Gary.
Chicago, Oct. 14.-An attack on the
United States troops doing strike duty
in Gary and the overthrow Of the
United States government, to be fol-
lowed by a dictatorship of the work
ers," were called for in prOclama-
don of the Communist (Red) Party
Of America scattered through the
streets of Gary.
Army intelligence and department
OF justice agents were set to work to
trace the bills to their source and
learn who had distributed them.
"This is the most dangerous piece
OF literature that has ever come to
my attention." said Col. w. s. Mapes.
commanding the troops In the Gary
district. "Other red pamphlets have
been severe, but the subject matter
has been general. This is a direct ap-
peal to their followers to overthrow
the federal troops in Gary. 1t is a
dangerous situation"
Appeal a Long One.
words. The first part is devoted to
telling of the terrible conditions" I'M
der which the steel workers lived, and
which compelled" them to strike.
Then follows a recitation of the
triumph" they scored when they
staged a mass meeting and parade in
defiance of the mayor and when the
police and guards, instead OF break
ing up the parade, actually cleared
the streets for them. Then came the
soldiers.
At this point the proclamation says :
1.-THE national government, the cap
italist state, has stepped in. The
steel trust was in danger of being
beaten. 1t might have to submit be-
fore the power Of the workers.
Called on State to Save It.
"To save itself, it brought into the
field the instrument forged by the
capitalists to uphold their system of
exploitation and oppression, the state,
which, in spite of all its democratic
pretensions, is but the physical express
sion of the dictatorship of the capital
"Are you, workers of this country,
going to submit meekly to the use of
military invasion and force to break
your strike?
"The workers must capture the
power of the state They must wrest
from the capitalists the means through
which the capitalists rule is main
tanned.
"The answer to the dictatorship OF
the capitalists is the dictatorship OF
the workers.
The proclamation, printed in Eng
lish, was widely distributed before II
came to the attention of the authori
ties.