Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-10-16
RED CONSPIRACY
COMES TO LIGHT
Plots Against Government Uncov-
cred in New York and Gary.
soWETs CALLED TO ARMS
Proclamation at Gary Calls on Strikers
to Crush the U. S. Troops, Seize
Power of State and Establish
Bolshevist Government.

New York, Oct. 14.-The bomb
squad was assigned to protect Su-
preme Court Justice Barlow S. Weeks,
Assistant District Attorney Alexander
i. Rorke and Detective Sergt. James
y. 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,
tspies and special deputies all bench
men Of the government, which are the
sole uphOlderS and protectors of CAPT
talism.
workers of America, begin to arm
yourselves and fight 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
flowed by dictatorship of the work
ers," were called for in proclama'
ton 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 Long One.
The circular contains about 1,OOO
words. The first part is devoted to
telling of the terrible conditions un.
der which the steel workers lived, and
which compelled" them to strike.
Then follows recitation of the
'triumph" they scored when they
staged 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 1t.
"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 it's democratic
,pretensions, is but the physical express.
lsion of the dictatorship of the capital
list class. ;.
"Are you, workers of this country
going to submit meekly to the use of
military invasion and force to break
your strike?
1.-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.
1.-THE answer to the dictatorship of
the capitalists is the dictatorship of
the workers."
The proclamation, printed in Eng
llish, was widely distributed before it
came to the attention of the authori.