New-York tribune., 1919-01-07
Deportatiolas
To Curb Red
Menace i'm L. s.
Nation.W Wide Arrests Also
Are Promised i'm Federal
Crusade on Bolsheviki

Deportations and series of nation
wide arrests to curb the growing men
ace of Bolshevism were promised yes
terday by officials of the Department
OF Justice, who asserted that the
Reds" are more dangerous now TO the
safety of the country than the Teutonic
propaganda and espionage rings were
when the United States entered the
war.
Evidence that the Bolshevik propa-
ganda in this country is being financed
by Lenine and Trotzky and that effort
is being made to break up the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, has been gath
eved by the Department of Justice.
Special Attorney General Alfred l..
Becker, who has been investigating
enemy propaganda, said yesterday that
a huge sum had been sent here from
Russia for propaganda. This money
went from Siberia to Japan and was
later transferred to San Francisco. 1t
IS now being held by a man in New
York who is suspected of being
Trotzky's personal representative. Mr..
Becker said he understood that about
100000 had already been sent to
America.
The /. W. w. various anarchist
groups and radical Socialists have
joined forces with the Bolsheviki, ac-
cording to the Department of Justice.
In addition they are said 70 bc getting
aid from the Socialist Labor party
and the Workers International Indus
trial Union, and arc cnlisting recruits
from the radical clements in ali labor
organizations.
Two BoshcviL Organs
Department Of Justice Officials say
the Bolshovli have two Official organs
in this country devoted cXclusively to
the dissemination Of "Ecd' propaganda
-"Ihc Novy Mir in New York and
''Thc Revolutionary Age, published at
$50 Washington Street. Boston. Greg
ory Wcinstcin and Nicholas lIorowitz
edit "Thc Novy Mir and the Boston
paper is edited BY Louis Frania. Among
the contributing editors of "flhc Rcvo-
lutionary Age" arc John Reed. Ed
mond McAlpinc. Gregory Weinstcin,
Nicholas uorowitz, Scott Nearing and
Sautcre Nuortcva, d fiIn.
Tons Of propaganda books designed
10 sway the masses to Bolshcvism
have been sent out. This propaganda
is against the use of American soldiers
in Russia. 1t attacks The Mooney
prosecution and demands the immc
datc release Of so-callcd political pris
oners, among ,ghom are Alexander
Berkran, Emma Goldman and Roger
Baldwin.
The Federal authorities, in pointing
out the growing menace, say that they
have files on more than 1000 leaders
and assert that there arc more than
half million Bolshcviki or sympa-
thizcrs in the New York district alone.
They point out that the leaders arc
aliens and can be deported and that
IS per cent Of the members are foreign
born.
Meetings Held Nightly
"Meetinga arc being held every night,
aaid high Federal Official "Thc
highbrow radicals arc doing everything
in their power TO have the espionage
act repealed. They are the teachers,
editors and professional pacihsts who,
whom they saw their game beaten when
wc5 entered the var Ind defeated Ger
many, threw their strength to the
Bolahevki.'
This official also said that the League
for Amnesty Of Political Prisoners and
the Workers Defence tniop hsne been
cooperating with the g-,--hsviri. He
sald the New York BoTshcyiki arc di-
vided into two classes, the Russian
workers. and the anarchists, and that
they operate IN FIVE gronpg, which
have been commissioned to c''1i
victs In the shops and facty ,.s 80
far this work has not been <ry Ais-