The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-08
500 RADICALS
ARRESTED; TO
Be DEPORTED
Literature, Rifles, Bombs,
Seized With Men In SIM
ultaneous Raids in Eighteen
Cities.
ALMOST ALL RUSSIANS
(By Associated Press)

4OU OI dA aliens euSaSeO III Icu az
tivities has been determined upon by
the department of Justice. Attorney
General Palmer announced today.
Included among the material and
literature seized by government
agents in the race, were quantities of
articles used in making bombs, COM
plete counterfeiting plant, large sup
ply of counterfeit bank notes, thous-
ands of pieces of literature described
as Of the most inflammatory nature,
and scores Of red flags, rifles and re-
volvers.
Agents Of the department of justice
and the bureau Of immigration have
been collecting evidence In these par
ucular cases for two months, Mr..
Palmer said. Practically all Of those
arrested were Russians.
Details of the wide spread cleanup
of radicals last night and today show
that more than 500 were arrested in
18 cities. Mr.. Palmer has asked the
department of labor to deport all Of
them.
About 500 men and women suspect
ed Of having been implicated in the
plat we're seized late last night in
a series OF swift raids conducted in
IA cities. Further arrests were prom
ised by Federal agents In some cities
today.
More than $50 persons were taken
in raid in New York which was per
sonally conducted by William ]. Flynn
chief Of the bureau Of investigation OF
the Department Of Justice. All save
SO were released after examination.
In the Chicago district including
Milwaukee and Gary, Ind. about 200
more were taken into custody, while
smaller groups ranging from so down
to two we're arrested in Detroit, Phila-
delph;a. San Francisco. Newark. N. j..
Jackson, Mich, and five Connecticut
cities, New Haven, Hartford. Ansonta.
Water bury and New Britain.
Federal agents generally declined to
discuss the arrests further than to
say they had been planned at Wash.
ington several weeks ago. It was re-
ported that in some cities the demon
strations were to include bomb plac-
ing.
Organization is "Red"!
The union Of Russian workers was
described today by Attorney-General
Palmer as the most radical in the
United States and as "even more radi.
can than the Bolsheviki."
Deportation Of the 200 and more
men and women held has been deter
mined upon, and 1t was said that 1t
would be the policy of the govern
ment hereafter to rush the deporta-
ton Of all radical aliens.
The Russian union, reference to
which was made in the course Of the
senate investigation Of the steel strike
was organized, Mr.. Palmer said. at
New York, in 1907. by a dozen men
headed by William Szalows, now chief
of police in Petrograd, and 1t has
held annual conventions in the United
States for several years.
Membership Of the union now was
estimated by Mr.. Palmer at 1000 with
upwards OF 100 locals scattered
throughout the country. The union
also has ramifcauons in Canaoa, and
Representatives" from among Rus
slams in that country attended the
first convention Of the union in De
troit in 1914.
At Newark. N. J., according to Mr.
Palmer, complete counterfeit!ng
plant was found in the rooms OF 'twC
Of the active members Of the union OF
Russian workers." A large supply OF
counterfeit bank notes was found, Mr.
Palmer said.
Officials however, were without de
tailed information as to success OF
their plans formulated several weeks
ago to deal sternly with the radicals
on the eve Of their expected celebra
ton of the anniversary of the estab
lishment o3 the Russian soviet govern
;nent.
Flynn Directed Seizure.
William J. Flynn head Of the de
partment's division of inr- stigat1on di
rected the raids from New York ani
it was said that many Of the officer:
would report direct to him there.
From circulars. pamphlets and let
ters sent through the mails and seizeG
by the department Of justice agents
they decided that the movement fol
the celebration received its impetus
in Chicago.
The circulars gave details OF the
proposed celebrations in various part:
Of the country. operatives said, anG
tended to show that they were dis
tlibuted from Industrial workers O
the world headquarters here.
Seeking Germans.
In addition to their efforts to checf
the radicals, it was indicated the fed
eral officers also were seeking per
sons engaged In promoting proposed
German branch Of the Industrial work
ers of the world. Some Of the circu
lars sent out were written in Germa,
and called attention to the campaign
to forward a new branch Of the l. w
W. starting in the east and working
westward.
Mostly small fry were arrested IL
the raids in the Chicago district, som,
of the operatives said. It was rumor
ed that national leaders of the I. W
w. had been arrested but Mr.. Brennan
denied that William D. Haywood. na
tional secretary of the organization
was among the prisoners.
& Meetings for last night at half {
dozen places IN Chicago had bee1
PLANNED as part OF the cefehratto-
which was to last through to today
Int the raids stopped them