Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-09
Raids Made in Brooklyn, Man.
haitian and Bronx Saturday
Night Put More Than 500
More "Reds" Behind Bars.
LABOR ORGANIZERS IN
PENNSYLVANIA TAKEN
so Alleged Radicals Arrested
In Bridgeport, Conn.,, by
Agents Of Department Of
Justice Aided by Local Police.

New York, Nov. S.-Federal
state and city agencies joined hands
tonight in 20 raids upon red
leaders in Manhattan, Brooklyn and
the Bronx and as a result, more than
500 prisoners were brought to po-
lice headquarters for examination.
The raids were. directed by the
Lusk state committee appointed by
the state legislature to investigate
radicalism. Agents Of the Depart
ment of Justice. New York state
troopers, state plain clothes men,
city detectives and all available city
policemen co-operated.
Search warrants were issued by
Chief City Magistrate McAdoo.
The largest number of prisoners
was taken from hall on East Fifth
street. 1t was said that $50 persons
were arrested there. (0.a-
Thirty eight places were raided in
Brooklya where it was said that
more than 800 suspected radicals
were arrested.
Among those taken into custody
was Big Jim" Larkin, Irish labor
leader, who was taken from his
home by state troopers. A few days
ago the British consul in this city
refused to wise passports Larkin
had for Great Britain.
Deputy Attorney General Berger
announced that he, had ordered 100
Of the 200 prisonerS SO far ex-
amined, to be held on charges of
criminal anarchy and that the others
had been released.
Two Organizers Held.
Johnstown, Pa, Nov. ST. ].
Conboy, organizer of the steel
workers union. and Frank Hall,
organizer of the carmen, invited
several days ago to leave Johns
town by a committee of business
men, departed tonight. City detec-
tives tonight arrested Dominick Gil
lotte, organizer for the United Mine
Workers, and Frank Kurowiski,
American Federation of Labor or
| ganizer, on charges of being "sus-
picious persons" City and county
officials said the prisoners were be-
ing held for federal authorities.
so More Caught.
Bridgeport, Conn, Nov. 8.-Sixty
alleged radicals were arrested to-
night in raids by agents of the De-
partment of Justice, aided by local
police. Most of the prisoners were
taken in boarding houses on, the
east side, and were brought to city
court chambers to be examined.
General Warfare.
Washington, Nov. 8.-Inaugurat-
ing a general warfare on, radical
aliens advocating iorcible overthrow
of the government, agents of the De
partment of Justice, assisted by the
immigration bureau, rounded up
nearly 900 men and women in raids
| last night and today in more than
score Of cities, including the ma
tional capital itself,
More than 200 of those arrested
will be held for deportation and it
was announced at the Department
of Justice that it was the intention
to request the Department of La
Dor to deport all aliens found to be
engaged in radical activities.
Seize Bomb Material.
In their raids in Newark and Tren-
ton, N. j., the federal agents seized
materials for making bombs and a
complete counterfeiting outfit, to-
gether with considerable counterfeit
money. In practically every raid
the officers found great quantities
of literature of the "red" nature.
The Union of Russian Workers
first CAME into prominence during
the senate investigation of the steel
strike, Jacob ,Margolis, counsel for
the strikers committee, testifying
that he sought, the aid of the Rus
slams in the strike.
Attorney General Palmer de-
scribed the Russian union as even
more radical than the bolsheviki"
and declared its purpose was to
amalgamate all of the Russian
groups in the United States into one
organiza Mass action, includ
ing armed action in time of great
national strife" is the principle of
the union. he said.
Mr.. Palmer disclosed tonight also
that Adolph Schnabel, whom he de-
scribed as "the brains of the union
of Russian workers" was taken into
custody 10 days ago. He is now at
Ellis Island. awaiting deportation.
Peter Bianki, who succeeded Selma
bel as general secretary of the Rus
sian uiion, also is being held for de-
portation.
With the announcement of the
nationwide raids, Chairman John
son of the house immigration COM
mittee said his committee soon
would begin an investigation of the
alleged delays in the deportation of
aliens now in custody. The COM
mittee also will seek to determine
whether any additional legislation to
deal with radical aliens is necessary.