Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-09

New York, Nov. S.--AbOut
 200 prisoners were taken to-
 night in a raid upon a hall in
 Fifth street, made by agents of
 the department of justice, un-
 der Chief William J. Flynn. The
 department of justice men were
 aided by members of the New
 York police bomb squad
 The prisoners, whom the pO-
 lice described as reds" were
 taken to police headquarters. A
 meeting was in progress when
 the roundup" was made.
 Washington, Nov. S.-Deportation of all aliens engaged in "red" activl- ties, 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 raids were quantities of articles used in making bombs, a complete counterfeiting plant, a large supply of counterfeit bank notes, thousands of pieces of litera- ture, described as of the most in- flammatory nature and scores of red flags, rifles and revolvers.
 Agents of the department of jus- tice and the bureau of immigration have been collecting evidence in these particular cases for two months. MT. Palmer said Practically all of these arrested were Russians.
 Details of the widespread clean up | 0f 1ac irb+ show that more than 200 were ar rested in IS cities. Mr. Palmer has asked the department of labor to de- port all of them.
 In the course of their investiga- tion, the government agents, accord ing to MT. Palmer's announcement. have found that the union Russian workers is conducting an active propaganda for "social revolution" The aliens arrested were all leaders in this union, which was described as the worst anarchistic organization in the country. Its membersh;p numbers more than 1000 with many locals, estimated by officials to run we'll above 100, scattered throughout the nation.
 [ Last nights raids. however, in- cluded only the leaders of the or. ganization in the following cities: New York, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia Newark, Cleveland, Detroit. Buffalo, Akron. Youngstown, Ohio; Baltimore Elizabeth, N. J.; and Hartford. Waterbury, Ansonf4 Bridgeport, New Haven and Sey mour, Conn.
 Worse Than Bolshevists. | Of the activities of members If the Union of Russian Workers, MT Palmer's statement said:
 "The Union of Russian Workers is even more radical than the holshevik It was organized in New York in 1907 by a group of II men led by William Szatow, at present the chief of police of Petrograd. The purpose of the society was to analgamase all the Russian groups in the United States into one organization. With the aid of newspapers and other propaganda the membership of the Union of Russian Workers grew until at the present time it's membership is about 1000 and it's branches num- Der more than 100. located in the principal cities of the country.
 'The various locals are oreanized for the sole purpose of spreading the doctrine of the organization among the Russian immigrants working in the mines. shops, factories, logging camps and saw mills and other cen ters of labor and the propaganda is conducted by means of literature and lectures as we'll as through the radi- cal newspapers. Lecturers are sent out by the executive committee of the group and cover all parts of the country. Funds of the organization are derived from dues, lectures and concerts and the sale of radical litera- ture."
 Officials declared that in last nights raids thev had found more forms of anarchistic propaganda, teaching the overthrow of govern ment by force and violence, than in any previous nationwide raids. An- parently, according to officials, the Russian organization bids fair to sup plant some of the other radical groups to which more attention has l been paid in the past. The announced determination to rid the country of all aliens participating in the spread of doctrine against the government was believed to be an effective means of stopping the growth of the Rus Isian union.
 sI Seized in the raids last nirht was portion of the Constitution" of the Russian society, which officials de. \ Iclared was the most inflammatory of ! jany documents yet taken. One sec ,tion Of it said present society was