New-York tribune., 1919-07-18
Radicals of All Countries.
Including G erm any,
/ Asked to Join Interna-
tional 'One Big Union
Documents Found
In Raid Made Here
James P. Holland Tells of
Two n. Y. Locals That
Are Strongly Bolshevik

The scope of the international plot
pf the |. w. w. to tie up the shipping
of the world as a step in their reyolu
tionary plans was revealed Yesterday
when the Lusk Committee resumed it's
investigation of Bolshevik activities in
New York.
The evidence indicated that the
project for an international strike of
marine workers had been approved bv
radicals in Ireland, Holland England.
Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Cuba,
Spain, Mexico and the Scandinavian
countries, who, in communications to
the radicals here, asserted they were
ready for the revolutionary pro-
gramme.
The documents read into the record
were seized by operatives of the Lusk
headquarters of the l. ". ".
Because of the censorship main
tanned by the Aired countries during
the war most of the correspondence
designed to enlist the support of the
f., European workers was sent by courier.
This was found to be particularly true
of the message sent to Ireland.
The letters were presented by Archi-
bald Stevenson, associate counsel for
the committee, while Henry Crune-
wald, head Of. a private detective
agency, was on the Stand. Crunewald
identihed the documents as part of the
files Of the l. W. ".
They Need More Funds
J The first letter introduced was ad-
dressed to Dutch radical. 1t ex-
planned the difficulty of carrying out
the international plans without suf-
ticient funds, and urged that he use his
inf
Swedish agitators. The message, which
was signed by the secretary Of the Ma
fine Transport Workers. Industrial
Union No. s of tke I. W. W., read in
part:
''ln May we held a big Scandinavian
and English meeting in Buenos Ayres.
Six hundred sailors and fremen at
tended. We are planning such meet
1ngs IN all ports as part of our cam
palgn Tor revolutionary international.
Remember that transportation is
the keystone OF the present industrial
eystem; that when transportation stops
industry stops. The opportunity is
ours. With little cooperation an in
*ernational organization is assured"
Most of the letters urged Immediate
organization and suggested that spe-
cial appeal be made to "the soviet and
Bolshevik element among the Russian
workers" One document, addressed to
>. Cabbata 271 Maple Street, Perth
Amboy, N. j., told of the progress be-
ing made for the international scheme
and suggested that he appeal to the
Italian workers in his section.
Another communication called dele
gates from all countries, including
Germany and Austria, to attend a
meeting in Chicago in April Of this
year for the purpose of organizing the
international marine workers.
Want Radicals Only
Most of the letters read into the
record indicated that the I. W. w.
wished to establish the international
syndcalist and revolutionary labor So
cieties. They all urged solidarity Of
labor in attacking the "capitalsts,"
and overthrowing the existing forms
of government.
One letter. sent to the Irish Trans
port Workers, read in part:
eve of the local branch Marine
Transport Workers Industrial Union
No. 100, I. ". W, Port of New York
are in receipt of information from one
of our fellow workers who recently
visited ireland. While there he was
much inspired by the enthusiasm anc
solidarity displayed by your members
in their great fight against the ex-
plotting class in your fair country
your aims and objects are the same as
ours, nanely-orGanizing the one bif
union Of all workers the world oyel
for working class control.
Believing that the time is now ripe
for the taking over Of industry b.
and for the workers, cordially in
'lte your cooperation toward the enc
nj Welding the transport workers o1
the world in 0 one big powerful union
BY courier we are sending you litera
ture which outlines the programme o1
the |. ". w"
James i. Holland Testifics
James +. Holland president Of The
.Se" York State Federation Of Labor
was called % the witness stand at The
afternoon session and expressed hi.
ideas on Socialists and Bolshevik agi
tators pencrally. He asserted that tht
so-called Boleneviki thrive on notoriet,
and rad no influence in the real labor
organizations
Il believe, gentlemen" he said, "that
u there was not no much publicity
gwen this so-called bugaboo Of Bol
shevism, IL they had nothing TO feed
on, they would die of starvation.'
mr. Holland said that ever since the
lormatson of the American Federation
of Laoor the radicals have made eHorff
70 ~'Srupt the organization He ex
pia'ne1 that At every convention of
me federation the radical element had
mao drfrrnined efforts 10 bring aboui
o'fSersson bat had failed. A. The re
cent Atlantic City convention, he said
tney offered revolution uDno.dinp
the Soviet government of Kussia which
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