Evening journal., 1919-01-02
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Propaganda of Destruction
Was Sent Out to
Organizations
CAu uSED LABOR TOQUIT,
AVERRED IN CHARGES

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. Jan. 2.-As the
web OF evidence is hourly being drawn
more closely about the Red ring OF men
and women In this city responsible for
the three bomb outrages OF Monday
night, Government and police officials
yesterday revealed more OF the facts
within their possession showing that
Tor months the terrOrsts had carried on
their propaganda in Philadelphia, seek
ing more and more converts TO their
program OF organized destruction.
This evidence and information shows
that while the secret details OF the
plots were hatched and the chief incit-
Ing TO anarchy was fomented in a
building in the northeastern section OF
the city, members Of the organization
were in turn affiliated with other bod
les, into which they attempted in every
possible way to inculcate their doctrine
OF murder and annihilatlon.
Trusted women have been used as
messengers, spies and secret agents, the
police say, by a leader or leaders who
viewed with dlsdain what they regard
ed as the tame activities and spineless
policy OF the /. w. w. Although the
latter organization was looked upon as
little more than a fertile field from
which might be culled a few more fol-
lowers with the courage or fatalism TO
embark upon systematic bombing
campaign. 10 Is alleged by the police it
was directly to Second street. near Car
penter, where was located the Local 100
Of the !. W. W., that the emissarles Of
these radical Reds most perslstently
carried their propaganda.
The police believe that when all the
evidence has been gathered and all the |
leaders and principal agents have been
placed under arrest, IL not only will be |
shown that they had planned many
other bombing expeditions, but that /
these men and women were directly re-
sponslble for the slump in efficiency at /
Hog Island and in other important war
industries at a time when they were /
most needed 10 successfully end the |
war.
Here is what is claimed to be an au-
thOritative description Of how the
ring leaders OF The conspiracy oper-
ated:
In the aforesaid hall in the north
eastern section OF the city. they held
their meetings Only those known and
by the leaders were supposed
to attend or be within hearing Of what
went on within. Here sedition and an
lrchy IN every form, murder Of the
wealthy, destruction OF their property
and relentless war upon all organized
government were advocated in the most
speeches.
How we'll the leaders are known to
government agents and the police may
be judged from the knowledge pos
sessed Of their methods.
These meetings over and converts
called for who would stop at nothing
demanded by the leaders, the latter
went into secret session, where, step by
step and night by night. the last details
Of their plots and schemes were worked
out.
Not all Of the leaders appeared at each
meeting but women, supposed to be
free from any police suspicion, were
trusted with the responsibility for keep
Ing all informed of what the others
we're doing. Not all Of the meetings
we're held at the same place, Not all Of
.he same people were invited to every
meeting.