Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-12-04
Gary Strikers Rejoice When
Army Officers Rout Out the
Anarchist Crowd.
UNIONS rights PRESERVED
Under General Woods Orders the
Feds Were Driven Out and Their
Seditious Literature and
Arms Seized.
BY EDWARD B. CLARK.

SulCdSO.- OIlCeTS VI the luIcI-
ligence service of the army, working
in connection with the civil author
tiles, seized at Gary, Ind, an immense
amount of "Red' literature, arms,
ammunition and other things which
the alien agitators were using or in
tended to use for the purpose of in
citing revolution and Overthrowing the
American republic.
When Governor Goodrich Of Indiana
telegraphed General Wood that the
Gary situation was beyond his con-
troll and made an appeal for federal
troops, the department commander i'm
mediately went to the scene, and it
took him and his officers only short
time to discover that in Gary as in
other places where there were eco
nomic troubles, alien agitators had
seized the place and the opportunity
to spread their doctrines Of hate and
fire.
It was discovered that these alien
anarchists were as much hated by
real American labor as they were by
Americans not ordinarily included
within the ranks of labor.
Routed Out by Army Men.
Under General Woods orders the
strikers were allowed to continue their
peaceful picketing and hold their
peaceful assemblies. The army author
tiles turned their attention to the for
oi crr10 WIN n
strife and to bring about bloodshed.
The intelligence officer on the scene
was Lieut.. Donald G. Van Buren,. Act
ing with the municipal authorities sew
en- foreigners were arrested and held
for deportation. The places of rendez-
vous of the alien trouble making ele-
nent were searched and part of the
'esult is shown in the accompanying
picture.
It was soon found out by General
Wood that the striking workmen in
Gary were just az much pleased as
anybody else that the Reds were be-
ng routed out. Not one of the leaders
If the anarchistic element was an
american citizen. The arrests Of the
liens were made, their arms and pro-
uganda material were seized, and
aw and order were re-established in
tary without firing a shot.
Among the stuff found in the an
rchistic dens were revolverS, and
if1es of various kinds, plenty of am.
nunition and pamphlets and pictures
If various sorts. Among the pamphlets
vas one entitled with Drops Of
Blood" the words Of the title being
printed in red while the pages of the
pamphlet were besprinkled with rec
ink.
One of the posters which was taken
represented capitaiistic tree with
man labeled "CapitaT' engaged in the
act of fertilizing the tree at it's roots
with the dismembered bodies of work
ing men.
Lives to Fight Capital.
A Red leader on being questioned
by Lieut.. Van Buren, said: 81 have no
brotherly feelings, I have no friendly
feelings, I have no sympathetic feel
ings Of any kind for anything or any
body. All I live for is to fight capital !"
He was asked if he did not have
some kindly feeling for religion, for
nature, for art, for painting or for
poetry. He said: "No. Religion, ma
ture, art and everything else belong to
the - capitalists. live for nothing
but to fight them
AS soon as the Reds were taken
care of and their arms and propaganda
seized, General Wood gave orders that
the regulation, which was established