The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-10
Exposure of Extremists Plans
By Department ci Justice,
Following Raids Docu-
ments Of the Most InAam-
matory Character Seized
Would Abolish Property
and Law and Order

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.-Plans
of the Union of Russian Workers
to bring about an overthrow Of
the government through a general
strike are revealed in documents
seized in the nationwide raids Of
federal authorities Friday and
Saturday nights, and made public
tonight by Assistant Attorney
General Garvin.
With the government over
thrown and everything wiped
from the earth that is a reminder
of the right to private ownership
of property the Russian work
erS, according to their manifesto,
looked forward to 1.-The magniti-
cent, beautiful form Of man with
out a God, without q master and
free of authority
The documents and publications
obtained in the raids, officials said
today, are of the most inflamma-
tory nature, and make no effort to
conceal the unions program OF
destruction and death to achieve
it's ends. Much of the material
made public tonight is of such a
nature as to cause ordinarily any
newspaper printing it to be barred
from the mails.
Dangerous Propaganda
Included among the documents sclzed
all OF which are printed in Russian, IS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Of anarchists
communists" This publication, III"
most recent put out by the union, was
said by Mr. Garrin to be the most
dangerous piece of propaganda ever dos
Sininated by anJ radical organizatioh
in the United States.
The manifesto outlines the purpose "l
the movement inaugurated by the union
as complete destruction of control oi
natural resources and capital and com
plete destruction Of power OF rule AMI
the institutions invested with powers TO
enforce rule OF one man over announcer.
TOT Armed Revolt.
1-rder the caption of What should
be our means OF carrying on the fight.
the manifesto says:
what must we do. the vanguard OF
the proletariat? We must consciously
hasten the elementary move OF tne
struggle Of the working class; we mus
convert small strikes into general ones
and convert the latter into armed re-
volt Of the laboring masses againsI
capital and state.
AT the time OF this revolt, We must
at the first favorable opportunity pSo-
cced TO an immediate seizure OF al!
means Of production and all articles or
consumption and make the WORKING
classes the matsers in fact Of all general
wealth, At the same time. we must
mercilcssly destroy all remains OF gov
crrncntal authority and class domina-
ton. libcrating the prisoners, demollsh
prisons and police offices. destroy all
legal papers pertaining to private own
crship Of porperty; all field fences anu
boundaries, and burn all certificates OF
lndebtedneSs--in q word. We must take
care that everything Is wiped from inc
Garth that is q reminder OF the right 10
private ownership OF property; 70 oIow
up barracks, gcndarme and police al
ministration. shoot the mast prominent
military and police officials must be th>
impoytan, concern Of the revolving
WORKING people. In the work OF destru"-
ton. we must be merciless, for inc
slightest weakness Of the position on
our part may afterward cost the WORK
ing classes a whole sea Of needless
blood.
aRed" Program
After capital and state are destroy-
ed" the manifesto says. the hrst ou'y
OF the union is TO start production on
a now foundation. Existing labor organ
izations should be extended and produc-
tton should be given over entirely 70
them" it argues. Then each village
commune should unity with all other
communes and the one grand federation
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every one TO let ncighborly spirit pre-
vail. II all these will lend their aid In
carrying the public the emergency WILL