New-York tribune., 1919-11-09

~ASSSt~u idte tdSt night.
among the places raidcd by the state
Manhattan we're a PRINTING .hnn sr' T., -,
Ssast Tenth Street, from which nine mon
were taken; hall in East Broadway
near Rutgers Square, which Welded
snirey-nve more prisoners; a house mt
I6oSh Street and Amsterdam Avenue.
wnere twelve captives were taken. and
nails in Fifth and Henry streets. from
oners. -
Anti-"red" raids were made also in
bridgeport. Conn., where sixty suspects
were arrested in boarding houses on
tne east side of the city by agents Of
tne department of Justice, assisted by
the police.
Information From Nessim
Mr Stevenson testified before Magis-
trate McAdoo that on November /,
1919, Morris S. Nessim, who was held
q prisoner at Police Headquarters
charged with criminal anarchy, gave
MN certain Information which supp e.
mented Inl' = ,ation already in posses
sion of the Lu k committee AS a
result of this information there was
obtained an accurate list of all the
Con munist headquarters in this city.
1t was stated also that Dr. Maximilan
Cohen, one of the leaders of the Com
munfst party and editor of "The Com
lnunist Wor d." had tod agents of the
Lusk committee that the purpose of
the Communist party was the overthrow
OF the government of the United States
and the State OF New York and the
substitution therefor of "a dictatorship
of the proletariat" along the model of
the regime of Lenine and Trotzky in
Russia
DR.. Cohen also is quoted as saying
the Communist party intended to
seize power in order to appropriate all
land and property without compensa-
ton; that the Communist party pro
posed to bring this about by "stimu-
lated mass strike" and that it did not
intend to bring about any changes by
the use of ballots.
Proposed to Use Force
DR.. Cohen stated also. according to
mr.. Stevenson, that the Communist
party proposed to use as much force
rs necessary in putting through it's
program and IN overcoming the resist
ance OF the present constituted an
thoritles. Dr. Cohen added, it is said.
that If an boodshed resulted the
blame would devolve not upon the
Communists but upon the present gov
ernment officials.
1T wa TIN testimony. agents of the
Lusk committee said, which prompted
the committee to enter upon cam
palgn o. exterminating the Communist
party, whose members consider them
serves the sole representatives, of
Lenine and his teachings in America
1t was also shown that the purpose
OF the Communist party and its object
are set forth in it's manifesto, program
and constitution. The program .f the
party states:
..S ann is to direct this struggle
the class struggled to the conquest Of
political power, the overthrow Of can
ltallsm and the destruction of the bour-
geols state"
10 make clear its purpose the mani
1esto o. tne COn.munIs. party states:
= mmunlsm does not propose to
capture the bourgeoise parliamentary
state, but to conquer ard DESTROY it
lt rejects the idea of class reconcilia-
ilon and the parliamentary conquest
Of capitalism"
Senator Lusk Issues Statement
Senator Lusk supplemented the fore
gong testimony with the following
sta'cmert:
"On August II last DR.. Maximiliian
Cohen was cal ed before representa-
tives of the legislative committee in
VestlSating sedlt.ous activities. He ia
the editor OF TIE Commun. st World
. HteusnSf OF the executive committe
ior the United States Of the Com
niunlst organization, and was one of
me program committee at Chicago
h.ci prepared the program and con-
stitution of the social ed Communist
party OF America durin~ their meeting
held there about weeks AGO. At the
llme that lie came before the repre-
sentatlves OF the legislative committee
&c stated as follows in reference to
ne revo utionary organizations exist
inG N tie United States: ia Russia
.hey abolished tie constituent as
semb ilcs-but they ra ded the Offices
ot the powers that be and insta led
men selves. and Immediately organized
hed Guards to protect themselves in
tnelr new y found power
" nnu you wound approve of that
method?
"A. Unquestionably.'
Both Wrestling for Power
"He also at that time said in refer.
ence to the efforts directed arainst our
government: The workers and the
sovlet on the one hand and the CON
stltuent assemblies on the other hand,
Goth wrestling for power VIE
e the situatl n. hether or not it
"lli be orderly depends on you people,
because we want to assume these or.
ganizations.'
"'Q. But If there is any resistance? p
A. We'll, you will show the res St
ance, we Will not; you VIII foht to re-
saln power and the workers Will fight
to wrest it ava. from you. On the one
hand the workers councils, on the
other the constituent assemb les
He also at that time stated that if
our government refuses to rive up
It's p.wer without a fieht the onus Of
any force that is used will We IN US.
The constitution and manifesto Of
ehe Comm mist organization are in
plain LANGUAGE. easily understood In
them DR.. Chen. one ot the authors.
mas expressed in substance the same
policy which he outlined to the com
mttee on August IA. 1t is plain
statement of the intention of the mem
bers OF this organization to overthrow
our established government bv force
and un aw I! means. The seventy-one
local Commun ist organizations in New
York City consisted of bod.e; Of mon
and women openly and notoriouslv or
garized for the soc purpose of
destroying our government They pro
Tess TO believe and contend that the
time has come when the government
Is not strong enough to protect IL.
self.
Direct Public Challenge
"These organizations are a diror.
PUBLIC challenge to the authorities ~