Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-23
I.W.W. GAINING IN j. S.
DETECTIVE 1EST|f|ES
Government Agents Find Social
lists and Anarchists More Ac-
tive Than Ever Before.

Washington, Jan % The Senate
Committee on Propaganda after an ex-
ccutive session, decided late yesterday to
hear evidence bearing on present radical
activities, particularly those of the radi-
cal Socialists, The | w w, and kindred
movements which are agitating for n
condition III this country similar Ia That
which now exists in Russia
For several months the Military Intel
lgcnce Service has been taking census,
so Ia speak, of persons OF Bolahevist nc
tivties and listing organizations and
newspapers which arr advocating Mt
tompts Ia overthrow the government
Archibald j.. Stevenson of New York.
now of the military intelligence service,
IL member OF commission which has
been investigating tins question: and he
began, late yesterday Afternoon, hls narre
tive oI some phases Of the situation The
narrative unfolded up to the tune the
committee adjourned had 10 deal prln-
Gipally with the activities of the l. W.
W, and radical Socialists led by Victor
berger and others Of that school
The date III possesaion OF the govern
rnent shows that the apitators were
never more busy than they are now.
They arc supplicd with large funds and
aro backed by several hundred daily md
weekly newspapers
Closely cooperating with the ! W w,
MIR Stevenson sad. was tho National
Civil Liberties Bureau nf Nev York
which numbers among IFS members
many prominent persons of paclilst
views This organization helped finance
the defense ni HAYWOOD and the Other
| " W. agitatofs convlrted recentlv IN
Chicago aud flooded largc part 81 the
country with propaganda n ihet favaf
Evidence now ~ tho possession ~ thc
government showed Il Wa testified.
that efforts were made hclorc the ! "
" trial ia influence the authorities. bnf
without suoccss lhc cntlrc mailing fsi
of the civil llhortice llulcnn was turned
over to the | " " lie government
has the complete fle4 of iht hurceu
Tht-c Glts bowed = WRe testified
that ~ December iai lfaul Walsh.
lormcr Go chairman with President
Taft on the Industrial Rotations 'ein
mlsqion. addressed 4 letter II the vi
tiona civil Liberties Hureau introducing
]. 4 Law and L Il Chrmlev II tie
| W " Defense 'ounetl and therr-
after Chrmlcy established m Office n
the bureau
On Ian II al last wear Roger y
baldwin. then lead 81 fhe wi LII
critics Eurcan and now IL PRISON. senf
to larcnco DarfuW. hleago iaWNef.
copies of the minutes af meeting that
WAS held ~ tins city ~ about that tiRe
The minutes stated that no action
wa~ taken III the absence of Messfs
Walsh and Darrow 4 lettct written ~
Chumley stated thai hc was sendlng
matter 10 lno used ~ compiling prnIH
ganda pamphlet. aud he added That
frank T. Walsh will 10 the seue
and asked fnr suggestions as how to raIse
the So. ONO hail fnr Haywood
An advertisement whteh appeared II
The New Ropuhhr hclorc the | " "
trial was also placed n the reearl Tins
was an appeal for funds 70 help hnanee
the trial. and among those Whtsf natnrs
Appeared ~ slrnor4 - the appeal were
Robert " l}rucre. the Rev Dr Percy
Sticncv Grant. Walter + Vile, t,eorRr
4. Nest. and John Fitch.
Despite the convection of its leaders,
the | " " continue 70 grew, and is
propaganda i carried nu through news
papers and pamphlets The principal
ones Of these paper arc published N
New York STATE. rcnnsy yvanIa. Wrseon-
s'n. Michigan California. Washington,
Illinois. OHIO. Kansas and Oregon