New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-02-25
Letters, Advising Revolution
and Calling Upon Labor
ing Class to Arm Them
selves, Received Today.
DEPT. OF JUSTICE
MEN WORKING HERE

Anarcl,istfc Notices Arc Signed ~
, Group OF WorllinGmcn''-.1saai In
dustl.ial Leaders ard Attack Mo-
tiyes of Great World Nar--Sccrct /
Organizations Arc Advocated
Police Arc On Alcrt.
The Bolshcvilli, with their danger
GUS anarchistic propaganda, have
invaded New Britain. and this morn
% ing launched an active campaign In
an attempt to spread their doctrines
of revolution among the working
peoples of the city.
This mornings local mail included
a number of letters. posted before 10
o'clock last night, addressed to vari-
Gus business firms and private indi-
Viduals containing two pamphlets
which cXpound the Bolshevik doc
drines for the overthrow of estab-
lished society and calling upon others
OF their il< to act-with violence.
In each instance the letter was not
signed by an individual and the ad-
dress, Ofttimes misspelled, was scraWl-
ed in either a disguised or illiterate
DIuO. Inc IWO-cGnl stamp tllliAcu W
the envelopes testifies that they were
Ymailed in the city. The fact that these
seditious doctrines are being trans
mitted through the mails makes the
offenSe even more serious, inaSmuch
rs the sending Of such literature
through the mails is violation of the
postal laws.
Revolution Is Demanded.
.- One of the pamphlets which is re-
garded as highly infiammatory, is
addressed ito the working people of
NAmerica," and virtually demands
social revolution. 1t declares. in eN-
citing phraseologE, that during the
war the exploiters of the Workingman
have profted greatly, while the work
ingmen gave their "so1s, brothers and
fathers away to he shot down like
dogs and left to rot on the fields of
France Working up to a vicious
climax. the pamphlet intimatcs that
the war was not SO much for the Am
. eriCan flag as for the capitalists. 1t
then demands that the Workingme1
"by arming themselves" tear their
way ''by the revolution" to what the
pamphlet claims is a "better and hap
pier life"
These pamphlets printed on the
cheapest of paper and of cheap work.
nanship, are signed "A Group of
WorlIingmen."
Text of One Letter.
Following is the complete text of
the pamphlet:
ITO the Working People of Amer
lea:
"The war is over. Your exploiters
have quickly placed their profits in
safety.
:, "You the working slaves, will soon
So
a hard winter, looking for work for it
is your only means to supply your
selves with the necessities of life. Be
cause you lack the courage to use
other methodist
You have tolerated all the moral
and physical slayeries during this
Vwar.
when you dared open your
mouths in protest, you were quickly
TailrOaded to Jail.
What were your profits out of this
war? You lost all the little of Iiber-
ty you had, and you gave your sons,
brothers, and fathers away to be shot
down like dogs and left to rot in the
fields of France!
) For what?
For the glory of the American
flag!
$50 that your masters may have
bigger markets to sell their mer-
chandise and exploit other people like
you.
The workers of Russia, Germany,
Austria and other countries have ris-
en- and have oVerthrOWn their rulers.
mot by ballots. but by arming
themselves, as it is your only means.
You alone do rot bulge. Are you
afraid to follow their example. Are
YOU afraid to take by force what
rightly belongs TO you?
win you be meek and sIavish?
VIII you walIoW under the iron heel
of your masters?
-. cor will you TEAR Your way by
the Revolution to a better and hap
pier life? Which will you choose?
"A GROUP OF WORKING MEN,
Urges Soviet Organization.
The second pamphlet is of con-
siderable length, and addressed to
"comrade soldiers and workers" and
is the text of what is termed "the
third manifesto issued by provisional ,
council Of soldiers and workers de-
puties of Canada it urges it's read
ers to organize and hold secret meet
ings so that in every branch of indus
try the members may be ready when
the time comes to take over each
the workers only" In most treason
able language this letter attacks the
- military discipline OF the Canadian
army. assailS the Veracity of the gov