The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-10-16
RED CONSPIRACY
COMES TC LIGHT.
Plots Against Government Unccg-
cred in New York and Gary.
SoWETS CALLED TO ARMS
Proclamation at Gary Calls on Strikers
to Crush the U. S. Troops, Seize
Power of State and Establish
BolsheVst Government.

BolsheVist Government.
New York, Oct. 14.-The bomb
squad was assigned to protect Su-
preme Court Justice Barlow S. Weeks,
Assistant District Attorney Alexander
l. Rorke and Detective Sergt. James
j. Gegan, acting head of the squad,
following the finding of anarchistic
circulars which attack the three men
and call on the workers Of the steel
and "every other industry to arm
themselves. Special guards have
been placed around public buildings,
churches and the homes of prominent
capitalists and public officials The
manifesto is signed "The American
Anarchistic Federated Commune Sow
let Of New York"
Issues Proclamation
An anarchlstic call to arms against
the United States government reads
In part as follows:
Arm yourselves. The autocratic,
barbarlc suppression and imprison-
ments of this self-called democratic
country has been within the last two
months really Russianized as in the
olden days of czardom.
striking workers in all the indus
tries, especially in the steel industry,
are being killed and wounded to death
daily by the police soldiers, sailors,
spies and special deputies all bench
men Of the government, which are the
sole upholders and protectors of CAPT
taliSm
Workers of America, begin TO arm
yourselves and fight back in the same
manner as you are being attacked.
The bloody war of capitalism through
its government against you workers is
on"
Red Plot at Gary
Chicago. oct. 14.--An attack on the
United States troops doing strike duty
I'm Gary and the overthrow of the
United States government, to he fol-
lowed by dictatorship Of the work
ers" were called for in procama-
tion Of the Communist (Red) Party
of America scattered through the
streets of Gary.
Army intelligence and department
of justice agents were set to work to
trace the bills 10 their source and
learn who had distributed them.
"This Is the most dangerous piece
of literature that has ever come to
my attention" said Col. W. S. Mares.
commanding the troops in the Gary
district. "Other red pamphlets have
been severe. but the subject matter
has been general This is direct APP
peal to their followers to overthrow
the federal troops in Gary. 1t is
dangerous situation.
Appeal Long One.
The circular contains about 1000
words. The first part is devoted 10
telling of the terrible conditions" I'M
der which the steel workers lived, and
which compelled" them to strike.
Then follows n recitation Of the
triumph" they scored when they
staged a mass meeting and parade in
defiance of the mayor and when the
police and guards, instead of break
ing up the parade, actually cleared
the streets for them. Then came the
soldiers.
At this point the proclamation says:
1.-The national government, the cap
itaist state, has stepped in. The
steel trust was in danger Of being
beaten. 1t might have to submit he
fore the power of the workers.
Called on State to Save It.
"To save itself it brought into the
field the instrument forged by
the capitalists to uphold their sys-
TEN of exploitation and oppression,
the state. which, in spite of all IT'S
democratic prctensons, is but the
physical expression of the dictator
ship of the capitalist class.
Are you. workers of this country,
going to submit meckly to the use of
military invasion and force to break
your strike? Shall the iron heel rule
unchallenged?
"Ths Is the hour to rouse the strik-
ers Gather in great mass meetings
Bring to the attention of The unen-
lightened workers. the meaning OF
martial law at Gary Show them that
II is not enough to strike against low
wages and bad working conditions,
but that the strike must be directed
against capitalism.
Must Capture Power.
"The workers must capture the
power Of the state. They must wrest
from the capitalists the means through
which the capitalists lule is main.
tanned
"The answer TO the dictatorship of
the capitalists is the dictatorship of
the workers"
The proclamation, printed In Eng
lish was widely distributed before it
came to the attention of the author
tiles.