The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-24

although she had heard the men con,
versing together frequently during the
past few months she could tell nothing
of what they said inasmuch as they
always spoke In Spanish. They had
few callers Those who did call upon
them were usually young men OF a
Spanish cast of countenance.
Grau's I. W. w. Connection.
Jose Grau, the editor in chief OF the
radical weekly printed in the Spanish
language. is said by the police and secret
service men to be the assistant secretary
of q local Spanish branch of the I. w. w.
Grau was an l. w. w. organizer and
spent much OF his time at an l. w. W.
meeting room at 81 East Forty-sixth
street, where on Monday nights say the
officers, the English branch OF the /. w.
w. met, on Tuesday night an l. w. w.
branch composed of Hebrews. on
Wednesday nights the local Spanish
branch and on Sundays n polyglot meet
Ing OF l. w. WIS of various nationalities
foregathered and "downed" everything
in babel of tongues.
At one time even a small body of Chi
nese radicals also met in the East Forty
sixth street house. Some time ago,
however, the police swooped down upon
meeting in progress at 81 Mott street
disturbers four of whom have just been
deported to the Flowery Kingdom.
The men caught in the Lexington ave-
nue. house had been living there, accord
ing to Janitress Herman. for about eight
weeks. Since February II last, II was
learned last night, policeman has been
stationed there, or since Inspector Nor
ris and squad OF policemen entered
the house and arrested one Janet Ciugel.
No ~ xytn nj a ~
the tenement house laws.
Many of the clippings found about the
rooms of the men arrested were from
local English language newspapers OF
recent date and almost all OF these
clippings had to do with arrests. trials
or deportations OF members OF the l. w.
w. The search for bombs in the Lex
ington avenue house was as fruitless as
the similar search made in the house
in West Fifty-third street.
Fund to Release Prisoners.
There were many advertising cards
telling in Spanish OF the great worth Of
the radical paper Fl Corsd,io. Also
there was dodger advertising func-
ton about to be held in an East Side hall
| for the purpose of raising funds to be
spent in trying to obtain the release Of
an political prisoners now detained in
, the United States.
The developing of The case which re-
| resulted in the Wholesale arrests has
brought to light. the Federal and police
officers said last night, the fact that re-
Gently there has been an ominous ANAL
gamation and coordination OF activities
| on the part OF the /. w. w, the Left
Wing" or extremely radical group of the
Socialists, the anarchists. the out and
out Bolsheviki and similar enemies Of
| law and order. These bodies have been
holding omnibus meetings In hall on
| the East Side, the street and number OF
which are known to THE SUN, but at
the request OF the authorities last night
are withheld from publication for the
present.
While the arrests in the Lexington
| avenue house were In progress a crowd
| estimated at 1000 men, women and chill
dren gathered so quickly in the street
that reserves from the East 104th street
station had to be called to handle the
jam. In Lexington avenue house four
blocks away a bomb exploded on~July 4,
1914, in the rooms of anarchists, killing
| the anarchists and destroying most OF
! the upper floors of the building.
The janitress said her tenants never
| had given her any trouble. Appsre 'tly,
she said. they were all cigarn'akers who
went to various cigar factories to work
| each day. The officers upon catering
| through the basement yesterday morn
| Ing. added the Janitress. found Fcruan-
| DEE. Alicer and Micezer there and ar
rested them Immediately, gathering in
| the other seven prisoners as they strolled
into the house ito make calls" on her
| tenants.