New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-22
Morgan Envelopes
In I. W. W. Office
TWenty Taken in Raid
Regarded as Most I'm
pOrtdrlt Evidence Found

State troopers and Lusk committee
operatives who swooped down on the
central headquarters of the l. w. w.
at 81 East Fourth Street yesterday
afternoon, regard twenty envelopes
stamped and bearing the return ad-
dress of J. P Morgan & Co. as the
most important evidence in the half
truck load of assorted literature which
they carried away.
J. The envelopes were found in dusty
desk. just Before the raiders completed
their inventory. They contained rabid
|. w. w. pamphlets and were probably
used, according to H. W. Grunewald
in charge of the Lusk committee in
vestigators, to insure delivery and
avoid suspicion.-
Most Of the envelopes were stamped
with the return address in the lower
left hand corner. 1t read: "If not de-
livered in five days return to J. p Nor
gan & Co., New York" Two of the
envelopes bore this stamp in five places,
leading the Investigators to believe the
printing is the work of the New York
Printers and Publishers Independent
Union, one Of the l. w. w. affiliated or
carnations.
Union Number Found
The number "12O0' was marked on
on some of the envelopes. This is the
number of the union. One of the in
vestigators, who said he was familiar
with the type of envelopes used by
the Morgan company, said they are
entirely different frmom those found
IN the rooms of the I. ". W. Five in
vestlgators who combed carefully
through the desk containing the en-
velopes also were satisfied that the
radical organization printed the en-
velopes.
L. s. Chumley, editor of "The Rebel
Worker" hundreds of copies of which
were taken by the raiders, denied all
| knowledge of the printing or use of
the envelopes.
"While l don't know anything about
these envelopes" he said, 81 do know
that l think using the name of Nor
gan or any other firm to disseminate
our literature to the workers is fully
justified. If that is the only way we
can get our stuff through, then think
we should do it. AS matter of fact,
we have found it fairly easy to circu-
late our literature"
He Likes the Raid
Chumley added that he thought
the circulation of his paper and the
membership of the order would be in
creased by between three and four
thousand as a result of the raid Be
cause of his blue shirt, creaseless
trousers and knit tie, surrmounted by
a black broad brimmed hat, Chumley
was Selected by the troopers as the
leader of the members, although he
repeatedly vouchsafed that "the |. w
w. has no leaders,"
About fifteen persons, including one
woman, were in the rooms, at about
PAS P. NJ, when four automobiles
bearing ten state troopers under Ser
geant Walter Brey, six Lusk committee
investigators and four central office
detectives, drew up on the curling
around the corner on Fourth Avenue
captain J.: A. Warner, commanding
Troop X, State Police, and Leutenan nj
loDy were also in the party and super
vised arrangements.
Sergeant Brey mounted the stairs of
the building housing the l. W. w. head.
quarters, which are situated on the
parior floor over a kosher delicatcsser
ana lunchroom. Brey carried search
warrant signed by Magistrate Brough
he walked in and presented it to Chum.
ley: Behind him came three troopers
and about ten PAGES in the rear the re-
malnder of the raiding party followed
Ohe IFies IOr GETAWAY
One of the workers" glimpsed the
array of visitors and heard Sergeant
Brey mention police. He darted for the
rear room and dived through French
window facing the yard There were
steps there, but he didn't use them. A
husky trooper leaped after the depart
ing member and retrieved him without
struggle. The lone woman in the
| place did not scream
The raiders went about their bust
ness cxpeditiousy and with no inter-
terence. They announced that no ar
rests would be made, and permitted the
members to come and go at will. Evil
de7cc was gathered from desks, closets
and walls. Chumlcy made sight OBJ
lection when dictionary was taken.
~ said II cost him $3.50, and that
the only thing about revolution in il
10 the definition" He was assured that