New-York tribune., 1919-11-14
Dray Drops 10000 in Front
of Lenox Ave. Headquar-
ters While Bomb Squad
Members Are on Guard
All Enemies, Says McAdoo
Mere Signing of Member
ship Manifesto Breaks
Law, Magistrate Declares

Evidence that the Communist party
of America, charged with spreading
criminal anarchy and preaching the
overthrow of the government by vio-
lence. intended to increase it's mem
bership of $500 in New York to 10000
or more was obtained by the police in
visit yesterday TO the party's head
quarters at 1875 Lenox Avenue.
While members of the police bomb
squad. led by Sergeant j. j. Gegan.
were about to enter the place, an ex-
press wagon drove up and deposited a
package on the sidewalk. The package
on being opened was found to con
tain 10000 red communist membership
cards. A like number had been taken
by the police short time before. The
cards bore the imprint of the Ever
ready Printing Company, 21S7 East
Second Street, Cleveland. The detec-
tlves permitted man in the office to
sign for the package No arrests were
made.
Members Of the Lusk legislative
committee are convinced that last
Saturdays raids stopped a communist
plan to open up an aggressive cam
palgn here to increase its membership.
All Enemies of Government,
Chief Magistrate William McAdoo.
after reading the communist manifesto
to which the signing Of the red cards
commits member, ruled that every
communist IS an enemy of the gov
ernment and is liable to prosecution
under the state anti-anarchv law.
James Larkin, agitator for irish free
don. and Benjamin Citlow. former
SPECIALIST Assemblyman elected from
! ne bronX, who were among the 1000
taken IN the Lusk raids, will learn the
result OF their preliminary hearing
this afternoon After their eases we're
closed yesterday, Magistrate McAdoo
SAID he would give his decision in writ
ing. Samuel A. Berger. Deputy At
torney General; Archibald L. Steven
son, counsel for the committee. and
Alexander l. Rorke. Assistant District
Attorney, who have been prosecuting
the alleged anarchists, expect test
oi the constltutionality of the anti
anarchy law will be made if the cases
are carried to higher courts. Walter
Nelies and Charles Reich, counsel for
'he defendants, contend that no one
ever has been convicted under the law
hey assert that neither Larkin or Git
low ever urged the overthrow of the
government by force
Preaching Doctrine of Anarchy
summing up the states case MIR.
horke said: The Communist mani
festo shows that these men were en-
gaged IN preaching the doctrine that
an anarchist or Socialist governmcn,
Shouid be attained, not by the ballot
out BY bullets, that the proletariat
should torn dictatorship. that the
property of capitalists should be CON
seated without compensation, and
that strikes should be seized upon as
means OF taking the government by
force"
Mr.. Recht quoted from the Congress
slonal Record of February 13, in which
senator johnson of California was
quoted as having said that chose in
trusted with the enforcement of law
are creating Bolshevism by allowing
American troops to be in Russia
Il know as much about soviet Rus
sia as Senator johnson does" said
Magistrate McAdoo
The cases of eighteen other de-
PENDANTS taken in the raids were set
FOR hearing on November %, after
Justice Brough had reduced the $4,000
bail of each to $1,000. Most OF the
men. who had been in the Tombs since
Sunday. obtained the bail and were
released.
Emma Goldman Case Closed
Harry Weinberger. counsel for Miss
Goldman, received letter from Byron
II. Uhl, Assistant Commissioner Of
immigration at Ellis Island an
nouncing that the government had
closed the Emma Goldman deportation
case. Mr.. Weinberger protested that
Miss Goldman's defense was not all in.
He contends that Miss Goldman is not
an alien and therefore cannot be de-
ported, and that Miss Godman's for
mer husband. whose citizenship is
alleged to have been revoked in 1909,
was dead at the time of the alleged
revocation.
1t is asserted by the government that
Miss Goldman has refused to answer
certain questions. Among them are:
Are you an anarchist ?" DO YOU
believe in the assassination of govern
ment officials ?" and "Do you believe in
the overthrow of organized govern
ment by force"