The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-14
SOVIET THREATENS
( WEEKS AND RORKE
Judges and Prosecutor Of An
archists Named in Incen-
diary Pamphlet.
THEIR HOMES GUARDED
Head Of Police Bomb Squad
Also Mentioned by Federated
Commune Here.

A police order providing special
guards for the homes Of Barlow s.
Weeks, Justice of the Supreme Court; ;
Alexander I. Rorke. assistant county
prosecutor, and James Gegan. detective
sergeant and head of the Police Bomb
Squad, was issued yesterday at Police
Headquarters, as was also a general
order calling upon all police officers to
arrest henceforth any persons found cir
cuiating or carrying literature melting
to anarchy.
This action was based on the dis
covery of handbills supporting to have
been issued by THE American Anarchist
Federated Commune Soviet OF New
York city," in which "autocratic, bar
bario suppressions," on the part Of the
police, soldiers, sailors. spies and "spe-
cial deputies" are cited as evidence mat
within the last two months this self
called 'democratic country has been
really Russianized," and which further
urges upon ''the striking workers In all
the industries" the necessity of arrning
themselves since the police have shown
that whenever you raise your voices In
oxaristically dubbed"
Workers Urged to Arm.
The order directing that a guard be
placed at the homes of Justice Weeks,
the Assistant District Attorney and the
detective in charge Of the Bomb Squad
apparently was due to the fact that
these public officers are referred to as
follows in the handbills:
Especially we would urge those over
wise leading henchmen of this city,
Rorke, Weeks, Gegan and their like,
that they may well have to pay the
price for every worker killed or
wounded"
The leafiet. which appears under the
caption. Arm Yourselvesl" and winds
up with the following line: workers
of America begin to arm yourselves and
tight back in the same manner you are
being attacked" makes an appeal also
to soldiers, sailors and police who can
think, to refuse clubbing the workers
who struggle to liberate themselves
from the present economic slavery"
Those declining to take this advice are
informed that they had better find 0ui
what used to happen in Russia. when
osarism was in its full swing as 1t Is al
present in this country"
The first copy of the circular to reach
the hands of the police was turned over
to Policeman William Krietzer of the
Traffic Squad at Twenty-third street and
Fourth avenue on Saturday night by q
citizen who walked up to him and told
him he had seen 1t flutter down from the
elevated structure. Another one was found
yesterday afternoon by Patrolman Ray
Wilbur of the Elizabeth street station
who found 1t lying on the sidewalk ir
Franklin street in front OF the Crimina
Courts Building. The police have learned
also that a copy sent to another quarter
has been referred for action to the
United States Attorney.
Additional Precautions Taken.
Mr.. Rorke, who was at his Office In
the Criminal Court Building yesterday
afternoon examining several witnesses
who are likely to be called to-day wher
he continues presenting the peoples case
against the two Finnish editors who are
being tried before Justice Weeks, de-
clined to discuss for publication the mat
ter Of these handbills. Detective Ser.
geant Gegan also refused to have any.
thing to say about 1t, though he would
not deny that he is actively engaged iI
an investigation relating to the matter
A number of extra precautions tc
guard against possible overt acts ir
court while the trial of the alleged an.
archists Is in progress have been taker
during the last few days at the Grim,
inal Court Building. All persons will
be stopped by court officers upon enter
Ing the court room to-day and asked &c
give their names, while secret service
men and detectives will Turk about thu
corridors and entrance halls to hal
reds" who are deemed of the dangerou.
type. The former proceeding was begun
Friday at the direction OF Justice Week,
after Mollie Steiner. the rampant Rus
sian anarchist, had been denied tn,
privilege of the court room because o!
nm act of cnntemnt