The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-11-09
Hundreds Have Been Arrested
in Raids and Are Being Held
For Deportation From United
States.
ALL INVESTIGATING
AGENCIES COOPERATE
Inquiries Have Revealed That
Union of Russian Workers
Are Conducting Propaganda
For Social Revolution.

Washington, Nov. S.-More than two
hundred of nearly five hundred ar
rested tonight in general raids on rad
icals are held for deportation, and
it was announced the department of
justice will request the department of
labor to deport all aliens found en-
gagged in radical activities.
Palmer disclosed tonig h that
Adolph Schnable whom he described
as the brains of the union of Rus
sian workers was taken into custody
ten days ago. He is at Ellis island
awaiting deportation.
New York. Nov. S.-Raids We're
made in Manhattan, Brooklyn and the
Bronx tonight on alleged Reds. Short
ly before midnight there were more
than three hundred prisoners in Gus
tody. 1t was said every investigating
agency of the United States has been
ordered to cooperate with the de-
partment of justice in the crusade to
curb the spread of radicalism.
About two hundred prisoners were
taken tonight in the raid on hall in
Fifth street by agents of the depart
ment of justice under Chief William
Flynn, aided by members of the New
York police bomb squad. The pris-
oners are held as Reds.
Bridgeport, Conn, Nov. Sixty
alleged radicals were arrested here
tonight in raids by agents of the de-
partment of justice, aided by local
police. Most of the prisoners were
east side and were brought to the
city court chambers to be examined.
Disorders at Milan and Genoa as
result of socialists celebrations on
the anniversary of the Russian Boil
sheviki coming into power are re-
ported. Shots were fired and many
arrests were made at Milan where
socialists clashed with former SOL
diers. Troops dispersed professions
of socialists carrying Red flags, and
pictures of Lenine at Genoa.
In the course of their investigation
of Red activities government agents,
according to Mr.. Palmer's announce
ment have found that the union of
Russian workers is conducting an ac-
tive propaganda providing for a $50
cial revolution" The aliens arrested
were all leaders in this union which
was described as the worst anarchist
organization in this country. It's
numbers more than 1000.
Many locals, estimated by officials
to run well above 100 are scattered
throughout the nation. Last nights
raids however included only the lead
ers Of the organization in the follow
ing cities: New York, Chicago, Pitts
burg. Philadelphia. Cleveland, Detroit
Buffalo. Akron. Youngstown, Ohio,
Baltimore, Newark. and Elizabeth, N
j.. and Hartford, Waterbury, ,Ansonia,
Bridgeport. New Haven and Seymour,
Conn.
OF the activities of members of the
Union of Russian workers, Mr.. Palm-
er.s statement said:
The Union of Russian workers
were even more radical than the Boil
sheviki. 1t was organized in New
York in 1907 by group of eleven
men led by William Szatow at present
the chief of police of Petrograd.
The purpose of the society was to
amalgagate all of the Russian groups
in the United States into one organi-
zation- With the aid of newspaper
and other propaganda the membership
grew until at the present time its
is about 1000 and its
branches number more than 100. To-
Gated in the principal cities of the