Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-13
1000 RADICALS
ARE ROUNDED UP
Biggest Raid New York Has
Ever Seen-Thirty Men Sus-
pected of Leadership Held on
Various Charges
3 IMPORTANT PRISONERS
One II "Big Jim" LarIxin, Widely
Known English Speaking radical
who Has Had Stormy Career ON
both sides Of the Atlantic

New York, Nov. 9-Thirty-seven men
suspected aof leadership in ultra radical
activitis were held on various charges
to-day after State and city officers had
finished questioning the LOCO and more
who were bagged late last nigh. In the
biggest raid New York ever saw.
The three prisoners regarded as most
important are:
big Jim" Larkin, former head Of the
Irish Transport Workers Union and Irish
revolutionist, charged with criminal arch
chy. The police said he had a forged
passport IN his possession.
Benjamin Kitlow, IS years old. reputed
to have served a term in prison. charged
with criminal arachy.
Henry Pearl, IS. described as leader Of
the Communist party in his assembly
district charged with violation of the law
prohibiting the carrying of firearms.
Larkin in one of the most widely known
English speaking radicals. He had Il
stormy career in Ireland and England
before he cane to New York in November.
1914. lie has been in this country ever
since that time. Recently he has been
seeking to return but the British govern
ment declined to receive him. a con-
sequence of which the Dublin unions
threatened a one day strike of protest
He was arrested here In 1917 after an at
tack on the draft bill but was discharged
Larkin was arrested several times In
Dublin in 1913 in connection with strike
disorders and sentenced finally to seven
months imprisonment for melting riots.
He was released the following month.
however. and then began an agitation for
a general strike in the United Kingdom.
No, Tf,,ts a1 1,n
has been a frequent speaker at socialist
and Irish revolutionary meetings. Early
this year he denounced Samuel Gompers
and the American Federation Of Labor.
Detectives said they found two re-
volvers and six boxes of cartridges as
well as chemicals in Pearls home, which
was used as headquarters for the COM
munlsts.
Five tons OF radical literature was
seized at the different meeting places
and is expected to furnish valuable data
on radical activities here and elsewhere.
Much of It is printed in foreign Ian
Euages.
Every patrol wagon IN the city was used
in the raids which were carried out by
Deputy Acknowledgement Berger. repre-
sentat!ves of the Joint legislative commit
tee investigating radical activities, the
state troopers and police bomb squad.
1t was daylight before the examination
Of the men who crowded the police gym
nas!um had been completed.
Meanwhile several thousand friends and
relatives, including many women,
ciamored outside the building. but were
held in check by a strong force of police.
I'VE were less interested In the per-
sons we got than in the information
likely to be obtained about the activities
of radicals in general" Mr.. Berger said
to-day This is the beginning Of a
nationwide roundup Of radicals. Most
OF those taken last night were not citi-
zens. Many had in their possession dues
cards Of radical organizations and many
others had !. w. w. cards"