Evening star., 1919-11-09
RAIDERS
IN NEW YORK TAKE
500 MORE AS REDS
Crusade to Prevent Spread
of RadicaIism Continues in
Cities of Country.
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK. November S.-Raids
were made in Manhattan. Brooklyn
and the Bronx tonight upon alleged
reds"
Shortly before midnight there We're
500 prisoners in custody. It was said
that every Investigating agency Of
the United States had been ordered
o cooperate with Department Of JUS
tice agents in the crusade to curo the
spread Of radicalism.
About 200 prisoners were taken in
a raid upon hall in 5th street. made
by agents Of the Department Of Jus
tice, under Chief William J. Flynn.
The Department of Justice men were
aided by members Of the New York
police bomb squad"
The prisoners. whom the police de-
scribed as reds" were taken to DO
lice headquarters. A meeting was in
progress when the roundup, was
made.
Celebration a Failure.
New York radicals made no at
tempt today to hold their widely adj
vertised meeting in Rutgers Square
in celebration of the second anniyer-
sary of the establishment of the soviet
government in Russia. At the hour
set for the meeting a few groups
gathered in the square, but they were
apparently mostly inspired by curl
osity and offered no objections when
dispersed by the police
AS sequel to the raids made last
night by federal and city detectives
acting in conjunction with the police
in other cities. fifty-six aliens were
taken to Ellis Island today pending
deportation proceedings.
All are said to be members of the
Federated Union of Russian Workers
of the United States and Canada.
Among the documents seized in the
raids was one setting out the aims
of this federation. These included
the Organization of all Russian
workers in the United States and
Canada for joint struggle with capi-
tai for power; support Of the move
ment for liberation in Russia; support
Of revolutionary steps taken by the
workers of America"
Assassination and Destruction.
CHICAGO, November s.-Assassina-
eion of public officials and destruction
of public and private property were
openly advocated in literature of the
Union of Russian Workers, which was
made the object of federal raids with
hundreds of arrests last night and to-
day, the local investigation disclosed.
In Chicago 1875 persons were ques-
toned. but many were released and
the actual number held was so.
Although fifteen deportation war
rants already have been issued by the
local immigration bureau, criminal
prosecution against some of those ar
rested has been planned. Criminal
actions could be based on transporta-
ton of anarchistic literature by mail
and express. according to Edward j.
Brennan, chief of the local bureau of
investigation.
Three branches OF the union had
been organized in Chicago, it was
learned. Steven Wasilevesky was the
local secretary.
Wasilevesky and others were taken
in a raid last night at meeting of
the communist labor party. according
to. Mr.. Brennan. Wasilevesky was
declared to have been selling litera-
ture of the union at the time. The
literature. it was said, had been
printed in the office of Bread and
Freedom, the official organ of the
union in New York.
Arrests in Connecticut.
BRIDGEPORT. Conn.,. November 8.
Sixty alleged radicals were arrested
here tonight in raids by agents of the
Department of Justice, aided by local
police. Most Of the prisoners were