Evening journal., 1919-07-11
PHILA. DECLARED
CLEARED OF REDS
200 Were in City May /:
They Have All Gone
New. Says Police
PRAISES BOMB SQUAD
FOR WORK WELL DONE

PHILADELPHIA. July ii.-Phlladel
phia Is clear of reds 80
Lieutenant Of Detectives Andrew Em
anuel made this announcement today
More than POO radicals banded Co.
gether into separate groups. were in
this city In May. An have some. Lieu
tenant Emanuel said
Lieutenant Emanuel and his right
hand man. William Mshoney. said that
when the bomb squad came into oNis-
ience on May 6, four days after bombs
had been exploded IN this and eight
other cities by terrorisis. there were
more than 200 men In town considered
dangerous by the police. With the an
nouncement OF the formation of a
bomb squad 10 investigate radical ac-
tiyties. Lieutenant Emanual said the
Reds began drifting out of town one by
one until survey made by his men
three weeks ago and continued mp TO
yesterday showed that not one OF the
old gang could be found In any Of the
haunis usually frequentel by them.
Proud Of Bomb Squad.
"Thc bomb squad has been in
creased from time TO time. said Lieu
tenant Emanuel. 'unlil now we have an
organization which is The equal if not
The superior of New Norks famous
bomb squad. / don't intend 10 make
known the personnel OF the squad, for
! do not believe in giving advance in
formation 10 the enemy.
I'VE have the description OF every
known anarchist and his picture ON
flle in this office, however. and we
know not only where they live. hut the
places they frequent We have an
elaborate checkings up system which
enables ts 20 fnd out within an hour
or so whether the man is in town. and
we have trained men i'm every police
district In the city. We know every
meeting place and every meeting that
is on color is kept under observation.
III we do not Ike The looks Of
things we are prepared 10 shut down
any meeting at a moments notice.
Other members OF the bomb squad
said that for the last month nearly
every person or organization that
could be considered in any way radical
has been inactive.
A different state OF conditions exists
in the city now compared with several
months ago. they say. Then the radi-
Gals were busily working 10 make Miy
Day a success. Pamphlets by the mill
lion were being ground out by the Boil
shevist presses and scattered broad
cast throughout the city by hundreds
OF workers for the cause OF the pro-
letariat Now only one organization
continues active in the distribution OF
OF seditious literature and that tho
group styling itself the American An
archist Federation Commune Soviets. 3"
Even this organization seems 10 have
grown less energetic. for the last is
sue OF the official organ. "The Ameri-
cal Anarchist Soviet Bulletin" did nou
have such a wide circulation as the
first one, due 10 The vigilance Of the
bomb" squad and the police force in
general.
The interchange Of photographs and
general information on an ardicais
which was decided upon at a meeting
or the chiefs Of police In New York
city several weeks ago is working 10 a
point Of efficiency and every day Lieu
tenant Emanuel gels the photographs
and descriptions of suspects from an
over the country. 50 many Of these
has he received that he has had 10
made an addition 10 his 1ling system
In the shape Of a new cabinet
Lieutenant Emanuel says that al 4
.hough the anarchists and other radl- (
,als have apparently deserted this city /
his men have not relaxed their vigi- /
ance and are ready 10 cope with any
that might arise