New-York tribune., 1919-11-30
FirSt:Aid Hints
Issued for Reds ,
Communist World Cau-
fiOns Those arrested
Not to Talk to Any One

A list Of first-aid hints for "Rcds"
under arrest or detention was issued
yesterday by the Communist party.
officials who have been most active in
the prosecution of the radical and an
archist elements declared yesterday
the Communist warning was an at
tempt 10 bolster up the waning cour-
age of the men under investigation by
! the Lusk committee and other govern
ment agencies.
Yesterdays issue of 1.-THE Commun-
ist World" the psrty's official organ,
contained the instructions in its lead
ing editorial, under the title Legal
Donts to Members of the Communist
Party"
The members were warned to say
nothing if placed under arrest, and to
refuse information TO Archibald Ste
venson, counsel to the Lusk committee,
and TO Alexander !. Rorke, Assistant
/ District Attorney, who has handled the
RED" cases.
{ Particular emphasis was placed on
the caution that the prisoner should
not sign a waiver Of immunity. He
also was warned against talking TO
any one while in Jail.
do Not Talk At Alp'
The editorial follows:
81. If you are rounded up in any
raids or arrested fer Communist party
activities, you probably will be ques-
toned by some Of the raiding officers,
members of the Lusk Committee, Fed
eral agents or other officers of Law
and Order Do not talk to them at
all. Give them no information about
the Communist party, its principles,
tactics, Interpretation of the mani
festo and program, officers, members,
activities and plans. First, telephone
your friends. Instruct them to notify
the attorneys representing the Com
munist party. This right the law
gives you. Insist on it, Remember
Give these people no information, as
it will be used against you and your
organization. Pay no attention 70
their threats or promises. Their only
desire is to crush you and the party.
"2. If served with a subpoena to sp-
pear before the Grand Jury. you prob
ably will be accosted by Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Rorke and Archibald
Stevenson. They may take you to
Rorke's Office or side room and ques-
ton you. Refuse TO talk TO them.
Dey Cannot COHpcI you W suDi4it W
such an examination. You wers sub
penaed to appear before the Grand
Jury and not before them. Give them
no information, as they will try to get
damaging testimony out of you 20 be
used against you and the party.
Don't Sign Waiver of Immunity"
"lf taken before the Grand Jury.
do not under any circumstances sign
a waiver of immunity. Remember this.
Do not under any circumstances
sign a waiver of immunity. II you do,
you waive the right to be immune from
criminal prosecution for the ofense
concerning which you are being ex-
amined. They will also use the testi-
mony gotten from you, against you.
If you have refused TO sign this waiver
of immunity and are sworn and put
on the stand. be careful of your
answers. If you do not know about
some matter concerning which you are
being questioned, then answer, II
don't know" If you are asked any
question which may tend TO incrim-
mate you of crime. refuse 10 answer
on the ground that the question may
tend 10 convict me OF crime 1t is
not necessary that the question should
convict you of crime. The fact that
il may tend 70 do so, even if remote.
is enough of legal excuse for refusal
to answer. The judge then decides