Evening star., 1919-11-11
|SADORE KUNE IS
HELD ON WARRANT
FORDEPORTAnON
Charged as Anarchist and
With Advocating Overthrow
of u. S. Government.

Department of Justice agents today
took into custody on a deportation
warrant Isadore Kune, who gave his
address as 724 11th street northwest.
Kune was taken into custody early
today by agents of the department.
was released, and later was rearrest
ed, the deportation warrant charging
him with being an anarchist in that
he advocated overthrow of the gov
ernment of the United States.
In Kune's apartment at the 11th
street address were found long, old
volver. box Of cartridges and a
large dagger. according to Depart
ment of Justice agents.
Anarchistic Literature Found.
In addition. the department agents
reported they found anarchistic litera-
ture in the apartment. Among this,
the federal agents reported. was a
copy of The Anarchist" by Malatesta
quotation from this follows:
I'VE see only one way to answer the
QueStion-to destroy the government
through revolution, establish common
property, SO that every one shall have
an opportunity to show what good he
can accomplish, and let the people do
as they choose"
Affidavits were procured by Depart
ment of Justice agents declaring that
kune openly advocated the overthrow
of all governments, particularly that
of the United States.
What the Records Show.
Records at the Department of JUS
tice, it was announced. show Kune was
born in Poltava. Russia, in 1877, and
spent some years in Switzerland and
France, studying anarchism. 1t is
charged he was an active supporter of
the central group in Geneva, Switzer-
land. The deportation warrant on
which kune was arrested was issued
by the Department of Labor
kune has had an upholstering and
furniture repairing shop at the 11th
street address for about a year. call
ing the place The French Antique
Shop" His rooms were back of the
shop. Neighbors said today that he
was an incessant reader of socialistic
and anarchistic literature, was an
. avowed admirer of Lenin and TrotSky,
and made no attempt to conceal his
anarchistic sentiments and beliefs. He
came to this country in 1909 and has
travelled extensively. He has lived
in Hartford. New Haven, Chatham,
Chicago and Philadelphia. He came
to Washington March Is, 1917, ac-
cording to the department.
The arrest today was part of the
nationwide campaign being carried
out by the departments of Justice
and Labor to apprehend for deporta-
ton all aliens whose activities are
known to be directed against govern
ment
Over 400 in Custody.
More than 400 alleged foreign rad
icals, captured by Department of JUS
tice agents in various cities since last
Friday afternoon. are held under dep
ortation warrants Attorney General
Palmer had cleared the way for speedy
action in all cases. so that the country
may be rid of dangerous agitators
without delay. The persons taken
into custody are held in $4,000 bail,
except Adolph Schnabel and Peter
Bianki. leaders. who are under $4,000
bail.
The business of hunting out and ar
resting members of the anarchistic
Union of Russian Workers and the
collection of violent literature pre-
; pared for dissemination by the reds
is proceeding. 1t was said at the De-
partment of Justice today that the
work would be continued until all the
dangerous elements were cleaned out.
The present chief purpose is to de-
stroy the Union of Russian Workers.