Evening star., 1919-05-01
Nation-WideA Attack on
Anti-Alien Leaders
Starts Roundup.
UNDESIRABLES WILL
FACE DEPORTATION
Thirty-six Bombs Have Been
Delivered or Seized in
Various Cities.

NEW YORK, May 1.-The police
received information from the
naval intelligence officers that the
construction of the bombs sent In
the mails to prominent persons
showed a startling resemblance In
Opes alton and principle to type OF
German mines found by the Navy
on the coast.
BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May with the dis
covery and Illustration of nation
wide bomb conspiracy here yesterday
against the lives of many prominent
Americans, every agency of the fed
eral and municipal governments. was at
work today, not only in an attempt to
trace the authors of the terrorist plot,
but to guard against the reds
boast of a "country-wide surprise on
May day."
Members of New York's famous
"bomb squad" under the direction of
Inspector Faurot, and hundreds of de-
tectives watched the haunts of every
known radical here, and it was inti-
mated by the police that before night
there would be gneral roundup OF
extremists of all types in this city and
suburbs.
While thirty-six bombs have been
delivered or intercepted in various
cities-all apparently mailed from
New York in identical parcel post
ackages-Postmaster Patten said:
'The likelihood that other internal
machines will be brought to light in
the next twenty-four hours does not
comfort me. This is absolutely ap-
palling."
The postmaster said that evidently
of reaching the address on or about
May /. This is indicated by the fact
that parcels reaching the Pacific coast
bear the postmark of April 23. Those
detained here were put in the mails.
April 26."
Though all the packages identified
were sent from New York, the postal
authorities believe that others may
have been sent from other cities and
postmasters throughout the country
have been warned to watch for sus-
precious-looking parcels
Held for Postage.
The police today made further ex-
aminations of the sixteen packages
found yesterday in the general post
Office, where they had been held for
three three days ,sb because cause Of insufficient
six and one-half hours in opening one
of the packages. Owen Eagan, an
authority on Internal machines, ex-
pressed establishment at the ingenuity
OF the contrivances.
''It does not resemble any machine
I have ever come across" he said.
1T is the neatest and, from the stand
point of mechanical arrangement, the
cleverest I have ever seen. Whoever
narfacfed this thing "a
an expert mechanic and chemist"
The packages, in size and shape, are
suggestive of biscuit package. Mem
bers of the firm of Gimbel Brothers
wrappers on the packages purporting
to come from this store were faxed
Persons in touch with the federal
and municipal authorities predicted
here would be invaded and many
radicals deported. This opinion was
expressed after a conference which
ended after midnight. attended by
Police Commissioner Enright, to
whom one of the bombs was ad-
dressed, and County District Attorney
Swami, United States Marshal Thomas
McCarty and Department of Justice
investigators.
1t is understood these officials de.
toward anarchists and others of their
type in New York. After the con-
ference Commissioner Enright or
dered police reserves held in readi-
ness in every district where it was
thought May day demonstrations
might take place.
1t was announced this morning that
the only bomb package thus far
opened here was the one addressed
to Postmaster General Burleson. In
spector owen Egan of the bureau of
combustibles said the fifteen others
would be unwrapped during the day
From all the Information available. 1t
ie apparent that the makers of the
bombs hoped to exterminate every one
who has been prominently involved in
the prosecution or deportation OF
members Of the I. w. W.
Not only were offlcers Of the imrni-
grafton bureau marked for destruc-
tion, but also the authors Of the bill
which would have stopped immigra-
tion for a year. This measure would
radicals to gain access to this coun-
try.
It was recalled that radicals in this
country had threatened a demonstra-
tion on May I in behalf of Thomas J.
Mooney, under sentence of life imprfs-
onment in California for murder in
connection with a bomb outrage.
Persons Marked for Violence.
The deductions of the government
who have received the bombs and the
names on the wrappers of the internal
machines seized In the post office.
Mayor Ole Hanson Of Seattle, who
brought to sudden end the general
strike" instituted by the J. w W. in