The sun., 1919-03-15
EAST SIDE WAR ON
THE RICH, RED PLAN
Soviet Chief, Taken in Raid,
Says Time Is Near to Seize
Homes of Wealthy.
VIOLENCE Is ADVOCATED
Police Search for Treasurer of
Federation and Investigate
Its Documents.

Included in the gentle programme Of
trapped on Wednesday night in their
warren at 1913 East Fifteenth street and
Iwho are now in the Tombs awaiting pros
ecution under New York State law
with excellent teeth, was a plan to raise
the East Side against Riverside Drive
and Fifth avenue. The masses" the
unfortunate classes (See the Little Red
Book of the Federation of Russian
Unions of the United States and Can
ada), were to be harangued into a fury
that would sweep them from Hester
street to Grants Tomb in a rush. and
down would go 1.-THE golden palaces of
the parasites"
Just how much of this drivel of devil
try was spread about in this city and
throughout the land from the American
Soviet" in East Fifteenth street, even
the police and the District Attorney s
huntsmen do not know, but they believe
that the propaganda was far flung,
since the federation contained hundreds
of local unions and the mailing list was
active. 1t was all underneath the sur
face OF the tranquil life of the city and
apparently quite beneath the notice of
the Federal Authorities.
soviet Boss Reveals Plans.
An inkling or more concerning the
lethal plans of the head group nested near
Union Square was found in the examina-
ton of Peter Bianky, secretary of the
federation and boss, by his own state
ment. of the federationists. Some eX-
tracts from that examination were
revealed yesterday by Alexander I.
Rorke, the Assistant District Attorney,
who ordered the raid. Bianky, a Rus
sian of rs. born in Odessa and who
came to this country via Bremen, Janu-
airy ], 1914. was too astute to confess
that he advocated an immediate blowing
up OF the United States Government,
but he stated that the purpose of the
federation was to secure liberty
through a violent overturning of Gov
ernments where the greater part of the
people understand and feel their wrongs
and where a small part resist"
What do you mean by taking posses
sion OF wealth by force asked Rorke.
How would you apply force p
with hshtins-wit!i guns" replied
Bianky, simply, Revolutions the world
over are made that way"
What do you object to about the
United States Government" pursued the
Assistant District Attorney.
objects to Use of Force.
ITS use OF force" returned the
logiciar. at arrests and imprisons the
people. 1t drafts them into armies
Were YOU drafted"
"Oh. no. | was put in the fourth
class"
Questioned more closely. he stated
that the time must come when the
people OF the East Side will gather in
force, march up TO Riverside Drive,
seize the houses OF the rich and take
what they want for themselves
This" he declared, must come in
evitably. 1t will. take place when a
large part of the people understand their
wrongs and when they are resisted by
a small part"
Describing the interesting organiza-
ton he heads, Bianky stated that all
officers must subscribe to an OATH that
members must understand the destruc-
tive principles contained in the Little
Red Book. and that each must contribute
his 1.-THE TO the expenses. He admitted
being a member and the chief officer
The State law which will be applied to
the prosecution holds that mere mem
bership in an organization counselllne
the overthrow by violence OF any organ
lied Government constitutes criminal
anarchy. 4 transcript of the Bianky
examination was turned over yesterday
TO the immigration authorities.
At Police Headquarters the bomb
squad is busy translating documents
seized on Wednesday night, and part OF
the starr is looking for one Gregory
Oroff, named by Bianky as treasurer
of the American organization
Both District Attorney and Police Com
missioner will endeavor to interest The
Federal authorities in these ca ses. Three
men arrested are in the Tombs. The
woman, Molly Steiner, is held at Ellis
Island.
Liberties bureau Protests.
The difficulty of getting information
from the Federal Government concern.