New-York tribune., 1919-12-02
Scores Hide in or Flee
City; Dozen Communist
Leaders. Named in War
rants, Have Disappeared
May Have Left Country
Larkin and Citlow Bailed
Out: Judge Lriiicizes Law
yer's Attack on Statute

Detectives discovered yesterday that
scores CT radica a. tators wanted in
connection with the extrao ordinary
grand ,ur 3 invt stigation of criminal
anarchy are either in hiding or have
eft the city Twelve leaders Of the
Communist party for whom warrants
were issued more than week ago have
disappeared The authorities believe
some OF the radicals have followed the
example set by John Reed, who, ac-
cording te information received by the
Lusk legis at.ve committee, is now in
Sweden on his way to Russia
Rccd's success in Leaving New York
without passport has led oihc as OF
the Lusk committee TO Believe that
other RADICAL have fed the countr
An IRISH agitator associated with DR..
Maximiisn Cohen at Communist head
quarters is known to have arrived in
Ire and Cohen. who was secretary of
the organization, has been sought for
more tkan three weeks.
First to Flee"
at appears that the radical leaders
who used the boldest language in urg-
ing the overthrow of the governmen.
have been the first TO flee said an of.
fetal Of the l-asa lommlrtee yesterday
Reeds presence in Europe. was learned
through his contribution Of Bolshe
vik article to radical publication in
London We fee confdeu, that al
least half dozen otl er radicals have
followed him. All the Communist head
quarters in New York nave been
abandoned since tie committees raids
on them three VI 7eks ago"
Severe criticism Of attorneys who
obtain ne release Of prisoners arrested
IN criminal anarchy charges vas voiced
by Justice Weeks in the Supreme Court
yesterday, when } mes Larsin, the
'r;sh ayitator and benjamin Gitlow
former SOc;a ist 4 scrs bivman. YER
arra gned. The defendants charged
wit editIno aui .rcu atino The ReVO.
'utfonary Ace cbtaiHed their re ease
By furni~ hing $4,000 bail each. mostly
in / b ry bonds.
n refusing the request Of Waiter
Nell es. counsel for the defendants for
reduction Of hail, tho cau"t said il W 5
q rovel situation for counsel to de-
post bal without the slightest per
oNal loss to tho de 'endants in the
event Of +hoir failure TO respond ,
Justice Wecks reminded the awye1
that "a member Of tie bar" mad at
tackod tn" validity O. he 'aw under
Which the mon we're indicted
Qestions Violation of Oath
"i~ if not the rieh' of = lawver te
. "a n n
3 statute % asked Mr Neiles
"Ife mas no light 10 question the
va idity after The VA iditv has beer
PASSED upon said the court He
takes an oath TO support The Constitu.
tion aNd question whether ne mas
not violated his oath as an attorney
and shou' d there ore be no longer per
mitted to practice
a Mr.. Neles and Charles Recht
wore furnishing the bail. Larkin SAID tt
his attorney. "Te tfe judge thai
some 0 the money came from irisE
symOathzers"
Ifa~~v W4ineerher attorney for radi
cai Aliens who were orGcfcd deportel
Yesterday denied that twenty alien
he'd bcoH paro.cd in his custody arc
'ttat TIE government does no know
whore they are al this time Ny
Weinhereer SD the House Committe,
on lmmigrat on. which last week in
vestigated conditions at Ellis Island
had made the charge
The congressional committee is be
ing spoofed' said Mr.. Weinberger.
Hunger Striker Overate
Peter F. Bianki. leader Of The radi
Gals at Ellis Island who went on
hunger strike last week and later re
turned TO their mess table when smit
zen with pangs Of hunger. was takel
10 hospital yesterday. officials said
because Of overoating. Another radi
cal collapsed. II was SAID, because IT,
had missed one meal.
The Reds have become very do
ellie said Byron II Uhi. Acting Com
missioner Of Immigration.
T he Merchants Ass citation yestcrda,
addressed etter 20 Attorney Genera
Palmer protesting against the relea-
of alien anarchists in New YORK afte
they have been sent hero for depor
tat'on. The assoc alton asked that tn
Department of Justice furnish intorma
tion on the 70 lowing subjects:
Il. The extent to which un awfu
acts Of radical agitators are causes o
industrial unrest
The proportion Of these radica
agitators who are aliens