New-York tribune., 1919-07-23
E Radicals Here
Seek Soldiers
I or Red Guard
Several Hundred Men For.
meriy in United States
Service Signify Willing
ness to Aid i'm Project

"A fed Guard" composed of men who
nave served IN the American military
eslab bhshment Is contemplated in the
eiaborate revolutionary plans of Boil
sneV'k leaders here This was learned
yesterday When operatives Of the rusk
committee discovered that the radicals
we're loa ENG every effort to enlist the
aio or the SOLDIERS, Sailors and Marines
Protective ASSOCIATION in CARVING out
a plot to overthrow the government bv
,orce- As tar as the detectives have
peen aoie to ascertain, the great mass
OF Ilghtlng men are not in svmnathx
"lth the Reds, but several hundred
nave slgnifed their willinesness to
cooperate ~
Just how far the plans Of the Reds
nave progressed was not revealed. It
~ :? hH3"h, " however, that at conven-
non OF the Left Wing Socialists in Buf
1910 the movement designed to enlist
the support of the Soldiers. Sailors and
MARINES Protective Association was
launcned. This convention was ad-
ssfes'ea by prominent Left Wingers
syn 1ioa hoston, New York, PHILADELPHIA.
flttsourgh and Paterson. They asserted
tnal framed military men must be OBJ
tanned for the organization if the Mans
We're to be successful
II was from this meeting. which u,as
aeld m secret, that agitators were sent
10 Taflous parts Of the state to form
soVlets IN the shops and factories
l ms phase of the radical activity. &C.
cofdlng 70 the Investigators. has met
with considerable success in sone
large factory districts where most of
the workers are foreign born. In
some places the sovicts in the shons
nave become so strong that the EN-
pIovers are alarmed and have notified
me 2Athofltles OF the menace. When
s,uflcient evidence has been gathered
lofeign-born agitators working 70
cause unrest in factories viii be ar
prehehaed and recommended for de-
portation.
Much Of the propaganda for the
sent out by the New York SOVIET of
rederated Russian Unions, which has
an office at 133 East Fifteenth Street
This place has been raided several
times by the Bomb SQUAD and the De-.
paftnlent Of Justice The Amalea-
mated Clothing Workers are also In
lefested IN the project. and ACCORDING
10 the detectives have furnished ael-
tators to preach the soviet idea n
many parts OF the state
me application of the American
Socialists Society for writ Of nro.
hioltion against Attorney General
Newton and the Lusk committee to re-
STRAIN them from using any of the
aocaments seized IN the recent raid on
Inc hahd Schooi came up for argu-
neht Yesterday before Justice McAvoy
OF OF the supreme Court; st. John Block
represented the Socialists. and Deoutv
Attorney General Samuel Berger an
peared tor his chief and the members
OF the Lusk committee
Mr' Block, in moving for the writ,
declared that the warrant should
never have been issued by Chief Magi
strate McAdoo. He assorted that tie
warrant had heen passed on errone-
ously because he had no authority 10
! iSsue search warrant to officers of
the State Constabulary to go to the
school and obtain what evidence they
might find pertaining to anarchy and
ne activltes Of the Boisneviki Mr..
Block said such a warrant conferred
judicial powers on mere police
officer.
Mr.. Berger. in mis- argument. denied
that the warrant had been obtained
unlawfully and declared that Mr.. Block
snould not attempt to proceed for
writ of prohibition in the Supreme
Court before he had applied in vain
for relief from the lower tribunal
Mr.. Berger insisted that the com
plalnants must exhaust every other
possible remedy before they could re-
sort to writ of prohibition. When
Nr. Block inquired as to what RENE
dies were referred to the state at.
torney replied that it was not for
HIM to point out the way to the oppo-
sition. Ope0
Justice McAvoy ordered counsel 10
present briefs this week. 1t is ex-
pected he will render his decision
carly next week.