The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-10
AIMS TO
PUT REDS IN JAIL
Decides on Full Investigation
! Of Anarchistic Activi-
J ties Here. e..
JUSTICE DAVIS IN CHARGE
Alderman Lees Circular Tells
Of U. S. Fear-Embry Re-
lates Russia's Woes.

Justice Vernon NJ. Davis and a spe-
cisl Grand Jury will be designated by
Gov. Smith to sit in an extraordinary
session OF the Supreme Court to investi-
gate evidence unearthed by the Lusk
committee here concerning the radical
activities of the Rand School of Social
Science, the so-called Commercial Blu
reau of the Russian Soviet Government,
the I. w. w. and other alleged adherents
Of Bolshevism. The special term will
probably begin It's work August ii.
This announcement was made lyester-
day by Alfred ]. Talley, Assistant Dis
trict Attorney, at the close of a, confer
ence at the Criminal Courts Building
with George Van Name. Gov. Smiths
secretary. The request that the Gov
ernor order an extra Grand Jury to
inquire into the situation was made by
District Attorney Swami after Attor-
ney~General Newton had told him that
the Lusk committee already had EVIL
dence which would warrant the return
of number OF indictments against Red
propagandists. Should they be, handed
up vigorous criminal prosecutions will
follow, Il was said, 81.
The true bills are to be sought under
sections 100 and '161 of the, Criminal
Code, which provide a penalty of ten
years imprisonment for violators and
define anarchy as the advocacy of the
overthrow of organized government by
force. '.",' 49,
Notwithstanding the. position assumed
by Chief. Magistrate McAdoo on Tues
day. additional documents seized In the
raid at the Rand School for which sub
poenas had been issued were produced
at the hearing of the Lusk committee
yesterday. One which was introduced
in evidence by Archibald Z. Stevenson,
associate counsel TO the committee. was
Q copy of the Rand School Netcs for last
month, containing the valedictory ad-
dress by Oscar Edelman. one OF this
years graduates.
Favors Revolutionary Slogan.
After sketching the socialistic move
ment in Europe and referring in glowing
terms to the Bolsheviki revolution he
said: So. - =, ..
I'm America we have a longer road to
travel, greater obstacles to overcome.
Because of historical conditions the la
Dor movement IN America is conservative
and more backward than the labor move
ment Of Europe For us. as students.
Socialists and Labor Cnionists, our work
Is laid out. we must nelp educate tne
workers of America so that their slogan
"A fair days wages for a fair days
work be replaced by the revolutionary
slogan, Abolition Of the wage system
We must help our fellow workers to see
the vision of a new social order.
I'VE see to-day that one of the great
est handicaps to our Russian comrades
fs the weakness Of ,fe American labor
movement and the strength of American
capitalism. We are seeing more clearly
than ever before that the workers of
one country cannot emancipate them
selves without the support and coopera-
ton of the workers in other countries.
In the great world struggle which is
taking place to-day we must take active
part. Long live international Socialism :"
Another interesting document was one
OF the twelve lessons prepared by Scott
Nearing in the schools correspondence
course. In II he gave a resume of the
Bolshevik Declaration OF Rights" which.
he said, among other things provided
that all workers are to be armed and all
members Of the property class are to be
disarmed.
(which class would Brother Nearing
come in?" Senator Lusk asked.
We'll" said Mr.. Stevenson, Judging
from his bank roll think, he would be-
long to the property class"
Another Of Meanings assertions was
that the struggle between plutocracy
and democracy Is a struggle. for life and
death. One must survive. the other
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