The sun., 1919-10-26
GRAND JURY TO GET
NEW ANARCHY CASES
Evidence obtained by Lusk
Committee Will Be Of
fered at Once.
INVOLVES MANY "REDS"
Data Had Been Held Back to
Await Trial Of Films Who
Were Convicted.

Announcement was made yesterday by
Archibald Stevenson. special counsel. to
,be Lusk Committee investigating an
orchy and Bolshevism in the State, fol-
,oving a conference he had with As
.,.tant District Attorney Rorke at the
istter's office in the Criminal Courts
Building, that all evidence against
a,eds" gathered for the Lusk Committee
nv Deputy Attorney Generals Berger
ara Rich in the course of their investi-
ration into criminal anarchy will be
turned over to the District Attorney for
nesentation to the Grand Jury. now
that II has been shown that an American
hlry will convict under the criminal
anarchy statute enacted in this State
IN 1902. The law was put on the statute
books following the assassination OF
President Mckinley.
According to Mr.. Stevenson most OF
This evidence has not been submitted to
the extraordinary Grand Jury I'm
panelled for the purpose of passing on
these cases because It was decided that
i,s presentation should await the out
come Of the first case to be tried under
the criminal anarchy sections Of the
penal law. With the conviction by q
fury before Justice Weeks in the Su-
preme Court yesterday morning OF the
two Firms, Carl Paivio and Gust Alonen
publishers of a magazine which urged
the overthrow of organized Government
through force and violence. Mr.. Steven
son and his associates feel greatly en-
outraged and are getting ready to speed
UP the work of placing before the Grand
Jury evidence against various radical
groups. Mr.. Stevenson intimated that
this evidence involves a Anumber of
prominent radicals and Red leaders
Mr. Stevenson said he has reason t.
believe that the American Federation
Of Labor is honeycombed in its mem.
bership with I. w. w. agitators and
other extremists who have wormed theil
way into that organization.
THE method OF boring from within by
radicals into the American Federation
Of Labor" he said, has been demon
started at the trial of the two Firms
Alonen, 1t was shown. was an organizer
and secretary Of the Finnish branch o
the l. w. w. in this city and was at thu
same time a member of the Brotherhood
Of Carpenters under the name Of San
Field. We have evidence that a larg
number of l. w. WIS are members o
the American Federation of Labor unde
assumed names.
THE danger of such a condition need
no further emphasis The /. w. w
movement in its inception was not di
rected against working conditions. bu
rather against the craft union idea
which is at the opposite pole Of tn
]. W. w. idea-'one big union
Assistant District Attorney Rorkt
who had charge of the prosecution
against the Firms convicted of crimina
anarchy, said yesterday that he wi
move for an early trial of the cases o
three men associated in the publication
of the Russian language paper. Bred
and Freedom, which 1t is alleged carries
matter urging an overturn of the exist
ing order by resort to force and violence
These men are Peter Bianci. editor, an
Naum Stephanuk and Michael Kraz
chuk, all three under indictment charge
with violating the statute on crimina
snarchy.