New-York tribune., 1919-03-14
Four Held of
162 Arrested i'm
BolshevikRaid
Three Men in Prison for
Further Hearing; Woman
Is Taken to Ellis Island
Trotzky Writings Found
Also Literature Telling of
Glass Struggle and Plan
toOverihrow Government

Three Of the 162 alleged Bolsheviki
taken in the raid on the New York
beadouarters of the Federation of
Unions of Russian Workers of the
United States and Canada, at 1873 East
Fifteenth Street. Wednesday night were
srraigned before Magistrate r. c. Ten
Eyck in the Tombs Court yesterday
afternoon on a charge of criminal an
srchy and held in $4,000 bail each for
further hearing next Tuesday When
arrested they were charged with hav-
ing In their possession seditous litera-
ture advocating the downfall of the
government by force and violence.
Tie three were: Peter Bianky, twen.
ty.sevsn. Of SIC East Fourteenth Street,
said 10 be secretary Of the local organ
itation. Marcus Afdewsky, twenty
Of s0s East Twenty fourth Street, man
sfsf Of Russian paper, "Bfead ard
Freedom" ahd Arthur Kettles, twenty
Two, Of sBs Second Avenue. printer,
They are Russians, Their counsel,
Isaac shoff. entered their Plea Of not
guilty,
Woman Sent 10 Ellis Island
hollie Steiner, twenty-one, of a87
East Tenth Street, is being held at Ellis
Island.
According to Assistant District At
sorney Alexander |. Rorke, Mollie
Steiner was also sought on warrant
Issued Nov. 10, 1918, following "a charge
by John w. Abcrcrombie, Acting Secre-
tary OF Labor, that she was teaching
anarchy. The charge pressed against
the three men affects her too.
Confscated literature, the police say,
shows that the organization had plans
for. overthrowing the government. The
organization has been in existence
since the war began, according to the
detectives. In the last six months
speakers have been addressing Russian
meetings in Bridgeport, Ansonia and
New Haven
Among the papers seized here there is
paragraph which relates to the strug-
gle between the classes. 1t says:
The struggle between these class
es still continues at the present time
and will only terminate when the
iaborlng masses are organized as one
class, apprehend their substantial
interests, and take Possession of all
the wealth in the world through the
violence of social revolution
After the Big Upset
Another paragraph:
After accomplishing the over
throw and destroying simultaneously
rall institutions of government and
ownership. this class of unfortunates
must proclaim a society of indie.
pendent producers, who will be com
PEELED to give satisfaction to the de-
mands of every separate person who
gave III turn their labor and knowl-
edge to this society"
A small book, bound in red, contains
the constitution of the Federation.
AS blind, the police. say. it was
made to appear that mathematics was
taught in the building, and that classes
ior purposes of instruction in other
subjects were being held. Underneath
ms veil social revolution was taught.
IL a person sought membership in
she 0fganlzation, according to the po-
ice, he had to have credentials from a
member. and believe in anarchy.
Something From Trotzky
Among the literature seized were
soms papers written by Leon Trotzky.
Inc ls9 arrested have been In this
country from one to eight years. Tho
ponce say the officer In charge OF
ananeex a,i collected 81 200 In dues Wedncs-
me raid had been planned for
months, au and for some time detectives
rag been making study of the build.