The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-21
Bolsheviki Boldly Announce
New Regime in Call for
Meeting Tomorrow.
TRoTZKY METHODS USED
Patriotic Workers Rallying to
Combat Invasion Of Foreign
Anarchist Groups.

cally strong labor unions OF the city. In
. manifesto" issued yesterday they in
vite the unions Of the waist and dress in
duetry to form soviets for the object of
Wrestling control Of the industry from
employers
The invitation, which In worded like a
command, calls all workers in these
trades to attend a meeting at the head
quarters in East Fifteenth street to-
morrow at 2 o'clock p. NJ, meeting
designed to be the first step in a soviet
revolution planned for this city and all
the United States The object u plainly
stated to put in the hands OF workers
sole direction OF the shops and to give
workers alone the authority to solve all
grievances between employers and work.
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Heretofore the Russians and Russian
Jews in this city that have been infected
BY the doctrines of Lenine and Trotzky
have worked under cover. furtively but
now they have stepped into the open. As
result there Is clearly drown issue be-
TWEEN labor union authorities. such as the
heads OF the American Federation OF La
bcr and OF the Central Federated Union,
who purpose to continue the unions
along American lines. and the propa-
gandists Of anarchy. That the Bolshe-
vik challenge will be taken up was
clearly indicated yesterday by union labor
leaders.
Police to Hear Speeches.
The District Attorneys office and the
police are interested in the Bolshevik
meeting called for tomorrow afternoon.
Alexander I. Eorke, Assistant District
Attorney, who directed the raid against
the Russian Peoples House" when BIZ
snki, head Of the American Soviets,"
was arrested on a charge of criminal
anarchy. will attend the meeting in per-
son or will send representatives to take
transcripts OF speeches. Police Commits
sioner Enright has been informed OF the
character OF the meeting and men un-
Outstanding Russian will be assigned to
listen to the speeches and to make ar
rests II euch action is necessary.
To Assistant District Attorney Rorke.
Sergeant Gehan, head Of the Bomb
Squad. and others that have been inves-
tfgating Bolshevik propaganda, the step
taken by the East Fifteenth street $50
Wet indicated growing holiness on the
part of the whole crew OF agitators.
They have learned that large sums OF
cash have been obtained from some mys-
FERROUS source by the propagandists of
anarchy, and that money is being spent
freely in efforts to corrupt labor unions
containing a large percentage of foreign
born. especially OF Russian immigrants.
Mr.. Rorke received copy yesterday Of
The manifesto sent by the Soviet to the
waist and dress unions.
Tcrt OF Reds Cell 70 Arms.
This remarkable document is phrased
a. follows:
"To the Workers Of the Waist and
Dress Industry:
FELLOW WoRKERs-our conditions
are degrading! The life we lead Is
miserable. We are like chattel slaves
without any word or say. We are be-
ting oppressed on all sides by the
capitalist class and its agencies. Too
long did we stand for all that unbear-
able exploitation. The time has ar
rived for the workers to break the
shackles of slavery and organize into
workers councils.
"Soviets are being organized in al
most every part OF Europe. and the
workers of America will NOT stand
aside. Workers Of Chicago, Pater-
son, Seattle and Butte organized
workers council In New York city
we, several hundred waist and dress
makers have organized a workers
council. Our aim IL to teach, propa-
gate and agitate for the abolition of
exploitation of men by men, and the
entire abolition Of division of classes,
ciety based on social and economic
equality.
sour METHops
II. Each shop will be represented
n the council by two delegates
chosen by the workers OF the shop.
80. In future each shop shall be
controlled by a committee of work
srs OF that shop. and all grievances
between the workers and the en-
AlV - ~. IL
srs themselves according to the prin-
ciples OF the council.
-. To this effect meeting OF shop
delegates Is being called for the 22d
Of March, 1919, at 2 p. NJ, at the
Russian Peoples House. 1873 East
Fifteenth street. n. Y. and we ask
you with all our sincerity to elect
two delegates OF your shop to the
conference. ACT NOW! Workers.
We must realize that unless We take
matters into our own hands unless
we ourselves break the chains which
snslave US we will never be free"
Warning Issued to Workers.
This document is signed by an !. w.
W secretary named Bubick and issues
from 1873 East Fifteenth street The
aims And methods outlined are SIMILAR
to those that have ruined Russia. This
10 entirely comprehended by patrlotlC
union labor leaders who have taken up
the fight TO extingush anarchlstic
flames among their unions. John F
Pierce of the International Ladies' Gar
ment Workers Union and Isadore Ep-
stein OF the Ladies' Garment Cutters
Union have met the Bolshevik move by
an appeal which reads:
efforts are being put forth by a
group of extrteme radicals to effect
soviet form of government in this
country. AS Americans and as men
who have spent their lives in this
trade we feel that you will sooner or
later wake up to the realization that
this group of reds are using the nee
die trades and yourselves as workers
In those trades to establish condi-
ton in society that will not only
make our lot as workers a 8 ntolera BILE
but will place our country on the
same low level to which other nations
have sunk that have tried their wild
and irregular theories, with Russia
as a shining example"
Mr. Pierce and Mr.. Epstein have salts
fled themselves that the imported Boil
shevikl, the ]. w. w, the anarchist
CT all breeds and various other kinds o
radicals intent on seizure of wealth ant
power are working together and tina
their efforts have gone farther than tn
authorities seem to realize.