The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-03-14
ANARCHISTS PLOT
TO SEIZE THE US.
Nine Chicago Papers Are Called
Tools of Anarchy.
LAMAR TELLS OF BIG SCHEME
Solicitor General Says He Has Much
Documentary Matter Showing
That a Bloody Revolution
Was Contemplated.


Washington, March 11.-Solicitor
General Lamar of the post Office de-
partment submitted a memorandum to
the senate propaganda committee stat
ing that the l. w. W., anarchists, so
cialists and others were "perfecting an
amalgamation with one object-the
overthrow of the government of the
United States by means of a bloody
revolution and the establishment of a
bOlshevik republic" Mr.. Lamar said
his conclusions was based upon infor-
ter.
Accompanying the memorandum
were several hundred excerpts from
the mail matter. Mr. Lamar said this
propaganda was being conducted with
''such regularity that it's magnitude
can be measured by the bold and out
spoken statements contained in these
publications and the efforts made
therein to inaugurate nationwide
reign Of terror anS overthrow the gov
eminent
Find Common Cause.
Mr.. Lamar said it was significant
that this was the first time sin the his
tory of the so-called radical movement
In the United States that these rad
ical elements have found a common
cause (bolshevism), in which they can
all unite" He referred particularly
to the dissatisfied foreign elements as
being active In the propaganda.
"The /. w. w." said Mr.. Lamar, 'sis
perhaps most actively engaged in
spreading this propaganda, and has at
IFS command large field force known
as recruiting agents, subscription
agents, ETC., who work increasingly in
the furtherance of the cause"
After referring to the excerpts from
| the seized mail matter, the solicitor
| generals memorandum said in part:
"This propaganda is being conduct
ed with such regularity that its mag
nitude can be measured by the bold
and outspoken statements contained in
these publications and the efforts made
therein to inaugurate nationwide
reign of terror and overthrow the gov
| eminent.
I'm classifying these statements,
they are submitted in a major or gen.
eral class as follows: /. w. W., an
archistic, radical-socialistic and social
ist. It will be seen from these ex-
cerpts and it is indeed significant that
| this is the first time in the history of
the so-called radical movement in the
United States that the radical ele-
ments have found q common cause
| (bOlshevism) in which they can all
unite. The /. w. W., anarchists, So
| cialists, radical and otherwise, in fact
| all dissatisfied elements, particularly
the foreign element. are perfecting
| amalgamation with one object, and
! with one object only in view, the over
throw of the government of the Unit
ed States by the means of bloody
revolution and the establishment of a
bolshevik republic
THE !. w. w. is perhaps most ac-
| lively engaged in spreading this prop
| uganda and has at it's command large
field force known as recruiting agents,
SuOoSAiptiou dScutS, ctC. WHO WOrk
increasingly in the furtherance of the
cause
Chicago Papers Named.
This organization publishes at least
| five newspapers in the English lam
| guage and nine in foreign languages,
as shown in the list given below.
This list comprises only official papers
of the organization and does not take
into account the large number Of free
lance papers published In the interest
| OF the above organization"
The newspapers listed were:
The New Solidarity, English, week
ly. Chicago; One Big Union, English,
monthly, Chicago; Industrial Unionist,
English, weekly, Seattle; California
Defense Bulletin, English, weekly
| San Francisco; the Rebel Worker,
English, bi-monthly. New York; La
| Neuva Solfdaridad, Spanish, weekly,
| Chicago; Golos Truzenta, Russian,
weekly, Chicago; Ii Nuovo Proletario
Italian, weekly, Chicago; Nya varl-
den, Swedish, weekly, Chicago; Der
Industrialer Arbiter, Jewish, weekly,
Chicago; Probuda, Bulgarian, weekly
| Chicago; A. FEELS Badulas, Hungarian