New-York tribune., 1919-11-09

Sine Of the radicals seized in last
nights raids were operating in the
shadow of the National Capitol Nine
We're taken here but it wa said to- day
at the Department Of Justice that no
deportatons would result. Five of the
nine were released on nroving Amc'-
can citizenship. The others are being
detained by the government .eoA,a ~
the hope of obtaining information in
regard to the activities of Reds here
and in other cities.
Story Told in Statement
In statement to-day the depart
ment summarized the raid last night and
the facts it has gathered in the two
months preceding it. The statement said
in part:
"'lhe Reds taken into custody were
all leaders of the Union OF Russian
Workers in this country, an anarchistic
organization that does not believe in
teaches the overthrow of government by
force and violence. This organization
has more than 1000 members through
out the country and has been engaged
in active propaganda against the PRES
ent form of government for many
months. 1t has many locals.
"Romen Mcsichok. organizer of the
Union of Russian Workers. at Tren-
ton, n j., had the material for max
ing bombs in his room Mt 100 Pember-
ton Street Trenton. N. j.. when taken
into custody. These articles included
gunpowder, copper and brass wire, eec-
tric batteries. wax paper, etc. Most
chok, when arrested. admitted that he
was a member Of the organization since
December, 1918.
Counterfeiting Plant. Also
"a counterfeiting plant at Newark
affair. 1t was found III the rooms Of
two of the active members Of the
Union of Russian " Workers. A large
supply Of counterfeit. bank notes was
on hand. These men will have to face
additional charges.
"Agents Of the Department of Jus
tice and the Bureau Of immigration
have been collecting evidence in these
cases for tire last two months. All of
the prisoners are aliens, and the cvi-
dence collected win be presented to
the Commissioners OF immigration and
their deportation asked for.
THE Union Of Russian Workers i.
even more radical than the Bo.she-
Wiki II was organized in New Yark IN
1907 by group of eleven men, led by
orc William Szatow, at present the
chief Of 20 ice of Petrograd. The pur-
pose Of the society was to anal ga
mate ell of the Russian groups in the
United States into one organization
With the aid Of newspapers and other
propagarda the mNmb nrship of the
Union Of Russian Workers began to
grow until at tie present time it CON
sists of sixty locals, located in the
principal cities of the country. with
1 membership of 1000.
N!cst Important Convention In 1914
"The most important convention OF
the Union Of Russian Workers was held
in Detro t in 1914, with delegates from
ali of the principal cities in the United
States and Canada present.
The delegates to this convention
adopted re olutions which have become
a part of the constitution of the fed.
Grafton. which has not been sub
stantially changed since that time The
due books of the members of this or
ganization contain the following pre-
amble of the constitution of the organi-
zation, which reveals the purposes of
the Union Of Russian Workers:
The present society is divided
into two opposing classes: the down
trodGen workers and peasants on the
one side. producing by their work all
the riches Of the world: the rich
people, on the other side. who have
grabbed all the riches into their
hands.
Many time the class Of the