The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-08

! BelAeVed In Arnfeu AcI1On.
.'The Union of Russian Workers be-
Ieves in mass action, including armed
| action in time of great national strife.
Its principles do not favor the Boil
shevik form of government, but the
members of the organization are will
ing to accept the support of any radi-
Gals or group of men as an expedient
| for furthering their own ends. While
not supporting the Boishevik move
rnent in this country openly, they are
| secretly supporting 1T in order that
they may achieve thru it their own
| ends.
TT is an anarchistic organization
| that does not believe in any. form of
organized government, and teaches
| the overthrow of government by force.
Conventions are held. about once a
year. Sub-conventions or regional
conventions, as the union calls them.
| are called from time to time and are
attended by delegates from branches
under given territory. The purpose
of these conventions is to devise
means of fqrthering the propaganda
| of the orga nization.
agents of the department of justice
| and the bureau of immigration have
J been collecting evidence in these par
/ ticular cases for the last two months.
t All of the prisoners are aliens and the
/ evidence collected will be presented
to the commissioner of immigration
and their deportation asked for"
Selection From Propaganda.
! w. F. Kechan, in charge of the rad
| ical propaganda hunt for the justice
| department. today gave out selections
! from some of the propanga taken in
| the raids.
Among the books taken in the raids
THE Future Society by John Gray. is,
of Newark and described as dealing
/ pu5ely with anarchistic doctrines.
, The Program of the Anarchist Com
mupists, authors name not given: issued
by New Work branch Union of Russian
'.God and the Government" by Michael
! Bakunin, issued by New York branch.
"RevOiuhtionaFy Intlustrialism,' by
Grover Perry, published by the 1. ". W.
Deport All Alien Reds.
Washington. Nov. s:-Deportation
| of all aliens engaged in red activ-
| tiles has been determined upon by the
| department of justice, Attorney Cen
| eral Palmer announced today.
| Included among the material and
! literature seized by government agents
| in the raids, were quantities of arti-
plete counterfeiting plant, a large sup
| ply of counterfeit bank notes. thou
| sands of pieces of literature. described
as of the most inflammatory nature
and scores of Ted flags, rifles and. re-
Agents of the department of justice
and bureau of immigration have been
collecting evidence in these particular
cases for two months. Mr.. Palmer
said. Practically all of those arrested
were Russians.
More Arrests Today.
| Washington. Nov S.-More arrests
were expected to be made within a
| few hours by department of Justice
agents in their campaign to purge the
country of radical agitators.
1fl L., tets
not been taken but their nests have
| been cleaned out, according to reports
received here, and the men are fugi-
tives I'M the open.
| Many of those seized in last nights
| and today's raids will be released,
| there being no evidence against them.
| The raids were conducted from New
York and detailed official reports had
not reached here early today.
More than 150 persons were taken
| in a raid in New orK which was
personally conducted by William ].
| FLYNN, chief of the bureau of investi-
| CATION; of the department OF justice.
| All save fiftytwo were released after
examination,
All Over Country.
| In the Chicago district. including
| Milwaukee and Gary, Ind, about 200
| more were taken into custody, while
| smaller groups, ranging from fifty
| down TO two, were arrested in Detroit.
| Philadelphia, San Francisco, Newark,
| n. j., Jackson, Mich, and five Con-
necticut cities-New Haven. Hartford.
Ansonia, Waterbury and New Britain
! Federal agents generally declined to
discuss the arrests further than TO say
| they had been planned at Washington
several weeks ago. It was reported that
| in some cities the demonstrations were
! to include bomb placing and the use
of firearms
I At Bridgeport, Conn
| Bridgeport, Conn, Nov. 8.-Two
| Russians were arreStedshere last night.
They were locked up at headquarters
after a gri1ling by detectives and held
without bail. The police refused to
! give any details regarding the arrests.
Seize InfIammatQry Literature.
Newark, N. J.; Nov. S.-Seores of al
legged alien ra ideals We're arrested here
! by department of Justice agents last
| night and early today. In addition to
breaking up several RED meetings.
! the officers seized great quantities or
inflammatory literature.
! 100 in Michigan.
Detroit. Mich. Nov. S.-Federal Of
| ficiaIs here today were reucent re-
! gardfnE raids in the state last night
on Russian colonies. 1t was said
search was made for REDS who have
been brewing trouble.
Latest reports showed nearly 100
state arrests Detroit had more than
| half that figure.
Six alleged Reds were arrested in
Jackson, officials said.
Arrests in st. Louis.
St Louis Mo-, Nov. S.-Three al
| legged I. w. w. were held for investi-
CATION by federal authorities here to-
| day as a result of arrests made here
| last night when police raided an al
| legged radical meeting.
| Women in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, Nov. S.-Thirty men
and women were arrested here last
night in raids by department of justice
agents on radical headquarters. A