South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-01-04
PLANNED REVOLT
WITH AID Of TWO
RECENT STRIKES
Government Agents Work
Among Radicals and Un-
earth Big Scandal.

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Tor seditlon and the teaching Of vio-
icnce.
Proof also was said TO have been
obtained that in the case OF agitators
Who went among the steel and mine
workers funds for bail were made
4vailabie In every section frequent
ed by the "red" agitators. Their
clans for organization OF the work
ers IN support Of the communist
ause were pictured as more com
pIete than even political cam
Daign. IL was evident officials de-
cIared. that the movement was
ripe" and that settlement Of the
coal strike had been a keen disap-
polntment 20 the radical leaders.
Asst. Atty. Gen Garvin made pub
tic tonight the departments mem
Orandum. submitted 20 the bureau
OF immigration. upon which was
based the government classification
Of the communist and communist
labor parties as coming under the
espionage act. This disclosed that
both groups were pledged to fight
any suggestion OF military action
by America against the soviet Rus
slams. Memb srship applications re-
veaIed that both groups We're indi-
rectlv under the control of the Rus
slam communist council.
Give Principles.
Significant among other features
IF the communist labor party's doc
trine was the enunciation Of the
following principles:
we maintain that the class
struggle is essentially political
.truCgIe. that IS a struggle by the
protetariat to conquer the capital
state whether SIS form be monarch
cal or democratic-republican. and
% replace It by governmental
structure adequately adapted to the
communist Transformation.
The most important means of
-apturing state power for the work
rs is the action Of the masses pro
.eedlng from the places where the
workers are gathered together--in
he factories. The use OF the politl-
cal machinery OF the capital state
b only secondary. The working class
must organize and train itself for
he capture OF state power"
Federal officials deplored weak
nesses in the present laws govern
ing the procedure preliminary 10
deportation IL was pointed out that
m most cases persons arrested as
he radicals who were taken IN
these raids. can obtain temporary
freedom on bail OF $1,000. There
vas an apparent feeling that If bail
vas granted some OF the most dan
gerous of the 'reds" gladly would
forfeit that amount 10 avoid depor-
-ation. The department plans, how
over. TO keep all under surveillance
and rearrest any who aEempt TO
lose themselves in the masses of
foreign born in America.
Hold Aliens.
Late figures received by Mr.. Gar
Gin showed that a total of 2,6S5
Aliens were held with evidence
which federal agents believed was
sufficient TO warrant deportation.
The total number Of arrests was es-
li1nated at close TO $500. although
his estimate was changing almost
1Ourly.
As more cities reported, it was
evident that the number OF Ameri-
IAN citizens caught IN the raids
would exceed expectation. Among
these were many "parlor bolshe-
lists who Il was admitted would
nave TO be turned over 20 state au-
horities. Only about 10 of the states
nave laws adequate 10 handle this
lass OF disturbers, Mr.. Garvin said.
The following cities reported ar
rests today In the raids as follows:
indianapolis, three; Fort Wayne
Ind. two; Clinton, Ill, I'VE; Ander-
son, Ind. one; san Francisco, three.
ladditional); Wilkes-Barre. Pa,
eight.