Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-01-08

Officials said the only difference be-
tween tho communist party and the
communist labor party was one of
leadership. Both have been endeavoring
to bring about the establishment of ii
soviet from of government in this coun-
try since their organization last Sep
TENDER. according to officials.
Documents gathered by federal
agents recently show conclusively it
was said. that plans were drawn up by
the leaders of each of these parties to
develop score or more of sovicts
throughout the country These were to
be merged under a soviet council sim
liar to that which now exists in Rus
STA. according to Mr.. Garvin.
The department revealed tonight
activities of these two organizations
among the negroes. Their attempts to
organize the negroes in support of
plans to overthrow the present political
and economic system were carried far
and officials admitted that this prop
uganda had gone to such a length that
trouble may yet be expected among
certain negro communities.
/ Mr.. Garvin made public information
gathered by the federal agents show
ing the nature of the work done among
the negroes. One document contains
the following:
/ "ln close connection with the unskilled
workers is the problem of the negro. The
negro presents a political and economic
problem. The racial oppression of the
negro is simply the expression of his
economic bondage and oppression. each
intensifying the other This complexities
the negro problem. but does not alter its
proetarian character. The Communist
party will carry on agitation among the
negro workers to unite them with all
class-conscious workers.
In connection with the announcement
Of the raids tonight, Attorney General
Palmer made public a letter which he
had written to Maclay Hoyne. States
attorney for Cook county, at Chicago in
which Mr.. Hoyne was requested to defer
the local raid conducted there last night.
MI. Palmer explained in mis- letter that
the department of justice had planned a
nationwide campaign against the same
people which were to be raided by Mr..
Hoyne's agents in Chicago. Department
officials said they We're without infor-
nation as to why the Chicago raid went
through last night when Mr. Hoyne had
full information o s to the pans of federal
agents TO do the same work tonight.
Advance information on the activities
of the communist party revealed that its
emssaries were in many cities, boring
into labor organizations which hitherto
have been noted for their conservatism
Literature obtained by federal agents
made it apparent that the communis
leaders were concentrating on plans t.
obtain control of well founded labor
groups Through this method they wer'
to exert their power politically and Il
put forward candidates which could b'
regarded by government officials as moth
ing more than destructive elements within
the present government.
| Officials are working on the theory tina
a higher power is directing the work o
both organizations and that the leaders
who are behind this directing hand onl,
recently have come to this country from
Russia. This belief, they said, was sup
ported by evidence gathered by repre-
sentatives of this and the allied govern
ments in the heart of soviet Russia. l
is known that agents of the allied nations
have been working for nearly two year
among the follwers of Lenine and Trotgk!
and their efforts have resulted In con
Meeting links in the chain of sovie
propaganda in this country and the sovie
leaders in Russia.