New-York tribune., 1920-01-07
63 More Reds
Seized Here i'm
24-Hour Raid
499 Now at the island;
'Novy Mir Office Invaded
and Is Are Arrested;
Children Burn Literature

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Children Burn Literature
Although the detention pens on Ellis
Island held 400 alleged alien radicals
last night, including fifty-eight pros
pectlve exiles sent there yesterday,
State Senator Clayton r. Lusk, chair
man Of the Joint Legislative Com
mlttee investigating scditious activi-
ties, declared that the government
hasn't scratched the surface of the
revolutionary movement
Senator Lusk said there are 10000
aliens in New York State who are
openly organized for the overthrow of
the government While Senator Lusk
was Issuing this statement Department
OF Justice agents and members of the
police bomb squad were raiding a
Communist meeting in the Offices Of
"Novy MR. Russian language news
paper, formerly edited by Leon
Trotzky, in 119 East Tenth Street.
Fifteen Arrested
Fourteen men and q woman were
arrested at the meeting and vast
quantity of radical propaganda, pam
phlets, papers and photographs of
Bolshevik leaders was destroyed
There was so much of this material
that the officers. after. the prisoners
had been sent to the Department of
Justice Offices in the Park Row Build
, ing. invited the curious children who
crowded about the door of the raided
, newspaper office to come in and help
them. The children, typical little East
, Slders, accepted the invitation with
whoop of joy, and in their enthusiasm
destroyed great deal more than
propaganda. Samples of every kind of
printed matter were preserved as evil
dence, but literally tons of it was torn
into scraps of paper by the children,
who ended their fun with street
bonfire.
In charge of the raiders we're
Agents Francesca and Davis and De-
tcctive Sergeants Gegan and Brown.
Of the police bomb squad. They said
that their most important capture was
Dr.. Victor Pachakchy, who has angli-
cized his name and now calls himself
chanic living in 303 East Fourteenth
Street. He is a friend Of Trotzky and
worked with Lenine in Switzerland in
1914
He was quite frank when questioned
in the Park Row Offices of the Depart
ment Of Justice. He readily admitted
that he believed in the overthrow of
governments by violence and said that
while he had no particular grievance
against the government Of the United
States he was convinced that the
Soviet form was more desirable. He
said he wished he was back in Russia
and was assured that he would get his
wish.
Once Sent to Siberia
In 1907, DR.. Pachakchy was arrested
for revolutionary activities in Russia
and sent as an exile to Siberia.
He existed there until 1911, when,
with the connivance of his guards and
the assistance of friends, he escaped
and crossed Russia into Germany. Ho
went from there to South America,
visited the United States, and ir 1914
went to Switzerland and became asso-
ciated with Lenine.
A mission for Lennc brought him
back to the United States in 1915, and
when he arrived he became associated
with Leon Trotsky, then editor of
"Novy Mir" Pachakchy delivered lee
lures, at first under Trotsky's guild
ance, to audiences most likely to &C
cept the doctrines he preached. In
by way Of Siberia, but was held up
and returned toethe United States and
became affiliated with the Federation
of Russian Workers.
The woman taken in the raid was
Annie Manson, twenty-four years old,
of 12 West 121st Street She told the
government agents that she would be
glad to get free trip to Russia, her
native land provided John Dudarik,
also twenty-four, and living at the same
address, was deported with her. John
been taken in the raid. They go to
Ellis Island this morning.
Weinstein Photographed
Gregory Weinstein refused to pose
for the photographer on Ellis Island or
to be finger printed yesterday. He is,
or was, the chancellor of the Russian
Soviet Republic bureau, Of which Lud-
wig G.. A. H. Martens, self-styicl AM
bnssador from Russia, was the chief
When the government photographer
reported that Gregory had refused to
pose, two husky guards were sent into
the detention pen. They emerged with
Gregory. One had thick hand tightly
clasped in the slack Of Mr.. Weinstcins
trousers and the other clutchcd the
collar Of his coat.
He was shouting: II stand on my
right. | refuse to be photographed"
They sat him down before the cam
era, persuaded him to stop yelling, and,
when he looked least unpleasant, the
photographer opened the shutter. After
that 1t was comparatively simple to
finger print him. Then they photo
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