Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1920-01-04
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a general uprising Of negroes. whom
they expected to arm.
Efforts also were being made, It was
stated, to gain control of all labor or
ganixations with the cry down with
capitalism"
Appeals were made by the leaders
of the communist organs for violence
and bloodshed In the two recent big
strikes--those Of tho miners and the
steel workers. Allen leaders travelled
all over the country, urging strikes
and other labor troubles, hoping thus
to bore from within and lead the large
number of American workmen into
their organization.
Much of the present unrest, tho evil
dence shows. can be checked up to
them.
Twenty Ave communist newspapers
were started in cities throughout the
country and tons of revolutionary
literature were printed. Most of the
alien editors have been caught in the
big raid.
The department of Justice declared
1t has conclusive evidence indicating
that the whole campaign was being
directed by the Bolshevist government
of Russia. The United States, rich in
resources, was the first stronghold of
democracy that Lenine and frotsky
desired to sovietize. The whole pro-
gram was to establish the same form
of government in this country that
Russia now has. 1sM
WATCHING LEADERS.
The department now has under sur
veillance leaders known to be direct
agents of Bolshevism in this country.
| and q few personal emissaries of Le-
| nine and Trotsky are likely to be ar
rested in the near future, 1t was
learned.
The government will allow those ar
rested to have hearings IL they desire
| TO make an effort to prove they were
no participants in the revolutionary
pot These will be held by the labor
department, subject to review by fed
erd courts only upon the issuance of a
writ Of habeas corpus. Ring leaders
In the plot will be released upon &c.,
0oO bail.
Bail for others will be fixed in vary
ing amounts from $1,000 to $4,000 in
the discretion Of the secretary Of labor.
| A number of Americans. of radical
rympathies We're caught. These will
be turned over to the states for prose-
cution. Ten states have drastic laws
for American advocates of force and
violence against the government These
are: California, Washington, Oregon,
| Illinois, New York, Massachusetts,,
Pennsylvania. Indiana, West Virginia
] and North Dakota.
! Documents made public by the ce-
partment of justice state that the COM
munist and communist Aabor parties
| took the manifesto of Lenine and
Trotsky's meeting at Moscow last
| March and made 1t their platform in
this country. Every member swore al
legiance to these principles, the records
| of the organizations show.
| Alongside the dethroned dynasties
of the Romanoffs, Hohenzollerns and
Hapsburgs and the capitalistic cliques
of these lands, the rulers of France,
England. Italy and the United States
stand revealed in the light of unfold
ing events and diplomatic disclosures
in their immeasurable vileness." the
manifesto says.
1.-THE revolutionary era compels the
| proletariat to make use of the means
of battle, which will concentrate its
entire energies, namely, mass action.
with its resultant. direct conflict with
the governmental machinery in open
combat. Any other methods such as
| the use Of bourgeoise parliamentarism,
/ will be of only secondary Importance"
(, Registration Of those who were in
termed at Ellis Island was not COM
| pleted tonight and officials declared
It would take two days more to prepare
the aliens for Individual inquiry.
i Arrangements have been made for
tho accommodation Of many others
Il who are expected to land at the island
during the night although with the
present crowd. the immigration bureau
IL taxed to capacity. Government Of
ficials obtained blanksts and most Of
/ those who were held were forced to
sleep on tho floor. A strict watch was
/ kept and no one was allowed to talk
\ with the prisoners except the clerks
who conducted the registration.
Il The work Of registration win con-
Il tinuo through Sunday In m effort to
hasten the individual inquiries 20 that
officials may bring about . spsedy de-
Il norfnfion Of thoaa who ara hald a1iflfx.