Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-01-03

were issued for the arrest of radicals
In the metropolis.
Attorney General Palmer personally
directed the great roundup from
Washington, which, federal officials
here stated. had as its definite aim
the Kidding of the United States of
every alien who has plotted against
the American government. The raids
We're specifically directed against the
communist party and the communist
labor party.
The first arrested radicals began
TO arrive at the local headquarters on
the department Of justice at 9:l5 ,.
m, when a party of twelve men were
brought in in a police wagon. Then
examination was Immediately com
menced by Chief Flynn and his as,
sistants
The communist party represents
the advocates of violence and direct
action" and heads its international
/ membership with the names of Lenint
| and Trotsky. In the United States
| IL has found its main sources of re-
cruits among the most Ignorant OF
the alien population and its principa
i strength has been in the congestet
! districts of New York and Chicago.
What the communists, who take theit
name from the wild orgy Of bloodshee
and anarchy which Paris experienced
after the Franco-Prussian war really
stands for, was set forth in mani
festo by Lenine which was produced
| in evidence at todays hearing before
the Lusk legislative committee II
| Rochester.
~ h..
communists must plan for the dis
armament of the "bourgeoise,' the
arming of the "laborers" and the for
nation of red army similar to that Of
| the Russian soviet II declared that
conquest of political power should
mean not merely change in per
| sonnet, but annihilation of all oppo
nents
| In the United States the organiza.
| ton of the communist party had
reached the extent that SUNDAY
| schools had been formed in New York
Rochester and other cities where the
| children Of aliens were taught the
communist doctrines and encouraged
to ridicule all religious beliefs. Evil
dence was introduced before the Lusk
| committee TO show that a close con.
necton existed between the American
| communist organization and the bu-
| reau maintained in New York city by
| L. c. A. X. Martens, the self-styled
ambassador of soviet Russia. The.
growth of the propaganda spread by
the communists in the United States
was Indicated by evidence showing
that leaflets setting forth their prin
Ciples have been distributed through
out the country at the rate of 10000
to 100000 daily.
The intimation that radical activity
In this country had not reached the
stage of open violence came on May
day of last year. when the nation was
shocked by the discovery of coun-
try-wide plot to assassinate more than
a score of high government officials
and prominent citizens.
That ii was nation wide conspir-
acy was first brought to light on April
80, when seventeen dynamite bombs
were found in the mails at the New
York postoffice. In the meantime,
warning was sent broadcast and other
bombs were seized in various postof-
fees throughout the country. Several
of the Internal machines reached their
destination but with one exception
either failed to explode or did no
damage.
The bombs were addressed to many
cabinet and government officials and
prominent citizens. including Attorney
General Palmer, Postmaster General
Burleson United States Judge lands,
of Chicago; Secretary of Labor Wilson,
John D. Rockefeller. ]. p. Morgan,
United States Commissioner of Gmmi-
grafton Caminetti, w. NJ, Woods, of
Boston; Governor SprOul, of Pennsyl-
vania; John l.. Burnett, chairman OF
the house immigration committee, and
w. j. Shaffer, attorney general of
Pennsylvania.
one of the internal machines which.
was sent to Senator Thomas Hardwicll
of Georgia, when opened at the sena-
tors home, exploded and blew the
hands off a negro maid and injured
Mrs. Hardwick.
All the bombs found at this time
were cleverly concealed in small boxes
and were wrapped with paper which
bore the forged name of Gimbel
Brothers.
The police of the various cities and
federal agents were then launched |
upon a nation wide raid in search of
anarchists, Bolshevists and radicals. |
Although n large amount of eXplos- |
ives was seized and number of ar
rests made, the senders of the bombs
were never apprehended..
Headquarters of communists and
communist newspapers were pided
simultaneously by the federal agents
who we're aided by the police and by
soldiers. Chief Flynn announced that
most valuable information had been
obtained. About Is per cent of pris-
oners were declared to be Russians.
The majority of the reds had large
amounts of money on their persons,
but no weapons were found. Eighty
per cent of those taken admitted |
membership in the Russian commune
list party,
Among the radical publications
raded was the Novy Mir the paper on
which Trotzky worked while in New
York City. and the Communist World.
Scores of barges were moored along
the New Jersey shores opposite this
city tonight to transport to Ellis Is
land the radicals rounded up by fed
eral agents in the northern New Jer-
sey districts, The prisoners will be
placed aboard the barges in the morn
ing and transported to the island,
Aided by 2G) policemen, federal
agents rounded up several hundred
alleged reds in Jersey City.
Raids were also carried out in New
Brunswick, Elizabeth, Paterson and
South River, Passaic, Plainfield, Dow
er and Bayonne. All the prisoners
were sent to Newark for the night.
Three additional arrests of COM
brought the total to nine at
1880 tonight.
800 WARRANTS ISSUED
IN NEWARK NIrNN JER SU'N |