Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-03
Of ACITATORS|
ARRESTED IN RAIDS MADE
IN ALL PARTS Of COUNTRY.
COMMUNISTS Seeking Overthrow of Government,
b Hunted Down by the Department Of Justice,
Which Plans Trials and Deportations.

Washington, Jan. 3.-Arrests
in the nation. wide radical raid
last night and to-day had ex.
cecded 1850 ut noon, II was eS.
timated at the department Of
! Justice. More than half Of this
number probably will be held
for deportation, officials said.
Scores of parlor bolshevists were
1among those arrested in the raids,
ioflcials said. These, it was ad-
lunder state laws as they are citi-
sens.
Washington, Jan. 3.-The gov
Arnment dragnet into which the
lsreatest number of alien radicals
hver arrested in America was swept
lst night, still was in operation
pday with the lists OF arrests
rowing hourly.
In nearly two score cities de-
lpertment Of justice agents swooped
down upon headquarters and other
Injecting places Of communists and
1.-THE total arrests this morning had
Exceeded 5000. Among those taken
Into custody we're men regarded by
1.-The government as ring leaders in
Ianarchistic propaganda. Other
Headers are being sought.
il Ask Deportation.
| Evidence gathered by department
Jcf Justice agents will be turned
Iover to the department Of labor
(which will be asked to deport the
Radicals. Anthony Caminetti, com,
missioner general of immigration
lsaid today deportation would re-
lQuire some time, as many hearing
would have to be held.
Not all of those arrested will be
held. In fact many already have
been given their liberty, but OFF
Icials of the department of justice
tare confident that the deportations
ito result from the raid will breal
1.-THE backbone of the communist agi
ltaiion in the United States.
/ Start at 8 p. m.
Raids were ordered in 33 cities
over the United States and at
lO'clock last night the operative:
ioved with precision in the rouut
p Of communist workers and sym
bathizers. Early this morning tht
number of arrests had risen to thu
highest figure of any similar raid il
the history of the country.
The government hopes to Fill an
pther soviet ark" and send /
floating across the Atlantic to Dol
shevik Russia. where the radicals
will be permitted to rejoin theil
kith and kin.
Conspire Against U. s.
Raids were conducted particular
" against communist and commun
ist labor groups of radicals, the de
partment Of justice announced will
the object of obtaining evidence Il
submit to the department Of labo
Ter deportation of "a very larg
number of our most dangerou
anarchists and radical agitators.
The general charge of attemptinI
70 overthrow the government b.
lorce and violence was place.
against those arrested.
The agents particularly searche'
sor incriminating documents, som
~ which they claimed reveale
plans to establish soviets through
cut tue country to be later merge
undst soviet council similar I
the Russian council.
Work With Negroes.
Attempts to organize the negroe
4 N America to overthrow the pres
POLITICAL and economic syster
the United States was DISCLOSED
eMe!als of the department said, an
Mey admitted that the propagand
"a Of such far-reaching effect tha
touble may yet be expected /
ONE negro communities.
May Land Martens.
New York, Jan. 3.-Departmer
u !aatice agents announced toda
.nN they were examining the liteI
atuie ieized in the raids last nigh
% aAstmine whether Ludwig c. 4
=. 1artens, self-styled ambasss
1or y the United States OF tn
nuss1an soviet republic, was cor
sssd With the distribution OF th
sspntst propaganda in thl
.ssy. II this connection Is ei
sIAed. they said they had su
49, evidence to warrant his d.
,0on. The senatorial commi
n sestigating soviet activitis
49, = notified Of the result Of Il
isation. i
Send Many to Islaad.
New York. Jan. 3.-Departmel
Nstice agents, armed with 81
sats. continued today the
ssfca OF radicals, begun in q se
re ,rs y raids conducted last nigh
:. sas uansfer to Ellis island Of q
asu,SAas. as. held for deportation pr
rsssSnes rsss. after being questioned q
Ss S.sat y department agents. vi
"ssua today. More than 400 pc
sSa. ssa arrested last night were r
''aseo Tor lack Of evidence.
sEvs Warrants Rapidly. ;
"1fants still held BY the d