The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-01-06
RAIDS IN MANY CITIES
CATCH RADICALS IN NET
Department Of Justice Agents Active
an Thirty-three Places. Activity
Extends From Coast to Coast.

Washington, Jan. 2.-Launching a
concerted and carefully prepared
movement against communist and
communist labor groups Of radicals:
agents of the department Of justice
tonight conducted raids in 80 cities
extending from cosat to coast.
Raids were conducted in the fol
lowing cities:
New York, Baltimore, Boston, Buf-
:al5, Chicago, Cleveland, Denver, Des
Moines, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Hart
Cord, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Fla,
Kansas City, Los Angeles, Louisville,
Milwaukee, Newark, Omaha, Philadel-
ohia, Pittsburgh, Portland, Me-, Pors-
and, Gre, Providence, San Francis
20, Scranton, Spokane, St. Louis, St.
Paul, Springfield, Mass, Syracuse,
Toledo and Trenton.
The object of the raids, Assistant
Attorney Garvan said, was to obtain
or submission to the department Of
'abor cases for deportation of "a
very large number of our most
,angecous anarchists and radical agi-
ators." Agents CT the department,
he added, went out prepared to catch
ne radicals with the goods"
The general charge of attempting
20 overthrow the government by
.'orce and violence was placed against
he persons arrested during the raids.
officials declared they believed that
everal hundred members of the
Communist and Communist Labor
,>arty would be behind the bars be-
Gore morning.
Careful Flaas Made.
Officials here declared The rcticn-
vide round up was the most con2le.e-
y planned and the machinery was the
5est oiled for this OF any raids
launched against the radical clement
n this country. It was ra-12cc,e c,
some ten days ego that tie Re 1
should take place tonight and conf
,lential cormunic&tic.2s were ser %
departrlea1 CT justice reprasensass-. VS.
and United States attorneys IN The s
cities.
DeDsrt77,ert Of Justice agents de-
sired rcst Of al to capture incci1a1s-
mating documents not so much Of he
literature and propaganda but
papers showing details Of the COM
nunist organizations in each city. It
vas indicated that if such evidence
were obtained, deportation Of the
persons concerned would be an easy
matter. As in the case of the mem
bers of the Union of Russian Work
ers, several score of whom were
aboard the transport Buford, which
sailed from New York ten days ago,
membership cards in the organization
were regarded by officials as consti-
.uting the best documentary evi-
dence on which to base deportation
cases.
Officials said the only difference be-
tween the communist party and the
communist labor party was one of
leadership. Both have been endeavor-
ing to bring about the establishment
IF soviet form Of government in
his country since their organization
last September, according to officials.
Documents gathered by federal
cgents recently show conclusively, it
was said that plans were drawn up by
he leaders of each Of these parties to
ne development Of a score or more
{ soviets throughout the country.
hese were to be urged under soviet
ouncil similar TO that which noy; e2-,
is in Russia according to M. Gar
van.
w L Among Negroes.
The department. revealed IonlSH5
ctivities of these two organiza-
Ions among the negroes. Their at
ampts to organize the negroes n
upport of plars to overthrow the,
resent political and economic sys-
EN- were carried far and officials ad-
litted that this propaga21.a h ]
zone to such a length that trouble
slay yet be expected among certain
aegro communities.
Mr.. Garvan made public informa-
ON gathered by federal agents
howing the nature Of the work done
.mong the negroes. One document
contains the following:
SIN close connection with the un-
killed workers is the problem of the
2egro. The negro presents politi-
al economic problem. The racial
oppression of the negro is simply the
expression of his economic bondage
md onnression each intensifying the