The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-07


gle of the workers against capitalism
lis aim is to direct this struggle %
the conquest Of political power, the
overthrow of capitalism and the &c.
struction of the. bourgeoise State.
The communist party prepares it
self for the revolution in the measure
that it develops a program of imme-
diate action, expressing the mass
struggles of the proletariat. These
struggles must be inspired with rex
olutionary spirit and purpose.
The communist party is fundarlan-
tally a party of action. 1t brings 10
the workers a consciousness Of ,heii
oppression. of the i1npossibility of inl-
proving their conditions under cap
iiialisnl.. The communist party directs
the workers struggle against capital
ism developing fuller forces and puc-
poses in this struggle eliminating in
the mass action of the revolution.
Tn connection with the announ:c-
nent of the raids tonight Attorney
General Palmer made public laite:
which he had written to Mac!ey
Hoyne, State attorney for Cook coun-
u, at Chicago. in which Mr.. Hoyne
was requested to defer that local raid
conducted there last night Mr.. Pal
mer explained in his letter that the
department Of justice had planned a
nationwide campaign against the same
people which were to be raided by
Mr.. Hoyne in Chicago, Department
officials said which were to be raided
by Mr.. Hoyne's agents in Chicago.
Department officials said they were
without information as to why the
Chicago raid went through last night
when Mr.. Hoyne had full infornla-
ton as to the plans Of federal agents
to do the same work tonight.
Advance information on the activi-
ties Of the communist party revealed
that its cmissaries were in many cities.
boring into labor organizations which
hitherto have been noted for their
conservatism. Literature obtained b.'
federal agents made it apparent that
the communist leaders We're concert
ing on plans to obtain control Of well
founded labor groups. Through this
method they were 20 exert Their pow
er politically and to put forward can
didates which could be regarded by
government officials as nothing more
than destructive elements within the
present government.
The communist labor group was
said to have directed its propaganda
more generally among the foreign ele-
ment Of citizcnry. From several
sources. federal agents cleaned infor-
nation that the communist labor
party was appealing TO the foreign
workers with the argument that the
present government was unfricndiy to
them and that their rights would new
er be respected by the appointed au-
thorities. The insertion Of the work
labor" in the namc Of the party was
regarded by officials as only subter-
fuge. the leaders realizing that it
would lend strength to their arGu-
ments among foreigners.
Mr.. Garran expressed the opinion
that the leaders Of the TWO parties
had 4 working agreement and
planned eventually 70 bring all the
radicals under ono communist party
aEd thereby amass enough strength to
upset the constituted government
officials are working on the theory
that a higher power is directing tn.
work of bo:f organizations and that
the leaders who arc behind this t!i-
rectinS hand only recently have come
to this counu% from Russia. This be
lief the! said. was supported by evi-
this and allied governments in tl3.>
heart Of soviet Russia. II is know;
that agents Of the allied nations have
been working for nearly two years
among the followers of Lenine and
Trotzlly and their efforts have result
ed in connecting links in the chain Of
soviet propaganda in this country and
the soviet leaders of Russia.