Evening star., 1920-01-07
HEARINGS IN RED
CASES ARE BEGUN .
AT ELLIS ISLAND
Speedy Completion Unlikely.
At Least Three Lawyers to
Defend Radicals.

NEW YORK, January (by the AS
sociated Press).-Hearing in the cases
of more than 500 alleged reds held at
Ellis Island on deportation proceed
ings began today before immigration
Inspectors. They were taken singly
from the detention quarters to small
nearing rooms, where a stenographer
recorded their testimony. They were
asked whether they were members of
the communist party and whether
they believed i'll the overthrow of the
government of the United States by
violence
The speed at which the hearings
will be completed will depend on the
attitude of the radical aliens. Byron
ID. Uhl, acting commissioner at the
island, estimated that the force of in
spectors could complete from thirty
TO forty hearings daily, unless the
extremists prove recalcitrant and in
terpose technical objections. With a
hostile witness before an inspector,
he said. it might take a whole day to
complete one hearing.
steps Defense Can Take.
\ eedy completion of deportation
preiIminaritS is not expected. At
least three New York lawyers who
have made speciality of defendng
reds since raids began in November
are ready to conduct prolractcd pro-
permitted to attend the hearings and
file briefs. The finding of the in
spector is subject to approval by the
commissioner of the island and by
authorities in Washington. When de-
portation is finally ordered an alien
ran seek to bring his case before the
purtS by habeaS corpus proceedings.
Many of those arrested in recent
1aids are likely to be released on bail
soon. Secretary Wilson has decided
hn nd
applications for release on bail pend
ing final determination of their cases
by Washington will be entertained
as soon as the preliminary hearings
are completed.
Well supplied With Funds.
Indications that the reds do not
lack financial resources were given
when Elizabeth Gurley Flynn de-.
clared that 100000 had been collect
ed to bail those arrested. >
sixteen persons sent to Ellis Island
as the result of recent raids have
been released by the immigration au-
thorities.,
Raid NOyy Mir Office Again.
Another raid was made on the of
hees of the Russian soviet newspaper,
Novy Mir, yesterday. Fourteen men
and one woman were arrested. Cards
were found on which were the names
of 1000 communists throughout the
United States.
Included in the prisoners taken was
DIR. Victor Pachakchy, formerly a
companion of Lenin and Trotsky. 1t
Is said he was one of the leaders
In the Russian soviet revolution of
1907, following which he was exiled
to Siberia. After escaping to South
America through Germany, he re-
turned to Europe in 1914 to become
associated with I4enin. He came to
the United States in 1916 and worked
with Trotsky as lecturer.
"Uprisfng" mt Ellis Island.
At Ellis Island the first outbreaks
since the beginning of the raids were
reported. Gregory Weinstein. hailed
as Trotsky's closest friend in the
United States and chief of STAIR of
Ludwig c. A. X. Martens. "ambassa-
dor" of soviet Russia, refused to be
photographed and fought desperately
when forced to pose
In the women's department thirty
nine rose from dinner and rushed
movie men off the premises On
the return of the camera men with
seven inspectors the women charged
again and swept the place clear. One
man got badly scratched and another
q black eye.
Harry Winitsky. secretary Of the
communist party, was released upon
his production of evidence Of citizen
ship. He is awaiting trial in the state
courts. charged with criminal an
archy.
Revolt Not Broken, Says Mr.. Lusk.
More than 10000 alien enemies in
the communist party of New York state
alo,e are openly organized for over
throw of the government under the
direction of bolshevist leaders in Rus
sia, Senator Clayton R. Lusk, chair
man Of the joint legislative committee
investigating seditious activities, de-
ciared yesterday. In addition to these
there are the communist labor party
and "other revolutionary" organizations
working actively. Statements to the
effect that the backbone Of the radical
revolutionary movement is broken and
that we have reached the beginning of
the decline of organized rabid reyoIu-
tionism throughout the country are
absurd he said.