Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-04-23
Attorney General Sees Red Plot
in Rail Strike and Orders Ar
rest OF Many Radicals.
LABOR TROUBLES IN KANSAS
Prospect Of Anarchy In Ireland Brings
Factions Into Closer Union-Stronu
Military Measures In Turkey
Sonora Secedes From
Mexico--German Coali.
ton Government
on Trial.
BY E. r. cLlPSoN.

AS foreshadowed by the general an
pearance Of the railway strike from
Its beginning and pointed out in the
previous issue of this review, the
Ethiopian concealed III the woodple
has been the American |. w. w., fos-
tered, supported and directed by the
Moscow Third Internationale. If this
Is not true then the United States de-
partment of justice with its secret
service, its mass of data and all It's
splendid facilities for gathering infor-
nation and evidence, has gone woeful-
ly astray.
The Third Internationale Is the
branch of the communistic govern
ment of Russia devoted TO interna-
tional propaganda and organization and
pledged to the cause of overthrow
Ing the existing order In America and
throughout the world. It's principal
aim is to promote revolutionary class
struggle and establish wherever pos.
sible a dictatorship of the proletariat
such as exists in Russia. One of its
objects, entering into the dreams of
all radicals, is the organization of all
workmen, everywhere, into one big
union. With such an organization and
such powerful weapon. an oligarchy
of labor would be possible. The I.
w. w. Is committed to these views.
hence its fight to disrupt the Amer-
can Federation of Labor which stands
for collective bargaining and the pres
ervation Of contractual rights between
employers and employees. Observers
everywhere have been pointing to the
traceable effects of communistic prop
uganda In the disturbed conditions all
over Europe and the strikes and rum
blings In America. Wherever the doc. |
trines have gained ascendency. as in
Russia, Hungary, portions of the Bal
kans and recently in part of Ger
many, terrible conditions and In some
cases actual chaos have resulted
Attorney General Palmer reports
that evidence in his hands proves that
y. Foster, leader of the late
steel strike, and other prominent rad.
lcals, have been the concealed brains
back of the rail strike. The govern.
ment's announcement was followed by
prompt action in issuing federal war.
rants for number of the active lead
FRS OF the strike. The warrants
'harged violation of section Q of the
Lever law.
Before the issuance of the warrants
md the determination to take drastic
lotion had been announced, the gov.
disclosures had begun TO
ave an effect on the strike and ifs
'arly collapse, or at least gradual
|eath was anticipated. Even before
he disclosures from Washington an
Improvement In the situation was
manifest In the West. although acute
n New York and some other portions
( the East. In Chicago where the
trike started and In other parts of
he West, railroad men who had been
nticed by the "outlaw" movement. be.
an to see signs of trap and to turn
gain to the counsels of their old
'aders. This was having a gradual
fleet In the restoration of traffic and
ormal conditions.
The new railway labor board au. 4
loriZed by the Cummins. Esch law a
nd appointed by the president win
DIV have the arduous duty of review. Il
e the whole railway labor question. n
'lative to wages, hours of employ. n
ent, working conditions, etc. Out of II
e great volume of testimony TO a
hich 1t will listen and all the data fl
implied, II Is called upon to find Il
luton which will be equitable to the IL