Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-03

that these two organizations advocated
the overthrow of the government by
force and violence. Both organizations
are, comparatively speaking, new to
this country. Their local societies, were
perfected in most cases not longer ago
than last September.
. The attorney general indicated his be-
lief that the government activities
against the two groups had nipped their
growth in the bud.
Evidence gathered by Department OF
Justice will be turned over to the De-
partment of Labor, which will be asked
to deport the radicals. Anthony Cami
nctti, commissioner generai OF immigra
tion, said today deportation would re =
quire time, as many hearings would have
to be held in the various cities and
then those held for deportation moved
out Of the country on ships.
Many Already Released
Not all Of those arrested will be held.
In fact, many already have been given
their liberty, but officials of the Depart
ment of Justice are confident that the
deportations to result from the raid will
break the backbone Of the communist
agitation for revolution in the United
States.
Today the prisoners are being ques-
toned by the governments agents, and
while many of them have been released
it is expected that enough Of them will
be held to fill three "soyiet arks" which
may be sent to Russia to ioin those
shipped away over week ago. The
Department of Justice estimates that
before this effort is over the backbone
Of radicalism in this country will have
been broken.
Results OF Raids
Reports to the Department of Justice
deal mainly with the arrest of aliens ant
are far from complete. BY cities they
show:
New York, POI "perfect cases. >
voluminous amount of literature seized
Newark, 300 perfect cases" and higf
officials, including the state organizer
for the Communist party, were taken
Detroit, more than 900 persons ar.
rested, POI of whom have been ex.
amined without the release of any. Iht
''House of Masses believed to be thu
headquarters of all radical elements il
that city, was raided and vast quan
titles of propaganda material taken.
Hartford, twenty arrests and tht
charter and literature of the local Com
munist party were seized. Twelve ar
rests also were mnde at Bridgeport, five
at Waterbury and five at Ansonia.
Germans In Dragnet
San Francisco, twenty eight persons
including eleven Germans, eight Rus
siens, one Norwegian, one Italian ant
one Chinese arrested.
Kansas City-Among the forty ar.
rests reported was Meyer Loonin. o
New York, described as the nationa
secretary of the Jewish branch of tn
Communist party. Those taken ther,
were mostly Russians and Croatians.
Toledo, thirteen arrests; st. Paul
thirty arrests; Cleveland, nearly 10I
arrests reported; Youngstown, NOR
than 100 'perfect cases.; Buffalo
seventy three persons held without bail
| Baltimore, twenty -four persons ar
rested, membership roll of the Letts
branch of the Communist party seized
Boston, heading the list of 600 ar
rests was the name of Koralius, Ma
tional Communist party organizer
Brockton, 100 persons arrested, vir
tually all of them Lithuanians.
st. Louis, most of the fifty five ar
rests were Croatians.
The arrests in New Hampshire wer
estimated at more than 200.
Pittsburgh agents reported the arres
of twenty four and at Denver six me-
were in custody.