Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-03

Washington. Jan. 2.-The greatest roundup of radicals in the nations history was conducted tonight by the government acting through depart ment Of justice agents in thirty-three cities stretching from coast to coast.
 At midnight reports indicated that more than 1,500 members of the com munist and communist labor parties, against whom the raids were direct ed, were in custody; and department Of justice officials expressed the opin ion that daylight would see twice that number behind the bars.
 Not alone was the roundup the largest yet conducted by the govern tnent in it's effort to rid the country of radicalism. but in the view of of1i- Uials it was the most thoroughly car ried out. Department of justice agents had been instructed several days ago and at o'clock tonight the move was begun or the radical headquarters, whether in Portland. Maine. or in Portland Oregon.
 Department of justice operatives were directed to catch the radicals with the goods on," and that these directions were carired out was evil denced in reports, particularly from New York where the offices of com munist newspapers were raided, and from New England. where consider able literature prepared for dissemi- nation by the two parties was seized.
 The primary object of the raids, As sistant Attorney General Garvan an- nounced. was the obtaining of evil dence upon which the department of labor might proceed with the depor- tation of undesirables.
 The larger. cities in which raids were conducted follow:
 Raids were conducted in the fol- lowing cities: New York, Baltimore, Boston. Buffalo. Chicago: Cleveland. Denver, Des Moines. Detroit, Grand Rapids, Hartford, Indianapolis, Jack sonville, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Louisville. Milwaukee, Newark, Omas ha. Philadelphia. Pittsburgh, Portland (Aiaine). Portland (Oregonl, Provi- tlence, San Francisco, Scranton, Spo- kane, St. Louis, St. Paul, Springfield (Aiass.), Syracuse. Toledo and Tren4 ton.
 Minor raids were made ih other cit ies.
 The biggest "bag of the radicals was made in New York, where at midnight more than TOO had been ar rested and sent to Ellis Island. From 3. dozen New England cities 300 or more of the communists were gath cred and in Detroit the raiders found plentiful supply. taking about 300 in 10 custody. Chicago and Philadelphia supplied more than 120 and Buffalo about 100. A larger number than in any previous raid was reported from practically all of the cities.
 The object of the raids. Assistant Attorney General Garvan said, was to obtain for submission to the depart ment of labor cases for deportation of "a very large number of our most dangerous anarchists and radical agi- tators." Agents of the department, he added, went out prepared to catch the radicals with the goods on.''
 The general charge of attempting 10 overthrow the government by force and violence was placed against the persons arrested during the raids. Of fic.als declared they believed that sev- eral hundred members of the com nlunist and communist labor parties would be behind the bars before morning.
 Officials here declared the nation wide roundup was the most complete Y planned and the machinery was the best oiled for this of any raids launched against the radical element in this country. It was arranged some en-days ago that the raid should take place tonight and confidential commu- rications were sent to department of justice representatives and United States attorneys in the thirty three cities