Evening star., 1920-01-24
LEADING RADICALS
SCHEDULED FOR
TRIAL IN CHICAGO
Communist Advocates Indict-
ed Include Mrs. Stokes,
Wife~of Millionaire.

CHICAGO. January "a Cby the Asso
ciated Pressl VIRTUALLY every radi-
cal advocate On prominence in the
United States To-Day was scheduled to
face trial in Ch.cag Indictments
against eighty fiya alleged leaders Of
the communist party yesterday fol-
and women charged with being high
in the councils of t2le communist la
Dor party. The p@ciaI grand jury
which has been inve. Eigatfng red ac-
tivitfes today was expe 10 assume
the third phase of its work with an
inquiry into the Indust rial Workers
Of the World organiZatio1.
Extradition papers wera being pre-
pared today for those un der indict-
ment who are residents, of other
states. including:
Mrs. Rose Pastor Stokes. twife of j.
G. Phelps Stokes. a millionaire: Mich
olas l. Hourwich. editor-in4 chief of
Novy Mir, Russian newspa IT pub
lished in New York; Charles e Ruth
enberg of Cleveland. national secre-
tary of the communist party. Louis
r. {. Fraina. editorin- chief uf the
communist party publication: Isaac f.
Ferguson. chief counsel for the com
munist party, and Alexander SAkk-
litsky. who is reported to have Hor-
feited his bonds on previous indact-
ments and fed to Mexico
The states attorney today had rN,t
definitely sci a date for beginning the
trials.
Communist Party Program.
Extracts of the communist party s
alleged program, according to evil
dence produced before the grand jury
as made public through the state
attorneys Office. follow:
The communist party is funda-
mentally a party of action. 1t brings
to the workers a consciousness of
their oppression, of the impossibility
of improving their conditions under
capitalism.
The communist party directs the
workers struggle against capitalism.
developing fuller forms and purposes
in this struggle. eliminating the
mass action of the revolution.
The communist party shall partici-
pate in mass strikes, not only to
achieve immediate purposes of the
strike. but to develop the revolution
ary implications of the mass strike
Would Take Over Capital.
I'm these general mass strikes the
communist party shall emphasize the
necessity of maintaining industry
and the taking over of social func-
tions usually discharged by the cap
italiSts and the institutions of capi-
talsm.
The strike must cease being iso
lated and passive; il must become
positive general and aggressive. pre-
pairing the workers for the complete
assumption of industrial and social
control"
The pledge which it was said each ap-
plicant for membership must sign was !:
..The undersi gned, after having read the
constitution and program of the COM
munist party. declares his adherence to
the principles and tactics of the party
and the Communist Internationale :;
agrees to submit to the discipline of the
party as stated in its constitution, and
pledges himself to engage actively in its
work
Former Gov. Dunn Protests.
Former Gov. E. F. Dunno pro-
tested against the reported man
ner in which Chicago authorities
have proceeded against radicals at
a meeting attended by $50 persons last
night Miss Jane Adams of Hullhouse,
presided and Prof. I. F'reund of the
University of Chicago. also was a
speaker.
Mr.. Dunno declared he was forced
to protest that the occurrences which
the press reports 10 have taken place"
here. and added:
"If these descriptions are correct they
are plainly violative of the constitutional
rights of the people of this republic A
law breaker in office is as dangerous as
law breaker out of Office
Prof Freund. who said he spoke from
the viewpoint of a constitutional lawyer,
expressed doubt whether deportation
proceedings, would stand a test in the
United States Supreme Court
A meeting on protest against depor-
tation of aliens was called for Febru-
ary s.