Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-24
NOTED RADICALS
MUST FACE TRIAL
indictments Found Against 1925
in Chicago-communist
Program Revealed
DEP0RTATIONS PROTESTED
By the Associated Press

Chicago. Jan. 24.--Virtually every
radical advocate of prominence in the
United States is scheduled to face trlal
in Chicago.
Indictments against eighty five al
legged leaders of the Communist party
yesterday followed quickly indictment
of forty men aud women charged win
being high in the councils of the Com
munist labor party. The special grand
Jury which has been investigating Rcd
activities was expected to assume the
third phase of its work with an IN
uuiry into the Industrial Workers OF
the World organization.
Former Governor f.. +. Dunno pro
tested against the reported manner in
which Chicago authorities have pro-
cecded against radicals at n meeting
attended by 80 persons last night Miss
lane Adams. of Hull House. presided,
and Prof. |. Frcund. of the University
of Chicago. was speaker.
Dunno declared he was forced to
protest at the occurrences which the
press reports to have taken place here,
and added;
IF these descriptions arc correct,
they are plainly violative of the con
stitutional rights of the people of this
repuhlic. 4 lawbreaker in Office is as
dangerous as lawbreaker out OF OF
fee.
Doubts Legality OF Deportations
Professor Freund. who said he spoke
from the viewpoint of constitutional
lawyer, expressed doubt whether de-
portation proceedings would stand a
test in the United States Supreme
Court"
A meeting of protest against deporta
tion of aliens was called for Febru-
AIRY 8.
Extradton papers were being pre-
pared here today for persons under in
dictment who are residents of other
states. including:
Mrs. Rose Pastor Stokes. wife of
]. G. Phelps Stokes, a millionaire :
Nicholas l. Hourwich, editor. in chief
of Novy Mir. Russian newspaper
published in New York Charles f.
Rutherberg. of Cleveland, national sec
retary of the Communist party; Louis
+. C. Fraina. editor in chief of the
Communist party publication Isaac E.
Ferguson. chief counsel for the Com
munst party, and Alexander Stokklit-
sky. who is reported to have forfeited
his bonds on previous indictments and
fed to Mexico.
The states attorney had not def
nltelN set udIe loE DeEluuluS lH'
trials.
Communists Cult
Extracts of the Communist party
alleged program. according to evidence
produced before the grand jury as made
public through the states attorney
office. follow:
The Communist party is funda
mentally party of action. 1t bring
to the workers a consciousness of thei
oppression. of the impossibility of i'm
proving their conditions under cap
italism.
The Communist party directs tn
workers struggle against capitalism
developing fuller forms aud purposes il
this struggle, eliminating in the mas
/ action of the revolution.
: THE Communist party shall par
ticipate in mass strikes not only t
achieve the immediate purposes of tn
/ strike. but to develop the revoIutionar
) implications of the mass strike.
I'm these general mass strikes tn
Communist party shall emphasize tn
necessity of maintaining industry an
the taking over of social function
, usually discharged by the capitalist
: and the institutions of capitalism.
= The strike must cease being isolate
and passive: it must become positive
general and aggressive. preparing tn
workers for the complete assumption Q
, industrial and social control
{ The pledge which it was said eac
applicant for membership must sig
was:
. The undersigned. after having rea
the constitution and program of th
+ Communist party, declares his adher
, eucc to the principles and tactics of tn
party and the Communist international
agrees to submit to the discipline {
the party as stated in its constitutio
and pledges himself to cngae activet
in its work.