Evening star., 1920-01-03
''Perfect Cases" Said
to Be Made Up
Against 1000.
PARLOR BOLSHEVISTS
AMONG THOSE TAKEN
Raiding Machine in Every Part
of Country Works With
Effectiveness.

Arrests in the nation wide radical
raid last night and today had exceeded
$500 at noon, it was estimated at the
Department of Justice. More than
half of this number probably will be
held for deportation, officials said.
Assistant Attorney General Garvan.
in charge of the raids said more than
1000 persons were held on perfect
cases. and that the raid promised to
be not only the greatest in scope, but
also the greatest in results of any In
history. Scores of parlor bolshevlsts
were among those arrested in the
raids. officials said These, it was ad-
mitted. may have to be dealt with
under state laws as they are citizens.
Raid Was Complete Success.
In every city where the raiding ma
chinery was set in motion. he said,
success attended the efforts. Four
thousand warrants were issued, but
the arrests exceeded that number
Besides the 1000 perfect cases"
Mr.. Garven said. federal agents OBJ
tanned sufficient evidence to justify
the arrests of the others.
Among those taken into custody
were men regarded by the govern
ment as ringleaders in anarchistic
propaganda. Other leaders are being
sought.
Evidence gathered by Department of
Justice agents will be turned over to
the Department of Labor. which will
he asked to deport the radicals. An
thony Caminetti. commissioner gem
eral of immigration. said today de-
portation would require 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.
VIII Break Up Communists.
Not all of those arrested will be
held. In fact, many already have been
given their liberty, but officials of
the Department of Justice are con-
tident that the deportations to result
from the raid will break the back
bone of the communist agitation IN
the United States.
The largest number of arrests were
made in New York and in Chicago.
where Maclay Hoyne. states attorney
fcr Cook county. staged local raid
Thursday night. Boston, Pn,ladei,
phia, Detroit. Buffalo. Newark and
Jersey City were other cities where
the large groups of radicals were
locked up.
Though the nationwide dragnet
brought in radicals from almost every
European country. a few na,ive-born
Americans and one Chinaman. the
majority of those arrested were ma
tive Russians. In addition to get
ting the radicals, many of whom have
long been known to secret service op-
eratives. the raiders We're successful
in finding much literature, it was said
today of nature sufficiently violent
10 be made the basis of criminal pros
ecution or deportation proceedings.
Drive mt the Source.
A new feature of the present raid
was the drive at the sources of prop
aganda. The communist party alone
had twenty-five newspapers printed
in several languages actively sup
porting its cause. The communist
labor group. the second radical con-
tngent against which the raid was
directed. was said not to have gained
the strength in propaganda through
its newspapers so much as through
literature tons of which were taken
ir the thirty-three cities where raids
We're conducted.
In addition to the newspapers. the
communist party was actively en-
gagged in soliciting support for its
cause through alien agitators. Scores
Of these agitatorS were arrested.
Mr.. Garvan said that although his
informatio was incomplete it was
reasonably certain that the whole
editorial staffs of most OF the COM
muniSt party newspapers had Deen
taken by federal agents. He added
that the department believed it was
striking at the root of the menace by
destroying the beginnings of what
promised to be the greatest propa-
ganda campaign of alien radicals
yet uncovered in America.
"Perfect Cases" Against Aliens.
Only aliens were included in the
perfect cases." according to officials.
Continuation of the raids for today
was ordered by Mr.. Garvan when 1t
became evident last night that local
raids in several cities, staged against
the request of the Attorney General,
had not effectually disrupted plans of
the federal agents. There was. how
ever, disappointment at the number of
arrests in Chicago. where 1T was un-
derstood that the department expect
ed to take nearly 1,2O0 persons. De-
tailed figures showed that approXi-
mately $50 persons had been arrested
there Department agents were
armed with 500 warrants.
In Newark, n. J., department agents
believed they discovered a cache of
arms and equipment for destruction
in last nights raid. Twenty-Five rifles
and some supposed bombs were seized
The bombs were said to be similar in
construction to those sent through the
mails to a large number of public men
last summer. Agents also seized vast
quantities of books, pamphlets and
foreign language newspapers at
Newark.
Awaited Complete Evidence.
Attorney General Palmer said today
that he had ordered last nights raids
on the communist and communist
labor parties only when department
representatives had complete evi-
dence showing that these two or
Plantations advocated the overthrow
of the government by porce 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
belief that the government activities
against the two groups had npped
their growth in the bud.
Both Parties Seek Soviet Rule.
Department of Justice officials sas
the only difference between the COM
munist party and the communist la
hor party is one of leadership. Both
have been endeavoring to bring about
the establishment of a soviet form
of government in this country since
their organization last September,
according to officials
Information on the activities of the
communist party revealed that its
emissaries were in many cities. bor-
IN into JahoY orCaniZa tiOnS which