The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-06
Raids on Reds
a Big Surprise
By DAVID LAWRENCE
Copyright, 1919, by The
Intelligencer.)

WASHINGTON. Jan. 5-Not ever!
body IN the National capital Is diSpoSCu
10 look with satisfaction upon the dram.
attic roundup or hundreds or k'dS oS
tho department Of justice. lnSolaT -
the move shows the backbone OF t"o
Democratic administration ana dcprNcH
its politival opponents NJ tho proPr'-
tary rights OF the law and order lSSuv,
il is OF co,irsN approved by the pNrr!!
political Insofar as the move atrCtS
adversely the chance OF y. M''SnS,
J,olrrrr 20 capturc tho Democratic NOM
jnation for the presidency. Il rT""tS "ith
the approval Of all friends oi IN" "thrr
candidates who seem 70 50" IN inc ACTON
nC the department Of justice an cNc'SS-
i've zeal tn do BY pSyChOloGlcAl Impress,
icr in a bIg raid what the department
might be unable 10 accomplish ny IN
dividual prosecutions. Under Such CIR
cumStanccS the innocent arc hauI'u ~.
with the guilty. And tnaSmuCh as @ @tnu
lohar vote and alien rct" has ooen
largely Democratic the prospect must
be considered cf nominating a man %no
has shown himself Inimlcal to iaoor iS. nrS'
BY the sweeping use ct the lhJunSN :
raids on so-collcd Reds whose friends
among tho lahorinE classes are many
and will not soon forget what thcy con,
struc As systematic pt rSSculon not oN
acts but opinions.
Hnlf Hearted Approval
tive clements IN both tbs Repunlican
and Democratic parties VIII arpl3uo Mr'
l'almcr for ignoring the p"iltlcaI u1nh
ers 70 himself 10" best index "t "ha'
persons Inside and outside IN" govern
mert really Ih'uk OF ~" P"h'F nclAE
rurSucd toward the radicals - round
in the halt-hrIrird expressions OF aP'
uroynl cuurl"d with "ccH>'vn&l intifua
aS H. socks "a ct = fair lmnrCSSl
here of the department OF Justice en-
tcrpriSe.
In Cnnrrrs> for instanC" are many ny
rasScd bills relating TO rad.cal'sln, th'
attorney general has r"ar"cH "S *"
qurS, for legislation.
Admittedly .\mrrI"aU Clti:"nS ''hGn'
IN the big roundup IT ked~ cannot "'
departed or PruSCcIt.d uHd"r "N'S''nE
frGcral law unless shown |" =" in =
ccnsnir1,., tn uS. violence in overthrow
W thr government. Aliens can D" de-
ported hut they must b" EIE"n Il NOR
ing. Their CaS"S 2r" not SNH!cct !" r.
Wow hv frd,rnl courts hui arc entirety
Ni,b,:, The discretion It III" executive
dr1lrtmcnts This places IN" fuil bur'
den Of responsibility for any mistakes
made Ia druuri;aE innoc"u' ~ r>on'
Suaarr!y "n ii" pcm"craii" admniStra-
t,nn. t'nUsr"sS. which - H"puH!i"ar,
shares non. ~ II and thus FAR has not
even paSSrd laws - punish american
citizens for doing tho same thinEs LOT
which rIIcuS residing in the nltcu
STATES arc h"lng dcIor1sH'
FpPose "a IS~,rt,ncr, NJ
IN I'N - >, imnr.ss upon
WS.n' LI." ,sinr,,st. ,n The Tnito0
Mnuld- % ~. us', ~ ~ %. f,v won,1
SotSS H"'t vi, ~ ,bc,p ar Hyi;s thcrl
rri'" TN N ~ N''" Sr,. rrr,rul rsrussl @:
rom II'o ,,!,. f,r ,iIuc,l ,askcs
MI d'rHmrn'N mus 80, INV, -: -,
x ma Tr ~ ~ ,' ,r,o,.o,r.,.
adj rll>iHE : Nr' ''' 49, ,,..,.
by means tt th' r'" '",t t,''',"S w., ''t,
MT har.N'u. m IN" - ~, '"Hl ~ .u".,''' Wv,
WHIT T'i%H' "th'r"'>'. NM '''.,' 90, ,''
different Htitnd" t""'rH u"'' ~, ~,
plNusIhlE lrrS"ut"d IN secret H''N'"HH
and street cnrr"r "ra'i"nS.
II ~ "N" "' TN M r'S''"S @'u,h Eu' y y
on tho Situati"i. mat ~ a'r''t OF f''r"
Reds oCca"'CH"G H'''R SNrPr'S' IN ,"S ,
nlii1nhl Cap.!al. Ter " VAS h"t SUI i'',"
NATIONS welfare w'r" .LNiEE III .Nn'"r'S'''
and a." Grd'rrrr-"u; %! "p'h."a WA| wv
qu""'i"nahly sk"pt.'Is AS l? "Nrtn'r ;
ihrS. arrested wcr" r"i-'tH 'EH'E -.
much m"rr than SOAP box orators NY
been permitted :" sly IN y'a;s E"ac o..
Senator i;orah. who S""'nS peat on o'-
ins consist ~. has announce q ms "phnS-
it.ou ~ many measures aino" NJ r;h
cal&rr. WhH" i" processes n" fr!'nu-
shin SCr anarchists. ne argues that t"i-
Grant Nrn,r rI"o ought not tn place Su|h
Swr.ring powers OF prosecution IN tN'
gov ruprnt dtpH rtm"riS. Ills pr"d''
tions Ur oppression OF IN" innocent Gn-
der The "Sp'onIg" "ct were brushed
aside wE"N the d"ha'" was "n's"T way