New-York tribune., 1920-01-05
Documents Reveal Com
munists Planned to Con-
troll Unions and Fan
Walk-Outs Into Revolt
Bore From Within
Program of Action
'Manifesto'' Calls Fed.
eration of Labor ssBul-
wark of Capitalism

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-Plans of the
Communist and Communist Labor
parties, against which the great raids
oy government agents started Friday
night are directed, to gain control of
all labor organizations as the means
OF fomenting revolution were re-
vealed tonight in documents made
public by the Department. of Justice
Assistant Attorney General Garvan
made public the documents which were
seized in several cities, with the de-
sire, he said, that "the American peo-
pie learn the real purposes Of these
menacing groups and the nature of
the poison they were spreading"
In their plan to "bore from within"
in the labor unions, as disclosed in
the manifesto and program" the
leaders of the Communist and Com
munist Labor parties outlined for their
adherents the program. for melting
simultaneous small strikes and de-
velopment of these small strikes into
mass action. The plan of action was
given in detail from Small strikes to
minor mass strikes, from minor mass
strikes tossgeneral strikes, and from
general strikes to the dictatorship of
the proletariat through revolution"
"Unionism Bulwark of Capitalism
Deploring the trend Of development
of trade unionism, the manifesto"
says. -
"The older unionism was based en-
the craft divisions of small industry.
The unions consisted primarily of
skilled workers whose skill in itself
is form Of property. The unions are
not organs of the militant class strug-
gle now. To-day, the dominant union
ism is actually bulwark of capital
ism, merging in Imperialism and
accepting state capitalism"
The manifesto" admonishes the fol-
lowers Of the parties that they must
actively engage in the struggle to
revolutionize the trade unions" 1t
the American Federation of Labor,
there is need for emphasis of revo-
lutionary Implications and that:
eve recognize that the American
Federation Of Labor is reactionary and
the bulwark of capitalism"
Pledged to Join Mass Strikes
The Communist party members
pledge themselves, the manifesto
elbows, to participate in all mass strikes,
not so much to achieve the ends OF
the particular strike but to further
its program of revolution. Complete
capitulation by. capital in all strikes
is given as one aim, while collective
bargaining or dickering of any kind
between employer and employee has
no place in the radicals scheme of
overthrowing the present political eco
nomic system.
"The manifesto Of the Communist
INTERNATIONAL" which was made pub
lie as one of the documents subscribed
to by both the Communist and Com
munist labor groups OF this country,
characterzes the league Of nations as
"the cover under which the world cap
italists prepared for their final battle" :"
The league covenant itself is de-
phrase mongering, a desperate effort
made to pull together the tumbling
capitalistic system" =
Action of the government in obtain
ing an injunction against the leaders
Of the bituminous coal strikes was en-
ployed by the Communist party heads
as ammunition in their campaign, de-
claring that the capitalist used the
governments power, u weapon which
the workers could not muster. This
evidence is contained in pamphlet
printed within few days after At
torney General Palmer had reached an
agreement with officials Of the United
Mine Workers.