The New York herald., 1920-01-06
RED CHANCELLOR
IS SEIZED HERE IN
RADICAL ROUND UP
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tcsstnueA 4rsm s,sE~ One,
been connected with the Russian Federa-
ton of Labor. A few months asn Dr.
Michael Mis'ig. when questioned about
the records. books and papers OF the
radical organisation, referred f1tsauuuiress
to Tyverowsky and since then the iattAr
has been sought Chief Flynn ocngrafu-
lated the detectives and agent ON the
arrest
Nathan Schub was arrested In hisshome.
In Monroe street. He na1e no protest He
boasted that he was 4 member of the Com
munist and revolutionist parties and was
thoroughly IN sympathy with all their'doc-
trinex He was sent 10 Ellis Island
Harry Rosenhaus. of No. IS Market
street. and Meyer Untrecht OF No. hs
Columbia street, also we're arrested
Mrs. John Brophy, of Mo. So West Twelfth
street. Was arrested at her home She pro-
duced papers to show that she was cstI-
zen Of this country. After she had been
questioned by Mr.. Scully 1t was decided TO
release her and turn the evidences over TO
I the State authorities.
| The women attaches of The Department
Of Justice volunteered to remain on duty
during tho night to see that the prisoners
of their sex had proper attention.
/ One Of the most important arrests IN
the roundup was that of Oscar Tiger
/ owski. State Executive Secretary OF the
Communist party. He was arrested by
NJ. Davis, of the Department Of Justice.
and Detectives Hauptmann ana Gren-
diski. Of the Bomb Squad. at No. 1567
| Fulton avenue the Bronx. where he was
living with his wife under the nanne or
Smith.
When ths detectives entered the
place, Tygcrowski first denied hts
/ Identity. When he was outside. how
| ever. he readily admitted It.
I II didn't want my wife to know who
4 I was" he said.
All Of Tygerowskrs records were
seized last Friday night In the raid on
Movy Mir. the radical newspaper.
| Tygerowski is an alien and Will be held
for deportation.
In the lower cast ana wett sides last
night detectives arrested seventeen
1 persons for whom deportation warrants
had been issued and took them to Police
4 Headquarters.
4 In the Hunts Point section IN the
Bronx. fifteen arrests were made.
I Chief Flynn gave out = statement.
saying
4 Il think the Reds have takon 70
i five houses have been raided by the
police and federal agents. and some
twenty-five prisoners taken They have
read about the raids and at last realize
that we mean business"
4 Asked If as many as 100 prisoners
would be taken during the raids last
1 night, Chief Flynn said he did not think
! there would, and mentioned thirty five
as q conservative estimate.
| The department agents went out through
the city In five big army trucks, picking up
1.-THE prisoners at the various station houses.
The process OF collection was much slower
than on Friday night because most Of tho
prisoners were first found at their homes
and then taken to the station houses. from
which they were transferred to the Depart
nnent Of Justice headquarters
Gregory weinssein Arrested.
i Gregory weinstein, "chancelIor'- Of the
| Martens Soviet Bureau was arrested car
lier In the day by agents Of the Red squad
Of the Department OF Justice under
Charles r. Scuily. Weinstein has been
loonnected with the revolutionary move
ment In this country Tor several years.
He Is Russian Jew and an escaped exile
| from Siberia
George r. Lamb. Division superintendent
OF the Department Of Justice, described
Weinstein az "a most violent and dan
gerous Bolshevist~ The alleged ''chancel-
lor'' was taken In custody as he was leav-
ing tho building at No. ITO West Fortieth
street and . deportation warrant was
served After being taken to the offices Of
the Department of Justice at No. 2l Park
row he declined to answer any questions
and was INN ediately sent to Ellis Island.
I ''Weinstein is the most influential man
In the Communist party next to Martens"
said Mr.. Lamb. He came to this country
with Trotzky and was associated with
him for some time IN the publication Of
the Ncvy Mir. q radical Russian news
paper. After the Russian Red leader
went back TO Russia and seized control
OF the government with Lenine. weinstein
became editor Of Novy Mir and directed
revolutionary activities here AS Mar
tens "chief OF STAIR ne is said to know
more about radical activities in this coun-
TRY than any one except the so-called
ambassador himself"
According to information is possession
Of Scully's Red Squad. Weinstein is the
arch plotter In the inner circle of intrigue
and the directing head OF the propaganda
ring that has spent huge sums to spread
discomfort and cause Industrial unrest.
The details Of the governments case
against this man cannot be revealed st
this time. but II Is known that the authori-
ties look upon him as one OF the most
dangerous revoiutionists In America.
Last night his apartment was searched
and many documents In Russian seized.
They were taken TO tho Department OF
Justice headquarters for translation. One
was communication addressed to che
Russian Workers OF America In which the
United States was aseailed for deporting
Berkman. Goldman and others. This
letter contained an appeal for assistance
in fighting the wholesale deportations and
ad:-"we want your moral and material
support in whatever action we decide TO
take"
Refused to Tell Of Documents,
When the bulky piles from Weinstein's
home were being examined an inquiry was
made regarding whether any communion
tions from Soviet Russia to Martens we're
among them. The authorities declined to-
say. When Martens was witness before
the Lusk Committee he said that his
diplomatic correspondence" had been le-
moved to secret hiding place and he re-
fused to reveal where II was concealed.
After the documents have been translated
they will be turned over to the immlsra.
tion authorities.
Ambassador" Martens, the German enc
my allen. who has spent much time ex-
planning that he is here on a legal mission.
Is still a fugitive. The Lusk Committee