Arizona republican., 1920-01-03
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 PROGRAM BRINGS MANY INTO FOLD
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 WASHINGTON, Jan. 2--The great est roundup of radicals in the nations history was conducted tonight by the government acting through department of justice agents in thirty three cities. stretching from coast to coast
 At midnight reports indicated that more than 1900 members of the com munist and communist labor party against whom the raids were directed were in custody, and department of justice officials expressed the opinion that daylight would see twice that number behind the bars.
 Not alone was the roundup the largest yet conducted by the govern Sment in its effort to rid the country of radicalism, but in the view of officials, it was the most thoroughly carried out. Department of justice agents had been instructed several days ago and at g o'clock tonight the move was begun on the radical headquarters. whether in Portland, Maine, or in Portland Oregon
 Department of justice agents were directed to catch the radicals, with the goods on," and that these direc- tions were carried out was evidenced in reports. particularly from New York. where the offices of communist newspapers were raided, and from New England where considerable literature prepared for distribution by the two parties was seized.
 The primary object of the raids, As sistant Attorney General Garvan an nounced. was the obtaining of evidence upon which the department of labor might proceed with the deportation of undesirables.
 The biggest bag" of the radicals was made in New York, where at midnight more than 300 had been arrested and sent to Ellis~ Island. From a dozen New England cities 300 or more of the communists were gathered. and in De- troit the raiders found plentiful supply taking about 300 into custody. Chicago and Philadelphia supplied more than 12O and Buffalo about 100. A larger number than in any previous raid was reported from virtually all of the cities.
 Raids were conducted in the follow ing cities: New York, Baltimore, Bos- ton. Buffalo. Chicago, Cleveland. Den yer. Des Moines. Detroit Grand Rapids Hartford, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Louisville, Milwaukee. Newark. Omaha, Philadei- phia Pittsburg, Portland (Maine)- Portland, (Oregon), Providence. San Francisco, Scranton. Spokane. St Louis. St Paul, Springfield, (Massa- chusetts), Syracuse, Toledo and Tren- ton, N J.
 Wholesale Deportation Planned
 The object of the raids, Assistant At
 
 obtain for submission to the depart ment Of labor cases for deportation of "a very large number of our most dan gerous anarchists and radical agita- tors" Agents of the department, he added. went out prepared to catch the radicals with the goods on-''
 The general charge of attempting to overthrow the government by force and violence was placed against the persons arrested during the raids Of ficials declared they believed that several hundred members of the com munist labor parties would be behind the bars before morning.
 Officials here declared the nation wide roundup was the most completely planned and the machinery was tha best oiled for this of any raids launched against the radical element in this days ago that the raid should take place tonight and confidential com munications were sent to department Of Justice representatives and United States attorneyf . in B cities
 Seek discriminating Documents
 Department of justice agents desired most of all to capture incriminating documents, not so much of the litera- ture and propaganda, but papers showing details of the communist or ganizations in each city. It was in dicated that if such evidence were ob- tained, deportation of the persons con cerned would be an easy matter. As in the case of the members of the Union of Russian Workers, several score of whom were aboard the trans port Buford, which sailed from New Y ork 10 days ago, membership cards lin the organization were regarded by officials as constituting the best doc umentary evidence on which to pass deportation cases.
 Officials said the only difference be-
 
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