Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-15

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government brought about the pres
Ient unauthorized railroad strikes as
| the first move to break up the exist
iny labor unions and to overthrow the
present form of the American govern
ment created a profound sensation In
the meeting OF the cabinet called by
the president to deal with the men
acing situation.
After the meeting. in which he ex-
pressed hts amazement at the attor-
ney generals relations Of the commun-
ist plot Mr.. Wilson took the following
steps toward ending the rail strikes:
Authorized the attorney general to
make public his evidence of the TO-
mentation OF the strikes by the COM
munist agitators, with view to
warning the strikers of the trap into
which they have fallen and inducing
them to return to their union alle-
glance and to work.
Instructed the attorney general 10
employ all possible diligence to ap-
prehend the communist plotters. to
institute criminal prosecutions
against American citizens involved
and to initiate the deportation Of con-
spirators who are aliens.
Telegraphed the members of the
newly appointed railway labor board
to come to Washington at once to
deal with the questions Of strikers
grievances and the interruption Of
transportation.
| What Evidence Shows.
In summing up his conclusions, the
attorney general said the evidence
| showed conclusively:
| That the present railroad workers
strike is directed and organized by
agents of the communist internation-
ale Of Russia, I. w. w. leaders, and
other radicals pledged to the cause of
overthrowing the existing order in
America and thruout the world and
the ultimate triumph of communist
government.
That the I. w. w. in America has
actually become affiliated with the
communist internationale and pledg-
ed itself to the overthrow of the
American Federation of Labor, the
establishment of the big union, and
tn. promotion of the revolutionary
class struggle.
May Set For Uprising.
That plans Of the same leaders are
already laid for similar strikes in
other industries and that for some
time May next has been fixed as a
day for a general uprising Of the
workers, spurred on by the anarch-
ist agents boring into the American
unions from within.
| That William z Foster, radical
ssitator and leader Of the late inef-
fective steel strike, with Carl Pier
leaders, engaged Immediately after
the collapse of the steel strike in
promoting the present railroad strike
for the base purpose of destroying
the railroad brotherhoods' esta blish-
mGnt of the one big union, and ad-
vancing the revolutionary cause gem
orally.
Martens One Of Leaders.
That behind the scenes of the con-
flict appear the interests of leaders
of the communist internationale IN
Europe and the influence of Ludwig
o. A. K. Martens, self-styled soviet
ambassador to the United States, a
letter having been found from the
chairman of the last communist in
| ternationale conference to Martens
reminding him of his loyalty to the
communist cause.
| After he had described the situa-
ton to the cabinet early in the day At
torney General Palmer summoned
newspaper men to his office and dis
cussed motives behind the strike,
making public voluminous file of
| documents which he maintained had
| direct bearing on the case.
| At the conclusion Of his presenta-
I ton Of the case Mr.. Palmer said:
II think it highly important that,
not only the country, but the men
on strike themselves, should under
stand what is behind this strike,
what are its purposes and the ulti-
mate goal sought. 1t is important
that men heretofore in the service OF
the railroads, good loyal Americans
most of them. should understand Just
A what they have been unwittingly led
into by certain powers behind the
scenes.
'In a word, this strike Is the lat
est and largest manifestation of the
working out of the program of the
communist internationale of Europe,
whose purpose is to capture industry
and political power of government,
to establish dictatorship of leaders of
the proletariat and to bring about ul-
innate triumph in this country of
chaotic conditions existing in Russia.
Union Mon Led Astray.
"Our investigation into conditions
in this strike and conditions leading
up to it convinces us that under
leadership of the I. w. w. in the
United States, acting directly as a
part Of the communist party Of
America and affiliated with the full
program Of the communist interna-
tionale, railroad workers have been
led into this so-called unauthorized
strike.
.sThere these American working
men are to be taken advantage of
and they will find themselves led
| into far deeper water than they an
ticipated when they quit their work"
Asked what the government pro-
posed to do about the situation, Mr..
Palmer said:
II am taking one important step
right now. am telling the people
Of the country about 1t. The next
| step awaits the reception which the
truth gets from the railroad work.
ers. There will be other things done
which do not care to discuss just
at this time"
ROGER SULLIVAN DEAD.