The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-01-09
SECRET SERVICE MEN ARMED
WITH WARRANTS OPEN WAR
ON ANARCHIST LEADERS
PALMER DIRECTS MOVEMENT
Communist Groups All Over Country
Are Rounded Up In Attempt 70
Catch Apitators with Goods
on Them--Reds Hard Hit

roundup of radicals In the nations
history WAS conducted last night by
the government acting through de.
partinent Of justice agents In ~ cities
stretching from coast to coast.
At midnight reports indicated that
more than 1900 members Of the com.
munist and communist labor parties,
against whom the raids were directed,
were In custody. and department OF
Justice officials expressed the opinion
That daylight would see many more be-
hind bars.
Not alone was the roundup the
largest yet conducted by the govern.
ment In Its effort TO rid the country
Of rndicalism. but IN the view of Of.
flcinis II was the most thoroughly cur
ried out. Department Of Justice agents
had been instructed several days ago
aud NJ q o'clock last night the move
was begun on the radical headquar-
ters. whether In Portland, Maine. or
In Portland Oregon.
Department of justice operatives
we're directed to catch the radicals
with the goods on" and that these
directions were carried out was evi.
denced In reports. particularly from
New York. where the offices Of COM
munIst newspapers were raidcd. and
from New England. where consider.
able literature WAS seized.
The primary object Of The raids.
Assistant Attorney General Caravan
announced was the obtaining Of evil
dence on which the department oi
labor might proceed with the deporta-
tlon 81 undesirablcs.
The larger cities IN which raids
were conducted follow:
New York. Baltimore, Boston, Buf-
faio. Chicago. Cleveland. Denver Dies
M0ines. Detroit, Grand Rapids, Hart.
ford. indianapolis, Jacksonville. Kan
waukee. Newark. Omaha. Philadelphia.
Pittsburg. Portland (Aiaine), Portland
(Oregon), Providence. San Francisco.
Scranton. Spokane. st. Louis. st. Paul,
Springfield tAlass.l, Syracuse, Toledo
and Trenton.
roo Captured In New York.
The biggest "bag" OF the radicals
was made In New York. where AZ mid
night more thnn TOO had been arrest.
ed and sent To Ellis island.
From dozen New England cities.
200 or more OF the communists we're
gathered aud In Detroit the raiders
found plentiful supply. taking about
400 Into custody. Chicago and Phila-
delphin supplied more than 100 and
Buffalo about 100. A larger number
than IN any previous raids was re-
ported from practically all Of the
cities.
The general charge of attempting
10 overthrow the government by force
aud violence was placed against the
persons arrested In the raids. officials
declared the, believed that several
hundred members Of the communist
aud communist labor parties would
he behind the bars before this morning
Officials here declared the nation
wide roundup was the most completely
planned and the machinery was the
hest oiled of any raids launched
against the radical element In this
country. II was arranged 10 days ago
that the raid should take place last
night and confidential communications
were sent Ia the department of JUS
ilcc representatives and United States
attorneys In The 10 cities.
After discriminating Documents.
Department OF justice agents desired
most of NIL To capture discriminating
documents. not So much ri the litera-
tnre aud propaganda. hut papers show.
Ing details of the communist organlza-
tions IN each city. II was indicated
that IL such evidence We're obtained.
OF the persons concerned
would be an easy matter As In the
case OF the members of the linton of
Russian Workers. several score of
u han are aboard the transport Ruford
which sailed from New York 10 days
ago. membership cards IN the organlza.
ton were regarded by officials aS con
stiIuling the best documentary evi.
dence on which TO base deportation
eases.
Officials said the only difference he.
tween the communist party aud the
communist labor party was Que az
leadership. Both have been endeavor.
ing to bring about the establishment
Of soviet form of government In this
country since their organization last
September. according To officials.
Harvard Beats Oregon.
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