Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-29
Radical Demonstrations Cali
ed For in Large American
Industrial Centers.
EUROPE is SEETHING
WITH LABOR UNREST
French, English and Spanish Rail-
way Services Threatened by Up.
-
heavals Set for Saturday.

Radical demonstrations in every fn-
dustrial center in the country ars
planned for May day, Saturday, By
the communist party, communist
labor party and other exponents oe
direct action" officials OF the Depart.
ment of Justice stated today.
Instigated by Lenin and Trotsky, q
is said. the radical element in Europe
and the United States are planning 70
make Saturday the first real inter.
national labor day" Demonstrations
in England, Ireland. France, Italy and
according to advices received ln
Washington.
Situation in Big Centers.
New York, Chicago, Pittsburgh,
Philadelphia and other industrial cen-
ters are being flooded with radical
literature ealing upon all workers o.
observe May day by throwing down
your tools" and participating in 'tn-.
ternational labor day exercises"
Much Of this propaganda Is being
disseminated by the communist labor
party. Department Of Justice agents
say hundreds of pamphlets and news
papers urging the celebration Of May
day have been bundled and expresoo1
to all parts Of the country.
Hundreds of workmen who refuse 10
have anything to do with radical ideas
have awakened these past few morn
ings to find copies of the communtee
labor party's official organ on their
doorsteps.
A special May Day edition" Of Coo
munist Labor, the newspaper circulatoG
by the communist labor party. has come
to the attention of the Department Oe
Justice In large type on the covee
page appears an editorial over which =
the following caption:
DOWN TOOLS MAY FIRST. 1884,
Appeals to workers. F
After informing the reader that 49,
sun of communism is rising in the east
and that workers everywhere, '1nspfrod
by the success of their first worker4
government (Russia), will celebrate Mav
l, their international labor day, with q
determination only satisfied with q co..
plete victory" the editorial reads: ~
May first Is the workers day.
THE revolutionary advance guard eE
the proletariat calls upon the workers
everywhere to break the bondage of
economic and political slavery and denl-
onstrate on that day for the cause Of
real freedom!"
The workers are urged to down
fight and our power to win" The edi-
torial closes with the following:
Let US down tools on that day as
sign of our allegiance to the princi-
Piles our comrades in Russia are fight.
ing for; to help them win their battle.
Let the battalions of labor demon.
strate their power on that day.
"All power to the workers.! ~
"All industries to the workers.! is
Long live the social revolutionw
Radicals Are Watched.
Department of Justice agents aso
taking every precaution to prevoDg
the bomb outrages which were perpO~
trated prior to May day last yeas.
Hundreds Of persons whose radica1
tendencies are known, including many
"parlor bolshevists'' who lend their
financial and moral aid to the more
rabid reds" are under surveillanO0
by the Department OF Justice. The
first move toward disorder made By
these persons will result in their i'm
mediate arrest, it was said.