Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-02
DRIVE JUST BEGUN,
ASSERTS ATTORNEY
State Official Charges Depart
nlent of Justice Failed
to Act.
LITERATURE is DISTRIBUTED
Officers Are Armed With Search
Warrants and Documents
Alleging Conspiracy.
INV Associated prcss.

CHICAGO. Jan. 1.-Ralds resulting
in the arrest of 200 or more Industrial
Workers OF the World. Communists
and other radicals were carried out
today under the direction of States
Attorney MacLay Hoync. who tonight
In n statement attacked Attorney
General Palmer for the failure Of De-
partment OF Justice agents to CO.
operate. Agents OF the military in
telligence branch of the Central De-
partment OF the army aided the county
prosecutor.
Mr.. Hoyne said the raids had been
timed FOR p. NJ. Now Years Day. He
said he recently had gone to Washing
ton to confer with government officials.
sonai letter from. Attorney General
Palmer. asking him not TO proceed
with the plan, Federal Department OF
Justice agents withdrew, Mr.. Hoyne
declared.
Charges Politics Are Played.
Apparently, Attorney Pal
mer. or some OF his friends, are play
ing petty politics with the situation.
asserted the states attorney. .Ex-
pressing pressing, my opinion as a citizen and
any other fsddier. @ can ei be elected irP Presr
ident OF the United States"
Edward G. Brennan. chief of the
bureau OF investigation of the Depart
mept of Justice. refused to comment
on the absence OF his men from the
raids.
Distribute Literature.
The prosecutor asserted that daily
Z izations addressed meetings urging
their hearers to await the one big
day and that their purpose was
nothing less than overthrow OF the gov
srnment. Mr.. Hoync declared that tho
J: w. w. the Communist party and
slhe Communists Labor Dartv members
sR sIsss aas a sssale5issS ssItsrs MeEs
literature, He said today raids We're
ne declared was Intended to drive ali ali
radicals from Cook County His In
vest!Eation. he said. had disclosed that
conspiracy centereI their activities
In Chicago, New York. Boston, Cleye-
land. Detroit and Seattle.
Conspiracy Charge Made.
Mr. Hoyne declared his men had
and that. in addition. a number of war
rants charging conspiracy had been is
crf@nsY snf9 9Y o%4i !uage Eag9 og Psm Of the
rested on the latter warrants today.
Among them wah George Andreytchine.
time ago from Leavenwcrth peniten-
tary. pending decision on the appeal
OF ninety-two 1. w; WIS convicted OF
violation OF the espionage law.
Anne Grovarsky. 81, was. the only
woman arrested. She and twenty
seven men were taken from, l. w. w.
Headquarters. James Crowley. secrc-
tary of the I. w. W., also was ar
Raiders Seek Haywood.
/, Among 163 individuals for whom
warrants were Issued were William D.
("Big Bill) Haywood. He was not
found, however. by the raiders. al
though a number of those convicted
with him In the Industrial Workers
of tho World trial were arrested.
Among the places raided was the
Russian Soviet school. declared by the
raiders to be under the direction of
Ludwig Martens, Russian Soviet am
bassador. to the United States. who
has headquarters in New York.
half dozen women were taken in
later raids tonight. Among them were
Mrs. o. Dobrow and the Misses Vera
and L. Dobrows. who the States at
torney charged were brought from
Russia to work among women.
Assistant states Attorney Henry a.
Berger asserted that 1t had been
learned that Russian radicals reach
this. country by, way of Sweden and
Mexico. He declared they obtain
passports through the Swedish con
sui at Mexico City to the United
States.