Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-03
81 Stdr Correspondent.


NEW BRUNSWICK, Jan. S:-As
part of the country wide roundup of
undesirables, radicals, Bolshevists
and |. w. w. members, a raid was
conducted in New Brunswick last
night by a Department of Justice
agent, members of the local police
force and several residents, which
two of whom were women.
Five automobiles were used by
those conducting the roundup and
one car was filed with radical lit
erature taken from the homes of
those arrested. There was no disor-
der marking the taking into custody
of these persons.
AN of those arrested had been
under observation for some time. The
hall at SO French street in which
this clique had been meeting was first
visited by those conducting the round
| up, but it was found vacant as far as
! the ''undesirables' were concerned.
Radical literature was found, how
ever, and all of it confiscated.
The addresses of those charged
with being radicals were IN the pos
| session of the Department of Justice
| agent and the work of visiting their
| homes was started. More literature
was found in these places. following
| searches.
In one home several drawings and
| blueprints were found which were
thought to be designs for various
kinds of bombs. These drawings and
| tracings were destroyed.
The ten alleged radicals were all
| taken to Newark at midnight where
| they will be held to await a hearing
| and trial before the Department of
| Justice agents. Those arrested were:
Joseph Walyus. Harry Kaiser, Mich
! olas Gray, Mrs. Nicholas Gray, Re-
| gina HorYath, V. SoIker, John Mes
chuk and Alexander Omelanick.
viii Deport More.
| BIZ The Associated Press.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-In q
sweeping drive against radicalism,
agents of the Department of Justice
We're completing today nation-w wide
tons in which several thousand radi-
calls We're taken into custody with view
| toward deportation. Raids were or
dered In thirty-three cities and
! promptly at the hour OF last night.
the operatives moved with clock-liko
precision in the roundup of Commun-
! ist workers and sympathizers. Early
this morning the number OF arrests
had risen to the highest figure than
any similar raid in the history OF the
! country. The government hopes to fill
another Soviet ark and send 1t float
ing to Bolshevik Russia where the
Radicals will be allowed to Join their
I kith and kin.
| The Department of Justice estimat-
) ed that 5000 "undcsirables" would be
caught in the net spread over the ma
/ ton and with their deportation it was
believed the backbone of radicalism in
America would have been broken. The
raids were conducted against Com
munist and Communist labor groups
of radicals, the Department of Justice
ANNOUNCED, with the object of obtain
| ing evidence to submit to the Depart
ment of Labor for deportation of q
very large number OF our most dang
erous anarchists and radical agita-
tors"
In nearly two score cities, Depart
ment of Justice agents swooped down
upon headquarters and other meeting
| places of the Communists and the
total arrests had exceeded 5000.
Among those taken into custody were
men regarded by the government as
ring leaders in anarchistic propagan-
: da. Other leaders are being sought.
| Evidence gathered by Department Of
Justice agents Will be turned over to
the Department Of Labor. who will be
asked to deport them. Not all ar
rested will be held. In fact many al
ready have been liberated. but Of
ficals of the Department of Justice are
confident that the deportatiOns to re-
suit from the raid will break the back
| bone of the Communist agitation in
the United States.