The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-30
REDS MARK
Us. HEADS
FOR DEATH
Murders Are Planned tc
Avenge Drastic Curb of
Radical Activities.


RvVA6~ ~ -
Radical Activities.
BULLETIN.
(By United Press,
Chicago, April 3O.-Police to-
dsy planned to prevent May
Day demonstrations here to-
MORROW. Acting under order
Of Chief Of Police Charity. po-
lice today raided Offices Of rad.
inl organizations and lodging
houses, arresting 400 men and
women. The raids. 1t was be.
lieyed, were made on reports
from Washington that anarch.
lists we're planning demonstra-
tons Of violence.
Washington. April 30-Fed.
eral agents have been instruct
I'd to "gO as far as the law
will allow" in breaking up May
lsy radical demonstrations. In
making this announcement to-
day, Assistant Attorney Gen.
sral Garyan said department of
Justice officials were cOncen.
trating on efforts 10 protect
the lives Of officials, federal \
and state. who have been mark.
ed for destruction, and to pre-
vent violence generally.
Surveillance of parades and sim
liar demonstrations will be lef
largely in the hanos of the local po
lice. but government agents will b.
On hand to aid in event of diSor'
ders coming within federal statute.
occur
No News Today.
Department officials had obtainet
no further information today as t
the progress made today by thu
agtators in direction of strikes
Attorney General Palmer has re
quested United St;tes attorneys Il
cooperate with the government.
secret agents in obtaining all facts
as 10 the plans of the radicals fol
'omenting a general strike.
Mr., Garvan has received copie:
POT an appeal by the executive com
mlttee OF the communist Labor
party urging the workers to lay
Gown their tools ''in behalf of tn,
political prisoners who are martyr.
10 The cause" These circulars
we're distributed yesterday in a
least II large cities, department
agents reported. =.
washington, April -Warnins
mat they had been selected by radi
cal elements for assault or assas
sha1lon as part of May day dem
oastratlon, had been received from
department. of justice agents toda,
w more than score of federal ant
Nsle officials. Announcement O
'ne discovery of the plot by gov
ernment agents was made las
nlsnt BY Attorney General Palmer
Inc assassinations and assault!
',fe were to have been a part of tn,
aay DAY program planned by tn,
"mmunlst labor party and othel
isaical groups, Mr.. Palmer said
,saaing that the contemplated vio
.snee was to be incident to attempt.
v orlng about strikes in all tn,
uasic American industries in be
vail ot peace with Soviet Russia.
/ Has Foreign Angle.
4 Information, the attorney genera
~e,afed, in possession of the de
nment indicated the radica
ssas have been working "in di
~ ,ss''on and in unison" with thos,
Si.oVe ~ nave been active in instigatinl
viuers ", on that day in Europe.
49,, Mnuman treatment" of tn,
r,n ,e' government of Russia by tn,
h.. h'ea states and the allied power,
,ss,n ,ss oeen alleged by agents of tn,
,su sulcsl movement, especially i,
A.. s.I Propaganda among foreign
ma, III industrial centers, Mr.. Pal
aer asserted.
ne added that the propose,
h,s Aes and other disturbances wer,
cs.; ssaoed to impress upon American
rsi.s rsis the threats of radicals tina
,nm.a .aons with Russia must be re
n. ~ propaganda used in the tex
p,l,m manufacturing districts. Mr.
p,n, M !, SAID, included the argu
h,h mot strikes would reduce tn,
20 cost of living.
!, \. !. Guarded Closely.
nse. nws York, April sO.-william J
Surs.a,. a chief Of the investigation
! IL. isu ~ Of the department of Jus
Y0,,' ,'oa!erred today with his New
pr.n. district chiefs regardin,
~ Aar.,atlons sans to forestall possibl
nay aay demonstrations here.
Ser .sa ~ arrived here with a mum
aO,e y - special agents. and alread.
,rati,aua .aan score OF department on
ias aS,,s,! s are investigating e1trem
tsl sa ssetlvities and covering" rad
rtsaaquarters in this TERRITORY
oss;,sl,aorainary precautions agains
a,t,s.a a,o,e attempts at May day dem
Ae no,.ns slons have been taken b
Eenr.O,l rO,lee department. Every DO
tun !, will be held on resery
~oay until Monday forenoor