Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-01-06
NATION WIDE RAIDS
BY Federal. AGENTS
NIP PLOT OF REDS

Washington, Jan. S.-Radical
leaders planned to develop the re-
cent steel and coal strikes into a
general strike, and ultimately into
a revolution to overthrow the gov
eminent, according to information
gathered by fereral agents in a
wholesale rundo=up Friray night of
members of the communist and COM
munist labor parties. a definite
program to expand the two labor
disturbances for the purpose of blot
ting out every semblance Of organ-
lied government was disclosed in
evidence gathered in half q score OF
cities. This data, officials said,
tended to prove that the nationwide
raids had nipped the most menac-
ing revolutionary plot yet unearth-
ed.
officials indicated both groups of
radicals were only awaiting an op-
perfume moment to carry ON among
other classes of workers the same
sort of agitation employed among
| steel workers and coal miners.
Among the foreign element of the
communist and communist labor
parties, information described as
conclusive, revealed that the pay
rolls had been loaded" with agi-
| tators to be sent suddenly to every
| field in support Of general strike
campaign.
During the last two weeks of the
coal strike communist agitators were
| discovered to have penetrated prac-
tically every mining center east OF
| the Mississippi river. Evidence
showed that in several instances,
where miners had voted to return to
work, the communists had spread
their propaganda of distrust of the
government to such an extent, it
was said, that few if any miners
actually got back to their jobs.
Attempt to 1ncite Miners.
Attempts to incite the mine work
ers to violence were the most bold
in West Virginia, officials said
serious trouble being narrowly avert
ed there. But all soft coal regions
] we're infested and much OF the data
leading up to Fridays nationwide
raids was gathered by secret agents
circulating among the mine work
ers and coming in contact with the
agitators themselves, it was disclos-
| ed.
The raids also disclosed that a
"slush fund.- has been created by
the two parties against whom the
| government moves were directed.
Much of this money, said to run
into several millions, had been set
aside for use in bailing out ad-
herents of the doctrine in case of
arrest for sedition and the teaching
of violence.
Proof also was said to have been
obtained that in the case of agi-
tatorS who went among the steel
and mine workers, funds for bail
were made available in every Sec
ton frequented by the red" agi-
tators. Their plans for organiza-
ton of the work ers in support of the
= communist cause were pictured as
more complete than even a politi.
cal campaign. 1t was evident, off.
Gals declared, the movement was
ripe" and that settlement of, the
coal strike had been a keen dis,
appointment to the radical leaders.
Assistant Attorney General Gar
van made public tonight the depart
ment's memorandum submitted tC
the bureau of immigration, upor
which was based the government
classification of the communist an
communist labor parties as comine
under the espionage act. This dis
closed that both groups were pledged
to fight any suggestion of military
action by America against the Sovie
! Russians. Membership application!
revealed that both groups were in
directly under the control of the
Russian communist council.
Significant among other features 0.
the communist labor party's doc
trine was the enunciation of the fol
lowing principles:
Text of Doctrine.
, eve maintain that the class strug
gle is essentially a political strug
t gle, that is, a struggle by the pro
letariat to conquer the capitals
state, whether it's form be monarch
ial or mocratic-republican, and t.
replace it by a governmental struc
\ ture adequately adapted to the com
| munist transformation.
1.-THE most important means o
capturing state power for the work
ers is the action of the masses, pro
ceeding from 1.-THE places where TIL
workers are gathered together
the shops and factories. The use o
the political machinery of the cap
italist state is only secondary. Tn
working class must organize ant
train. itself for the capture of stat
power"
Federal officials deplore weakness
es in the present laws governing TIL,
procedure preliminary to deporta
ton. 1t was pointed out that, il
most cases, persons arrested as hav.
been the radicals taken in the raids
/. can obtain temporary freedom OF
} bail of $1,000, There was an appa~
ent feeling. that if bail was granted
some of the most dangerous of tn
reds" gladly would forfeit tina
amount to avoid deportation. TIL,
department. plans, however, to kee,
all under surveillance and re-arre~
any who attempt to lose themseige
in the masses OF foreign born i,
| America.
; Late figures, received by Mr. Gar
/ van, showed that a total of 2.f&
aliens were held with evidence which
federal agents believed was sufIicien
= to warrant deportation. The tota
number of arrests was estimated }
close to $500, although this estimat
was changing almost hourly.
AS more cities reported. it wa
evident the number of America!
citizens caught in the raids wouI
exceed expectation. Among thes
were many "parNor Bolshevistsi who